And all Israel, and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, as well the stranger, as he that was born among them; half of them over against mount Gerizim, and half of them over against mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel.
Ver. 33. Before the priests and the Levites.] Whose office from God was to pronounce not only blessings, Num 6:23 but curses, that those that would not obey God for love should do it for fear. These curses we may read in Deuteronomy 27:15,17, &c. The blessings are not mentioned by Moses, that we might learn to look for them by Messiah only. Act 3:26