Deuteronomy 27:1

1 Moses and the leaders of Israel told the people, "Obey every command I'm giving you today.

Deuteronomy 27:1 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 27:1

And Moses, with the elders of Israel, commanded the people,
saying
The seventy elders, at the head of whom was Moses, which made the great sanhedrim, or council of the nation; Moses having recited all the laws of God to the people, these joined with him in an exhortation to them to observe and obey them:

keep all the commandments which I command you this day;
not in his own name, as being the supreme legislator, but in the name of the Lord, whom they had avouched to be their God and King, from whom he had received them.

Deuteronomy 27:1 In-Context

1 Moses and the leaders of Israel told the people, "Obey every command I'm giving you today.

2 "The day you cross the Jordan River and enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you, set up some large stones and cover them with plaster.

3 The LORD God of your ancestors is giving you a land flowing with milk and honey, as he promised you. After you're in that land, write all the words of these teachings on the stones.

4 After you cross the Jordan River, set up these stones on Mount Ebal, and cover them with plaster, following the command I'm giving you today.

5 Build an altar of stones there dedicated to the LORD your God. Don't use an iron chisel on the stones.