Deuteronomy 8 - 10

Israel was instructed to always remember the good benefits God had provided them while they wandered through the desert wilderness.  Their memory was to encourage their continued obedience to God's continued leading and instruction.  The nation had not always obeyed God, and they were reminded about their failures, too.  They punishments they endured were also to encourage their future behavior.  The expectations for the nation are simply laid out for them:  fear God, walk in all His ways, love Him, serve Him, keep His commands.