Two piles of stone have become two mountains, and upon those mountains stood the Tribes of Israel, hearing both the blessings and cursing of YHWH, that they might be instructed how to live, how to know peace and feel the very blessing of Almighty God. The law is read aloud, and to each command and its penalty if violated, the congregation of God was to cry out "amen." Then the benedictions of God were read aloud to those who walked in faithfulness to the Lord. Why do we now speak in such terms today? Perhaps we have grown fat on the blessings of this world, while growing blind to the cursing of God all around us. May God keep us faithful to His covenant!