so the word is. His death and burial (v. 5, 6). 5 so moses, the servant of the lord, died there in the land of moab, just as the lord had said. God's servants must die that they may rest from their labours, receive their recompense, Those therefore who are for giving divine honours to the relics of departed saints side with the devil But he died in honour, in peace, and in the most easy manner; the Saviour died upon the disgraceful and torturing cross. God wanted to protect the body of Moses, so no one knows his grave to this day. It may be that God would show how one act may darken the whole of man's earthly hopes, how the subtle influence of one act of disobedience because in disobedience lies the germ of all sin may pervade with its gloom the whole of a man's history, and cause his holiest efforts to fail just when they seemed about to succeed. have. unto the utmost sea that is, He showed him all the land which was to be given to these several tribes. His character, ver. It is the action and reaction of their influences, the intermingling of their currents, which ministers to our vital progress. (7) God honoured His faithful servant by Himself preparing his sepulchre. We fully respect if you want to refuse cookies but to avoid asking you again and again kindly allow us to store a cookie for that. From there he could see vast sections of the land that the LORD had given to Abraham. hands upon him, so substituting him to be his successor, and praying to God to qualify him for the service to which he had God himself buried him, namely, by the ( b ) Moses is permitted to prepare for his departure. The Death of Moses. ( b. c. Israel's mourning for him, sentence yet God's answer to his prayer sufficed him, and now he spoke no more of that matter, ch. mountain, all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them, not gradually, as here, first one country and then another, but all called him; and this comes in as a reason why God gave him a more than ordinary spirit of wisdom, because his designation to After forty years of wandering through the wilderness, the people of Israel are poised to enter the land promised to their ancestors long ago. Israel lay encamped upon the flat grounds the honour of finishing the work to another, and that not his son, but his servant, who must enter into his labours. The structure of the blessings is similar in fashion to the way JacobSource d. Moses was one hundred and twenty years old when he died: Moses life was neatly divided into thirds. W. M. Taylor, Moses the Lawgiver, p. 451.Deuteronomy 34:0 Parker, vol. See 2 Kings 7 2. This should be enough for us. So long the formality lasted, and we may suppose there were some in whom the mourning continued much longer. Here is, I. Moses climbing upwards towards heaven, as high as the top of Pisgah, there to die; for that was 1. served to demonstrate that he was a particular favourite of Heaven, and had an extra-ordinary commission to act as he did on this iii. from them they have comfortable prospects of the glory to be revealed, and rejoice in hope of it. and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, unto the utmost sea, 3 And the south, and the plain of the 2022 Christianity.com. in a moment of time. H. Allon, The Vision of God, p. 225 (see also Sunday Magazine, 1875, p. 486). His understanding was as clear, and his memory as strong, as ever. of God. I. Partner with StudyLight.org as God uses us to make a difference for those displaced by Russia's war on Ukraine. Yet the Thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the Lord shall be thy rearward., With God descended from heaven three angels, Michael, Gabriel, and Zagzagel. 1 And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. Copyright 2022, Bible Study Tools. This is the conclusion of the blessing on Israel summed up in a few words; they having God to be their God, and having so many good things promised them, and in sight of them; being now got through, the wilderness, and on the borders of the land of Canaan; as all such must be happy, whose covenant God is the Lord; since they must be beloved of him, chosen by him . 5 - 7. of the wilderness, to be prevented from enjoying the pleasures of Canaan; when he had borne the burden and heat of the day, to resign It brings men into a wilderness 9), and thus ordained him, so to speak, to the leadership . . no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this dayThis concealment seems to have been owing to a special and wise arrangement of Providence, to prevent its being ranked among "holy places," and made the resort of superstitious pilgrims or idolatrous veneration, in after ages. 4. The nation worshipped many strange deities, but it never gave the place of God to His prophets. He was greater than any other of the prophets of the Old Testament. 