Deuteronomy 31:27

“For I know thy rebellion and thy stiff neck, etc.] How rebellious they were against the Lord and his laws, and how unwilling they were to admit the yoke of his commandments to be put upon them, and submit to it; this he had an experience of for forty years past: behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious against the Lord; murmuring at his providences, (<021608>Exodus 16:8,12 17:3), speaking against his ministers, (<021602>Exodus 16:2 <041201>Numbers 12:1) (<041402>Numbers 14:2 16:3,41 20:2); breaking his laws, particularly being guilty of idolatry, in making and worshipping the golden calf, (<023208>Exodus 32:8); and even now, as in (<053121>Deuteronomy 31:21),…”

“Moses completes the writing out of the book of the Law, and directs it to be placed by the ark of the covenant. Deuteronomy 31:24 The “book” here spoken of would contain the whole Pentateuch up to this verse, and be “the Book of Moses,” called generally by the Jews “the Law” (compare Matthew 22:40; Galatians 4:21). Deuteronomy 31:25 The Levites, which bare the ark - i. e., as in Deuteronomy 31:9, “the priests the sons of Levi.” The non-priestly Levites could not so much as enter the sanctuary or touch the ark (compare Numbers 4:15). Though in the journeys through the wilderness the ark was borne by the non-priestly Kohathites, yet on occasions of a more solemn and public character it was…”

“I know: Deu 32:20 stiff neck: Deu 9:6, Deu 32:20; Exo 32:8; Ch2 30:8; Psa 78:8; Isa 48:4; Act 7:51 ye have been: Deu 9:24 Deuteronomy 31:28”