Israel. In discussing the purpose of the book, Werner Franzmann writes, “In Deuteronomy the Law was not merely repeated, but also completed and modified to adapt the previously given law to the new conditions under which the Israelites would soon be living in the Land of Promise.” Chapter 5 begins Moses’ second address, in which the Ten Commandments are repeated. In this address the prophet reminds Israel of their need for a mediator, for when God spoke 40 years earlier at Sinai, they feared