(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
Deuteronomy 26:16–19, “This day the LORD thy God hath commanded thee to do these statutes and judgments: thou shalt therefore keep and do them with all thine heart, and with all thy soul. Thou hast avouched the LORD this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken unto his voice: And the LORD hath avouched thee this day to be his peculiar people, as he hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep all his commandments; And to make thee high above all nations which he hath made, in praise, and in name, and in honour; and that thou mayest be an holy people unto the LORD thy God, as he hath spoken.”
This section brings Moses’ restatement of the Law to an end. After this there are some significant contextual passage that give us an insight into the rest of the Old Testament and a proper understanding of all the Lord’s dealings with Israel throughout the rest of their history. Moses reminded Israel, again, that the Lord their God commanded all these things. They understood that the Lord had done it out of the abundance of His own goodness. They had also just been reminded that their ancestor was a wandering Syrian, who went down to Egypt and the brought them out of Egypt as a great and wealthy nation. The Lord chose someone that wasn’t the most powerful person in the world but He chose a nomad to become a great nation. If Israel remembered the Lord and all His goodness their daily lives would be governed by gratitude, which would lead to obedience and a solemn regard to the Lord’s commandments.
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