When we turn to Deuteronomy we should note that in the New Testament there are about eighty references to the teaching of this book which consists partly of sermons given to the Israelites as they prepare to enter Canaan in the last days of Moses' life and partly of laws interspersed with comment. In Deuteronomy 6: 5, the great summary of what it means to live as one of God's people is given: 'Love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength '. When Jesus was asked which was the greatest commandment, he replied by quoting these words of Deuteronomy- (Mark 12: 30). The new emphasis that we find in the fifth of the Pentateuchal books is on love; the love of God for his people and the requirement that they love him, is referred to many times. The covenant which binds God to his people, and his people to him, is a covenant of love. God will bring great blessings upon his people because of his love for them. The aim of the laws given to the people becomes clear within the context of love; by living according to the principles of the Ten Commandments, which are set out for the second time in Deuteronomy 5, the people will find a relationship with God like that of a loving father with his children. 'Remember that the Lord your God corrects and punishes you just as a father disciplines his children' (8:5). 'If you listen to these commands and obey them faithfully, then the LORD your God will continue to keep his covenant with you and will show you his constant love, as he promised to your ancestors. He will love you and bless you, so that you will increase in number and have many children; he will bless your fields, so that you will have corn, wine and olive-oil; and he will bless you by giving you many cattle and sheep' (7: 12-13). The blessings of God are described in a material way, but are no less blessings for that.