The section in which Deuteronomy 30:6 is found, 29:2–30:20, calls the new generation to commit themselves to the covenant. The section begins with Moses rehearsing the Lord’s gracious dealings with the nation in the Exodus, wilderness wanderings, and Transjordan conquests (29:2–8). This is followed by the call for national commitment to the covenant the Lord was renewing with them that day (vv. 9–15). Moses then warned the nation against idolatry and listed the covenant curses that would follow should