"Deuteronomy" means "repetition of the law" and is based on Dt. 17:18 (where the Hebrew means "copy of this law"). In the Hebrew, this book is "These are the words" or simply "words". (Often the Hebrew names of these books are not the same as what we have today in our English translations.)
Some of what we have already read will be repeated in this book. Partly this is Moses' farewell address to the people before they enter Canaan. Before, the law was giving matter-of-factly. Now they will be given to the people from the heart of Moses. According to the NIV Study Bible, the love relationship between God and God's people is the major theme of this book. It is a call to total commitment to Yahweh in worship and obedience.
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