He wrote there on the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he wrote, in the presence of the children of Israel.
      Twice Moses had given express orders for this solemnity; once Deuteronomy 11:29; Deuteronomy 11:30, where he seems to have pointed to the very place where it was to be performed; and again Deuteronomy 27:2, c. It was a federal transaction: the covenant was now renewed between God and Israel upon their taking possession of the land of promise, that they might be encouraged in the conquest of it, and might know upon what terms they held it, and come under fresh obligations to obedience. In token of the covenant,