Deuteronomy 27:5
"It shall be, when you have crossed over the Jordan, that you shall set up these stones, which I command you today, on Mount Ebal, and you shall coat them with plaster."
Key Reflection
This command to set up stones on Mount Ebal after crossing the Jordan symbolizes the establishment of God's law in the Promised Land. The act of coating the stones with plaster signifies the permanence and clarity with which these instructions were to be upheld by the Israelites.
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