Covenant With Israel at Moab

Covenant With Israel at Moab. Just before Israel entered the Promised Land, in 1473 B.C.E., Jehovah made a covenant with natural Israel at Moab. (Deuteronomy 29:1; 1:3) Much of the Law was here restated and explained by Moses. The purpose of the covenant was to encourage faithfulness to Jehovah and to make adjustments and set forth certain laws necessary for the Israelites as they changed from a life of wandering to a settled life in the land. (Deuteronomy 5:1, 2, 32, 33; 6:1; compare Leviticus 17:3-5 with Deuteronomy 12:15, 21.) This covenant ended with the abolition of the Law covenant, for it was an integral part of the Law.