Then Moses called all Israel together and reminded them of everything the Lord had done before their eyes in Egypt—how Pharaoh, his officials, and his land had witnessed the mighty power and wonders of God. Yet, even after all these signs, the Lord had not given them minds that fully understood or eyes that truly saw His ways.
For forty years in the wilderness, their clothes and sandals never wore out. They ate no bread, drank no wine, and consumed no fermented drink—so that they might know the Lord alone was their God. When they reached the land of Sihon, king of Heshbon, and Og, king of Bashan, they went to battle, and God gave them victory. Their lands became the inheritance of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
Moses said, "Keep the words of this covenant, so that you may prosper in all you do." Then he gathered everyone—leaders, elders, men, women, children, and even foreigners serving among them—to stand before the Lord their God and enter into His covenant once again.
This covenant was not only for those present that day but also for future generations. Moses reminded them of how they had seen the detestable idols of other nations—wood, stone, silver, and gold—and warned them: let no heart among you turn away from the Lord to follow these gods.
He said, "If anyone hears this oath and blesses himself in pride, thinking he will be safe while walking in his own stubborn way, the Lord will never forgive him. His name will be blotted out, and all the curses written in this book will fall upon him."
In the future, when foreigners and their own children see the land ruined and ask, "Why has the Lord done this?" the answer will be clear: Because they broke the covenant of the Lord their God and worshiped other gods they did not know.
Thus, the Lord's anger burned, and He uprooted them from their land.
Yet Moses ended with this solemn truth:
"The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may obey all the words of this law."