Deuteronomy means "second law" -- Moses repeats the law in chapter 5. One commandment is a little different from what we read in Exodus 20, can you spot which one it is?
Deuteronomy's main point is the repetition of the law.
It's a review of what God has done for Israel, a review of the law, and a prediction of what will happen to Israel if they obey God and what will happen to them if they disobey God.
The picture of Christ in Deuteronomy is most clear in Deut. 18:15-18: God promises to raise up a "Prophet."
In John 1:21, the priests and Levites ask John the Baptist if he is "the Prophet" and he responds that he is not. They were impressed with John's ministry, but John pointed them to One "coming after me," One who outranked him (my translation of "is preferred before me).
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