Summary and Renewal of the Covenant: In terms of the rhetorical nature of the book, Moses’ third speech to Israel begins here at 29:2 (which is 29:1 in the Hebrew text). In terms of the concentric structure of the book, we are still within what Christensen calls “the inner frame” (chs. 27–30), which is in a position corresponding to chapters 4–11 (cf. introduction, p. 4). And in terms of the message of the book, this section picks up and summarizes much of the earlier material, setting it once again within a recognizable treaty/covenant pattern. The following elements of the treaty pattern can be discerned: historical prologue (29:1–9); parties to the agreement (29:10–15); basic stipulation (29:18); curses for disobedience (29:19–28); possibility of restoration and blessing (30:1–10); witn…