As we have seen in the first four chapters, Moses’ unparalleled access to divine knowledge through his relationship with Yahweh undergirds the entire Deuteronomic narrative. Moses’ torah (‘words’) is what will make actualization possible for future generations as Israel continues this story of history by her own obedience to the laws revealed in the past.25 At the heart of actualization is the need to restore the loving nature of her ontological union with Yahweh (6:4–9). Here we are introduced to
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