Deuteronomy 29:1

These are the words of the covenant, which the Lord commanded Moses to make with the children of Israel in the land of Moab, beside the covenant which he made with them in Horeb.

Cross-reference

Deuteronomy 29:21 refers to the curses written in this book, which are introduced in 29:1 as part of the covenant renewal.

Deuteronomy 29:25 explains that the covenant curses come because Israel forsook the LORD—the very covenant introduced in 29:1.

Deuteronomy 29:9 calls Israel to keep the covenant introduced in verse 1 — the Moab covenant.

Deuteronomy 4:10 Historical context

Deuteronomy 4:10 recounts the Horeb assembly, which is the earlier covenant that this Moab covenant supplements.

Deuteronomy 4:13 Historical context

Deuteronomy 4:13 identifies the Ten Commandments as the Horeb covenant, the basis for the renewed covenant here.

Deuteronomy 4:23 warns against forgetting the Horeb covenant, which is the foundation for the covenant made here.

Deuteronomy 5:2 Historical context

Deuteronomy 5:2 recounts the Horeb covenant that Deuteronomy 29:1 distinguishes from the new Moab covenant.

Deuteronomy 5:3 Historical context

Deuteronomy 5:3 emphasizes the Horeb covenant was with that generation; the Moab covenant in Deuteronomy 29:1 is an additional one for the same people.

Exodus 24:2–8 Historical context

Exodus 24:2-8 describes the blood ratification of the Sinai covenant, which Deuteronomy 29:1 calls the covenant in Horeb.

Hebrews 8:9 Citation

Hebrews 8:9 quotes Jeremiah 31:32 about the Sinai covenant, which Deuteronomy 29:1 identifies as the Horeb covenant besides the Moab one.

Jeremiah 31:32 references the same Sinai covenant that Deuteronomy 29:1 mentions, contrasting it with the new covenant.

Jeremiah 11:6 commands proclaiming the covenant words throughout Judah — echoing the covenant proclamation here.

Jeremiah 11:2 calls Israel to hear the covenant words — directly referencing the covenant context established here.

2 Kings 23:3 describes Josiah's covenant renewal, mirroring the people's pledge to the covenant made here in Moab.

Exodus 19:3–5 Historical context

Exodus 19:3-5 records the covenant offer at Sinai that Deuteronomy 29:1 references as the earlier Horeb covenant.

2 Chronicles 5:10 Historical context

2 Chronicles 5:10 mentions the tablets of the covenant at Horeb, which Deuteronomy 29:1 refers to as the earlier covenant.

In 2 Chronicles 34:31, Josiah's covenant to follow God's commands directly parallels the language of Deuteronomy 29:1.

Romans 9:4 Parallel

Romans 9:4 lists the covenants given to Israel — Deuteronomy 29:1 records one such covenant as part of their privileges.

Joshua 24:25 records a covenant renewal at Shechem, similar in purpose to the Moab covenant in Deuteronomy 29:1.

Leviticus 26:44 assures that God will not break the covenant even in exile — reinforcing the enduring nature of the covenant made here.

Jeremiah 34:13 Historical context

Jeremiah 34:13 refers to the covenant God made with Israel at the exodus — the same Horeb covenant mentioned in Deuteronomy 29:1.

2 Kings 11:17 describes a covenant renewal under Jehoiada, echoing the covenant-making in Deuteronomy 29:1.

In 2 Chronicles 15:12, Asa's covenant to seek God mirrors the covenant renewal at Moab in Deuteronomy 29:1.

In 2 Chronicles 23:16, Jehoiada makes a covenant for the people to be the LORD's — echoing the Moab covenant.

Leviticus 26:45 recalls God remembering the covenant with ancestors — connecting the Moab covenant to God's faithful remembrance.