Deuteronomy 4:13

“And he declared unto you his covenant, etc.] So the law was called, because it contained, on the part of God, things which he would have done or avoided, to which were annexed promises of long life and happiness in the land he gave them; and they, on their part, agreed to hearken to it, and obey it, (<022403>Exodus 24:3,7), which he commanded you to perform, even ten commandments; which see at large in (<022001>Exodus 20:1-17), and in this book afterwards repeated, (<050506>Deuteronomy 5:6-21), and he wrote them upon two tables of stone; to denote the durableness of them; the Targum of Jonathan says on tables of sapphire; but it is most likely that they were written on tables of marble,…”

“4:13 The covenant is the key theological idea of Deuteronomy and perhaps of the entire Old Testament. A covenant was a legal arrangement involving two or more parties who entered into agreements with mutually binding obligations. The covenant at Sinai (Exod 20–23) codified this relationship between the Lord and Israel; in Deuteronomy, Moses interpreted and expanded the covenant for the new generation that was about to conquer and occupy the Promised Land. • The Ten Commandments (literally the ten words, “decalogue”) are so much at the heart of the covenant text and its requirements as to be equated with the covenant. The first four words regulate relationship with God, while the last six…”

“And he: Deut. 5:1-21; Exo 19:5, Exo 24:17, Exo 24:18; Heb 9:19, Heb 9:20 ten: Deu 10:4; Exo 34:28 he wrote: Deu 9:9-11, Deu 10:1-5; Exo 24:12, Exo 31:18, Exo 34:28; Co2 3:7; Heb 9:4 Deuteronomy 4:14”