Chapter 29 verse 1 is the last verse of chapter 28 in the Hebrew Bible. Moses probably intended it to be a summary statement of what precedes rather than an introduction to what follows. The renewed Mosaic covenant to which Moses now called on his hearers to commit themselves contrasts with the original Mosaic covenant to which the Israelites committed themselves at Mt. Sinai.
". . . the verse forms an inclusio with the preamble section of Deut 1:1-5. Both passages begin with the phrase these are the words . . . which Moses,' both locate the setting in Moab, and both make reference to Horeb and the earlier covenant. Thus the covenant text proper may be said to have been brought to a conclusion in 29:1. . . .
"It seems quite clear, then, that a major break occurs between 29:1 and 29:2, with the former bringing all the previous material to a close and the latter introducing at least the epilogic historical review."310
