Moshe summons Yehoshua and appoints him as his successor in the presence of the entire Jewish people; He then hands a Torah to the tribe of Levi. Moshe conveys G-d’s command to the Jewish people that they assemble once every seven years, during the festival of Sukkos, in order to hear their king read specific passages from the Torah (Hakhel). This ceremony was designed to instill renewed commitment to G-d’s covenant with them.

Moshe tells the Jewish people that, in the final analysis, G-d is presenting them with the free choice to choose between good and evil. Moshe continues his final farewell address to the Jewish people by informing them that this day (7 Adar), was his 120th birthday, and would also be the day that he would die. Moshe reassures the Jewish people that although he was aboutto die, G-d will still and always be with His people. They therefore have nothing to fear from the nations then occupying the Land of Israel, which they are about to enter and conquer.

Moshe promises the Jewish people that in the future they would indeedenjoy the fulfillment of all of G-d’s blessings, given their return to Him, in contrast to their enemies’ fate. Moshe assures the Jewish people that they would always be able to know what G-d expects of them by studying the Torah. “It is close to you.”

Moshe informs the Jewish people that in the future, they would undergo periods of infidelity to G-d’s covenant and suffer as a result. Nonetheless, even then, the path of return to G-d would always be open. He prophesies regarding the ingathering of those exiled, and G-d ‘circumcising’ the barrier of their heart, in order to be able to love G-d.

Moshe addresses the entire Jewish People, from the heads of tribes to the water-carriers for the purpose of sealing G-d’s covenant with them, and with all future generations. Moshe told the Jewish people that G-d was sealing His covenant not only with them but with all generations of Jews. Moshe explains why it is necessary to renew and strengthen the covenant that G-d first forged with the Jewish people at Mount Sinai. Perhaps in the intervening years, some of them began to think that they could avoid G-d’s corrective punishment if they would be disloyal to Him.

Moshe reassures the Jewish people that despite the threats he had just pronounced, they should be confident in their ability to remain true to G-d’s covenant and enjoy His protection.

Moshe continues to recount the blessing to the Jewish People if they remained faithful to their covenant with G-d. He then spells out many unfortunate consequences for the opposite behavior.

Moshe continues his instructions regarding the ceremony of affirmation of the covenant once the Jewish People enter Israel. He instructs the tribes how to divide upon the two mountains and which warnings the Levites shall issue to the people. Mosheadded his own blessings and warnings to those given by G-d at Mount Sinai.

In order to renew the covenant between G-d and the Jewishpeople upon their entry into the Land of Israel, G-d instructed the Jewish people to perform an elaborate ritual between Mount Gerizim and Mount Eival.

Moshe begins to encourage the Jewish people to uphold their covenant with G-d that was forged at the Giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai. In return for keeping the covenant, G-d would hold them especially dear, above His love for all other people.