Walk in All God’s Ways: These verses begin the buildup toward the climax of the opening exhortation of the book in chapter 11. Deuteronomy 10:12–22 is unquestionably one of the richest texts in the Hebrew Bible, exalted and poetic in its language, comprehensive and challenging in its message. It purposely tries to “boil down” the whole theological and ethical content of the book into memorable phraseology, packed and pregnant, rich and resonant of all the surrounding preaching. Indeed, there are not many dimensions of “OT theology,” that are not directly expressed or indirectly echoed in this mini-symphony of faith and life.

10:12–13 And now, O Israel. Rather like a Pauline “therefore,” the words indicate a transition from the points that have just been forcefully made in 9:7–10:11 to the p…