Chapter 34

Deuteronomy 34:1-4

1 Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which is across from Jericho. And the LORD showed him all the land of Gilead as far as Dan,

2 all Naphtali and the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the Western Sea,

3 the South, and the plain of the Valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, as far as Zoar.

4 Then the LORD said to him, "This is the land of which I swore to give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, saying, 'I will give it to your descendants.' I have caused you to see it with your eyes, but you shall not cross over there."

God shows Moses the promised land and reminds him that he will not cross over, as he swore that none of that generation would pass over except Joshua and Caleb.

Deuteronomy 34:5-8

5 So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD.

6 And He buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, opposite Beth Peor; but no one knows his grave to this day.

7 Moses was one hundred and twenty years old when he died. His eyes were not dim nor his natural vigor diminished.

8 And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days. So the days of weeping and mourning for Moses ended.

Moses died at 120 years old, as the Lord had said that the age of man would be 120 years. Moses also had the sight and strength of a young man, even at 120 years old. Moses died on the mount, but the Lord Himself buried Moses in a valley somewhere in Moab. He did this so the people wouldn't make a high place of worship.

Deuteronomy 34:9-12

9 Now Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had laid his hands on him; so the children of Israel heeded him, and did as the LORD had commanded Moses.

10 But since then there has not arisen in Israel a prophet like Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face,

11 in all the signs and wonders which the LORD sent him to do in the land of Egypt, before Pharaoh, before all his servants, and in all his land,

12 and by all that mighty power and all the great terror which Moses performed in the sight of all Israel.

Joshua was the next leader of Israel appointed by God. But no leader of the Jewish peoples, including Joshua, would ever have the closeness with the Lord that Moses had enjoyed. Neither would anyone perform the signs and wonders of the Lord as Moses did until the coming of Jesus Christ.

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