Deuteronomy 27:9-10
The Lord's people must be silent, listen, and obey because covenant belonging is inseparable from submission to His voice.
9 Moses and the Levitical priests spoke to all Israel, saying, “Be silent and listen, Israel! Today you have become the people of Yahweh your God.
10 You shall therefore obey Yahweh your God’s voice, and do his commandments and his statutes, which I command you today.”
The LORD's people must be silent, listen, and obey because covenant belonging is inseparable from submission to His voice.
Moses and the Levitical priests command all Israel to be silent and listen because, in this covenant-renewal moment, they stand as the people of the LORD their God and must therefore obey His voice and keep the commands and decrees given that day.
Moses addresses Israel on the plains of Moab before the Jordan crossing. The generation standing before him is being prepared to enter the land, receive the written covenant witness on Ebal, and live under the LORD's covenant rule after Moses' death.
The Covenant Written, Worshiped, and Affirmed Under Curse
The people who receive the LORD's land must live under the LORD's written word, worship before Him, and confess the justice of His curse against covenant-breaking sin.