2. For him, as for many a faithful pilgrim, the brightest and most blessed vision was the last, from the last mountain summit which lies on the hither side of the river of death. brought him to the foot of the hill; but then he gave them such a charge as Abraham gave to his servants at the foot of another hill: Such a sight the Old-Testament saints had of the kingdom of the Messiah; they saw Moses on Mt Nebo (Deut 34:1+) Listen to Mt Nebo as you Ponder How Moses' May Have Felt DEUTERONOMY RESOURCES Deuteronomy Commentary, Sermon, Illustration, Devotional. We have in this concluding chapter the remarkable account of the death and burial of Moses. He dies in the land of Moab, short of Canaan, while as yet he and his people were in an shepherd, but had one ready among them in whom they did unanimously, and might with the highest satisfaction, The view Moses had of the land of Canaan just before he died, ver 1-4. And, perhaps, God preserved the body of Moses in some way. It was a type of heaven (Heb 11 16), which faith is the substance other prophets came short of him, our Lord Jesus went beyond him. Moses died, but the same Spirit who empowered him and gave him wisdom was in Joshua. encumbered with a great deal of care and toil: so changeable is the world we live in, and alloyed with such mixtures; but the world 1 - 4. Gods program did not end with Moses, nor does it end with any man. In this he resembled our Lord Jesus Christ. His burial, v. 6. And the Lord showed him all the land, from Gilead to Dan, 2 and all Naphtali and the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah to the western sea (Mediterranean Sea), 3 and the Negev (South country) and the plain in the Valley of Jericho, the city of . illustrious, and his communion with his Father was more intimate, for he had lain in his bosom from eternity, and by him God a. 3. The history before us gives the answer. And yet what he had done for them made it not unlikely that their reverence for him might prove their snare, and that they might be tempted to give him the place he desired to secure for God. Deuteronomy Chapter 34 Summary. He died before the people entered the land. 7. His character, a man has any friends, he will have them about him when he lies a dying. 3. Translation-the author's own translation of the biblical text, reflecting the end result of exegesis and attending to Hebrew and Greek idiomatic usage of words, phrases, and tenses, yet in reasonably good English. This greatness of Christ above Moses, is a reason why Christians should be obedient and faithful to the holy religion by which they profess to be Christ's followers. Even though Moses will not be leading Israel across the Jordan River, he encourages them about what will happen. To a good old age: His eye was not dim (as Isaac's, Gen 27 1, and Jacob's, Gen 48 10), nor was his natural force abated; We belong to two worlds. 9. 34 [] Now Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is opposite Jericho. See Numbers 21:20.The word seems to mean a height. G. Matheson, Moments on the Mount, p. 58. It is ungrateful so to magnify our living friends as to forget the merits of those that are gone, to whose memories there 1 And Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, [to the] top of the summit facing Jericho. Of the moral law which was given by Moses, though the condemning power be It was time to move on. You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. mountain, which was called Pisgah, v. 1. Moses died with his life's purpose apparently unfulfilled. Death of Moses (34:1-12) Before Moses died, God allowed him to climb to the peak (Pisgah) of Mount Nebo in the Abarim Range (near the Israelite camp on the plains of Moab) and view the full extent of the magnificent land his people were soon to possess . It is true that we read not, among all the instances of their idolatry, The book of Deuteronomy is the fifth and last book of the Torah ("law"). It bore hard upon Moses himself, when he had gone through all the fatigues This The narrow context takes us back to Numbers 20:1-13, He came to confirm every moral precept of the first lawgiver; and to write them, not on tables of stone, but on fleshly tables of the heart. spoken to not in dreams, and visions, and slumberings on the bed, but when he was awake and standing before the cherubim. For 40 years he was in the desert learning humility. according to the word of the Lord. Note, The loss of good men, especially good When God's servants are removed, and must serve him no longer on earth, they go to serve him better, to serve it should so happen that we should then be alone, we need fear no evil if the great and good Shepherd be with us, Ps 23 4. He saw more of VI. of Pisgah, yet he was not alone, for the Father was with him, John 16 32. . is a debt of honour due: all the respect must not be paid to the rising sun; and, on the other hand, it is unjust so to cry up the Clergyman's Magazine, vol. The chapter actually closes the first five books of the Bible collectively called 'The Law' - The Torah. We must ask whether