Deuteronomy 8 is a reminder to God's people that He is with them, cares for them, provides for them, and disciplines them as a father. His people should appreciate His provision, walk in His ways, be satisfied in Him, and praise Him daily for His faithfulness, mercy, and grace.

Deuteronomy 7
"For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be his people, his treasured possession... The Lord set his affection on you and chose you... because He loves you and kept the oath He swore to your forefathers... He is the faithful God, keeping His covenant of love.. therefore take care to follow His commands, decrees, and laws... pay attention to them and be careful to follow them.. He will love you and bless you... do not fear, for the Lord your God, who is among you, is a great and awesome God."

Deuteronomy 5
"..be careful to do what the LORD your God has commanded you; do not turn aside to the right or to the left. Walk in all the way that the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that you will possess."

Deuteronomy 3-4
Moses urges obedience... "Follow the laws that you may live and may go in and take possession of the land that the Lord is giving you... Observe them carefully, for this will show your wisdom and understanding to the nations, who will hear about the decrees and say, 'Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people'. What other nation is so great as to have their god near them the way the Lord our God is near us whenever we pray to him? ...Be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them."

In Deuteronomy 2, Moses reminds the Israelites of recent events in the past few decades as God lead them through the desert.... "The LORD your God has blessed you in all the work of your hands. He has watched over your journey through this vast desert. These forty years the LORD your God has been with you, and you have not lacked anything."

Deuteronomy 1 The Lord said, "You have stayed long enough at this mountain... Go to the land of the Canaanites... See, I have given you this land... Go in and take possession of the land that the Lord swore He would give to your fathers and to their descendants after them." Moses reminds the Israelites of the faithfulness of God in keeping this promise to them, despite their rebellion, arrogance, and unwillingness to even listen to the commands of the Lord.

The book of Numbers ends with the Israelites camped "on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho" with the promised land now in sight. The forty years of wandering was finally over.