In this section of the chapter, Moses exhorts the people to do three main things: remember that God gave them everything they have, avoid idolatry, and explain these things to their children. The emphasis throughout the chapter is passing the faith down to the next generations. Moses is very concerned that the true faith not be lost or corrupted across the generations. Success in the PL depends on retaining the faith and not adopting the ways of the heathen. In order to do that, parents must explain the faith and their traditions to their children.

Today, about 3500 years after Moses wrote these words, these ideas are still applicable; these principles still pertain to us today. We must remember that everything we have comes from God, we must avoid adopting the ways of the heathen, and we must strive to pass along the faith to the next generations.