It isn't just a check-sheet of rule violations. It's a positive prescription. It's a way of life . Read those directions that Moses is giving again carefully, for a minute. The Jewish religious tradition places a high value on the activity of studying.
Study is seen as a religious activity.
God is actually, literally present, in just the same way that God is believed to have been present on Mount Sinai. Studying is an awesome task, because it brings God into the world. I suppose that the parallel, if we're going to take this passage seriously, is for us to understand that when we study, that the Holy Spirit is truly and totally present, if what we're studying in any way is related to God. When we lift up our hearts and minds, when we exercise our wills in the direction of God, then Christ is truly present. Even if our study involves honest skepticism, Jesus is there.