This is evidently an introduction to the discourse of the subsequent chapters. Moses having practically improved some particulars in the history of Israel, proceeded to repeat and enforce the laws which he had delivered before, with additions and explanations, beginning with the ten commandments. "On this sideª Jordan,ª in the landª of Moab,ª beganª° Mosesª to declareª°¹ this¹ law,ª saying,ª°" {Deu 1:5} + "And it shall be,¹ when he sittethª° upon¹ the throneª of his kingdom,ª that he shall writeª° him¹ a copyª of this¹ lawª in¹ a bookª out of [that which is] beforeª¹ the priestsª the Levites:ª ... And it shall be¹ with¹ him, and he shall readª° therein all¹ the daysª of his life:ª that¹ he may learnª° to fearª°¹ the LORDª his God,ª to keepª°¹ all¹ the wordsª of this¹ lawª and these¹ statutes,ª to doª° them:" {Deu 17:18-19} + "And thou shalt writeª° upon¹ them¹ all¹ the wordsª of this¹ law,ª when thou art passed over,ª° that¹¹ thou mayest go inª° unto¹ the landª which¹ the LORDª thy Godª givethª° thee, a landª that flowethª° with milkª and honey;ª as¹ the LORDª Godª of thy fathersª hath promisedª° thee." {Deu 27:3} + "And thou shalt writeª° upon¹ the stonesª¹ all¹ the wordsª of this¹ lawª very²° plainly.ª°¹" {Deu 27:8} + "Cursedª° [be] he that¹ confirmethª° not¹ [all]¹ the wordsª of this¹ lawª to doª° them. And all¹ the peopleª shall say,ª° Amen.ª" {Deu 27:26} + "Mosesª commandedª° us a law,ª [even] the inheritanceª of the congregationª of Jacob.ª" {Deu 33:4} + "These¹ [are] the commandments,ª which¹ the LORDª commandedª°¹ Mosesª for¹ the childrenª of Israelª in mountª Sinai.ª" {Lev 27:34} + "These¹ [are] the commandmentsª and the judgments,ª which¹ the LORDª commandedª° by the handª of Mosesª unto¹ the childrenª of Israelª in the plainsª of Moabª by¹ Jordanª [near] Jericho.ª" {Num 36:13} + "Rememberª° ye the lawª of Mosesª my servant,ª which¹ I commanded²° unto¹ him in Horebª for¹ all¹ Israel,ª [with] the statutesª and judgments.ª" {Mal 4:4} + "Forª the¹ lawª was givenª° byª Moses,ª [but] graceª andª truthª cameª° byª Jesusª Christ.ª" {Jhn 1:17}