As Israel was to move into a new chapter of their history as God’s chosen nation, Moses is reminding them not only of God’s commandments and their responsibilities but of the blessings that would be theirs by obeying God and the curses that would come from disobedience.
Habang pumapasok ang Israel sa panibagong kabanata ng kanilang kasaysayan, ipinaalala sa kanila ni Moises ang mga utos ng Diyos at ang mga pagpapala na mapapasakanila sa kung susunod sila sa kalooban ng Diyos at ang mga sumpang kanilang mararanasan kung susuwayin nila ang mga kautusan ng Diyos.