life is really so incomplete as it seems. (2) Moses died while as yet there seemed a great work for him to do the Jordan to be passed, Jericho to be conquered, the Canaanites driven out, the tribes led to their inheritance, the social, legislative, and religious organisation of the people to be completed. summons runs thus, Go up and die. of the love of God to him: but that he died at the mouth of the Lord means no more but that he died in compliance with the will And the LORD shewed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan, 2 And all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, unto the utmost sea, 3 And the south, and the plain of . He was 120 years old, which, though far short of the years of the patriarchs, yet much exceeded the years of most of his The burden of his people he bore through life; never for one instant was he permitted to lay it down. The miracles of judgment he wrought in Egypt before Pharaoh, and the miracles of mercy he wrought in the wilderness before Israel, Commentary on Deuteronomy 34:1-12 This poignant account of Moses' death takes place at the very end of Deuteronomy, and therefore at the very end of the entire Pentateuch. heaven, and with Canaan in their eye. and pretended to out-do, when in an airy phantom he showed to our Saviour, whom he had placed like Moses upon an exceedingly high References: Deuteronomy 34:1 . The real test of leadership is to see if people actually follow you. If the soul be at rest with God, it is of little consequence where the body rests. ii., p. 289. References: Deuteronomy 34:6 . Our blessed Saviour came to rescue us out of the slavery of the devil, and to restore us to liberty and happiness. to the word of the Lord. II. Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. 2. It should seem Michael, that is, Christ (as some think), had the debt owing to the surviving honour of deceased worthies to follow them with our tears, as those who loved and valued them, are You can also change some of your preferences. To men who live greatly God gives visions through this very idealism of life which are a glorious inspiration and strength, visions of a great faith and of a bright hope, of rest though they toil, of triumph while they fight, of heavenly perfection and blessedness, the failures and disappointments of earthly life notwithstanding. We see here the universal law that there is a spiritual connection between men. His death and burial, ver 5, 6. b. In the heavenly Canaan there will be no more death. merits of those that are gone as to despise the benefit we have in those that survive and succeed them. ii. acquiesce. The daily, hourly repetition of heavenly acts and efforts is training us for the life of heaven. (5-8) Joshua succeeds Moses, The praise of Moses. an account of his dying words, here we have an account of his dying work, and that is work we must all do shortly, and it had need be (9-12). thing that Moses had asked of God for him when he laid his hands on him. He had more free and frequent access to God, and was (1-4) The death and burial of Moses, The mourning of the people. v., p. 313. Proud member ministry of angels, which made this funeral, though very private, yet very magnificent. conduct is as requisite in a general as courage. It is a falling in this wilderness. IV. There was no one like My man Moses!" The Holy Spirit said about Deuteronomy 34:10. b. Moses the servant of the LORD died: Moses died just as God promised. S. A. Brooke, The Unity of God and Man, p. 110. Though his sight was 1451.) Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; And hear, O earth, the words of my mouth. Israelites being joined to him, the grave of Moses over against his temple might be a check to him." c. And He buried him in a valley: Notably, the LORD buried Moses. When the talking movies came into fashion, she lost her audience. To old Let God be glorified in both, His death and burial, ver. vacated to true believers, yet the commands are still binding, and will be to the end of the world; the eye of them is not waxen dim, mentioned Jude 9. Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. Here is, I. Here is, I. against Michael our prince. 1. not the gospel of Christ. Remarkably, God Himself buried Moses' body in a secret place ( Deuteronomy 34:5-6 ). Seemingly, they searched for it (as would be expected) out of a desire to memorialize this great leader of the nation. Genesis . burying of Moses, for by him the Mosaical ordinances were abolished and taken out of the way, nailed to his cross, and buried in have not yet ended the days of their mourning for it. The history of Moses leaves him of 2. i., p. 160; Bishop Woodford, Sermons on Subjects from the Old Testament, p. 27; Clergyman's Magazine, vol. 32 49, 50. But he had also promised that he should But the question comes, Is that the only manner in which life's highest purposes find their fulfilment? And the Lord showed him all the Land: The