Deuteronomy 30-31

1. Prosperity After Turning to the Lord
Moses knows that the Israelites will turn away from the Lord and be thoroughly cursed, including being forced into exile. Moses then assures them that if they wholeheartedly return to the Lord and follow His ways, He will bless them abundantly regardless of their past sins. Moreover, He will then thoroughly curse their enemies.

2. The Offer of Life or Death
Now Moses tells the Israelites that he has just shown them how to honor the Lord and follow His ways. They did not need to ascend into heaven or cross the sea to determine how to obey God and receive His blessings; he had just told them how to live in that regard. To impress upon them the importance of obeying the Lord, he states that they are essentially choosing between life and death by either obeying or disobeying Him, respectively. Heaven and earth are called as witnesses against the Israelites to ratify their treaty with God and establish Moses' assertion that Israel now had an important decision to make in terms of following Him.

3. Joshua to Succeed Moses
Next Moses tells the Israelites that Joshua would lead them into the Promised Land. He exhorts them to be strong and courageous, as they would be attacking - and defeating - the heathen nations in their path with the Lord's help.

4. The Reading of the Law
Moses then instructs the priests, the sons of Levi and the elders of Israel to read the entire law of the Lord to the assembly of Israel during the (septennial) Feast of Tabernacles. This would ensure that Israel would be continually reminded of its perpetual obligation to live up to its covenant with the Lord.

5. Israel's Rebellion Predicted
Now the Lord tells Moses and Joshua that He knows that the Israelites will fail to live up to their covenant with Him. He would then bring all of His promised curses on them and cause them to remember Him. He tells Moses to teach the Israelites a particular song that would remind them - especially when they had been punished - of His ability and willingness to punish those who forsake Him. The Lord exhorts Joshua to be strong and courageous in leading His people into the Promised Land, since He will be with him. Moses then relays the Lord's prediction of Israel's apostasy to the Levites, telling them that the Book of the Law, heaven and earth would serve as witnesses against them in this regard - especially after the Lord begins to curse them for their disobedience.

6. The Song of Moses
Moses prepares to teach the Israelites the Lord's song of judgment.