Chapter 8 continuted Law and Wandering in the Wilderness Numbers and Deuteronomy Book of Deuteronomy Deuteronomy meaning? Second Law Format/Style of Deuteronomy? Moses speaking (speech/oration). You may call it a farewell address Is there any new information in Deuteronomy? Not really The laws are explained in greater detail and the events that occurred in Egypt and in the wilderness are briefly recapped. There are some rules given for what Israel must do when they enter the Promised Land. Also, Moses presents the people with a prophetic roadmap of what is to come in the future. Book of Deuteronomy The primary purpose of this speech by Moses is to exhort the people of Israel to remember all that God has done for them in order to be faithful to their covenant obligations amid the temptations in Canaan. The underlined words are important themes present in Deuteronomy. Dt 7: 6-11 contains all these themes and can be viewed as a brief summary of why Deuteronomy was written End of Deuteronomy