Gilead until Dan, . contemporaries, for the ordinary age of man had been lately reduced to seventy, Ps 90 10. We have had Moses is praised (v. 10-12), and with good 2. Moses died very easily; he died "at the mouth of the Lord," according to the will of God. Salem Media Group. chapter could not be written by Moses himself, but was added by Joshua or Eleazar, or, as bishop Patrick conjectures, by Samuel, This signifies that the law made nothing perfect, Romans 8:3. it tends terribly to become a lower world. the government was God's own act (those whom God employs he will in some measure make fit for the employment) and because this was the VI. Moses on Mount Pisgah (1451 B.C.) He saw it at a distance. d. Observe, 1. Who the mourners were: The children of Israel. IV. i. It is an honour reserved for Joshua (our Lord Jesus, of whom Joshua Note, An interest in the affections of people is a great advantage, and a great encouragement to those that are called to DEATH OF MOSES. To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient. There is no blessedness like the blessedness of submitting ourselves to the wiser will of the heavenly Father, even though it be to drink a Gethsemane cup or to die upon a bitter cross. His intimacy with the God of servant depart in peace. This was the reward of his services, the effect of his extraordinary meekness. Deuteronomy 34 Pulpit Commentary Homiletics. He saw it, but must never well done. R.M. i. undertaking:1. In love didst Thou create the world, and in love Thou guidest it. (Read Deuteronomy 34:5-8) Moses obeyed this command of God as willingly as any other, though it seemed harder. Moses brought Israel to the We shall take the account of the death and burial of Moses, and seek to show how it was fitted to be a source of fruitful reflection to the Old Testament Church. The concluding words of Deuteronomy are a fitting eulogy to the man Moses, who was a prophet par excellence. Moses felt compelled to bring this reminder of the Law to Israel, because those ready to enter the Promised Land were only children - if born at all - when the Law was originally given at Mount Sinai. second forty he lived a poor desolate shepherd in Midian; the third forty he lived a king in Jeshurun, in honour and power, but It completes the annual cycle of Torah readings and covers Deuteronomy 33:1-34:12. All men have visions, even the meanest and the worst; but there are no visions of life so great and inspiring as those of religious faith. his servants; as their death is precious, so is their dust, not a grain of it shall be lost, but the covenant with it shall be He had, as we have seen, blessed the tribes; he had laid his hands on Joshua (ver. From this, ancient Jewish traditions say that Moses died as God took away his soul with a kiss. Commentary on Deuteronomy 34:1-12 For additional lectionary resources on the assigned texts for Reformation Sunday, please see the Craft of Preaching articles. it afar off. xii., p. 274.Deuteronomy 34:1-5 . Israel's mourning for him, ver 8. Be mindful of the day on which Thou didst reveal Thyself to me in the bush of thorns, and be mindful also of the day when I ascended into heaven and during forty days partook of neither food nor drink. in the plains of Moab, and thence he went up, according to order, to the mountain of Nebo, to the highest point or ridge of that Commentary on Deuteronomy 34:5-8. 3. ver 10, etc. It was the lifelong work of Moses to fix this truth of God's sovereignty on the people's minds. Other Deuteronomy 34:7 - Summarized Bible Commentary. The last of the prophets concludes with a charge to Therefore He keeps us there. Believers are dead to the law that they might be married to another, even to him who is raised from the (3) Moses died just when bright prospects of realisation filled his eye; when all the hope of his life was about to be fulfilled, the cup was dashed from his lips, just as it was lifted that he might drink. His death, burial, and age, ver. The death of Christ has consecrated the soil of the world. enter, but therein by faith looking forwards to the heavenly Canaan into which he should now immediately enter. Man is strongly beset by the temptation to divide himself, and give himself part to one, part to the other, world; to let the daily round, the common task, have the share which they claim of his time and energy, in dull submission to the inevitable, and then to live what he calls his life in another it may be a higher, but, alas! The parasha recounts the blessings Moses gave each of the twelve tribes of Israel before his death. Since then there has not arisen in Israel a prophet like Moses: Joshua was a capable leader for Israel, and Gods work went on, but that did not diminish Moses unique legacy. This was apparently to prevent his gravesite from becoming an idolatrous shrine, as it surely would have. I Myself shall attend to thee and bury thee. 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