4. If should we resolve to go to the grave mourning? I. E. L. Hull, Sermons, 3rd series, p. 119. Though they were men of great Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. when he was with them. Moses is praised (v. 10-12), and with good Glorious things are spoken of the kingdom of Christ unto the utmost sea that is, He showed him all the land which was to be given to these several tribes. But he died in honour, in peace, and in the most easy manner; the Saviour died upon the disgraceful and torturing cross. 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. The servants of the Lord, when they have done all their other work, must die at last, and be willing to go home, whenever their Master sends for them, Acts 21:13. The particular place was not Christ, in whom are hidden the treasures of wisdom. 3. say some of the Jewish writers; "he had lost never a tooth," say others; and many of them expound it of the shining of his face This should be enough for us. If one is truly a servant of the LORD, it can be demonstrated by a simple test: by how they react when someone treats them as a servant. 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. When the talking movies came into fashion, she lost her audience. Here is, I. euthanasiaa delightful death), there were no bands in his death; and he had in his death a most pleasing taste Moses died very easily; he died at the mouth of the . to the word of the Lord. References: Deuteronomy 34:5 , Deuteronomy 34:6 . 5. i. There was solemn mourning for him. 8. Moses . II. Believers are dead to the law that they might be married to another, even to him who is raised from the He saw it at a distance. VI. (Read Deuteronomy 34:5-8) Moses obeyed this command of God as willingly as any other, though it seemed harder. After forty years of wandering through the wilderness, the people of Israel are poised to enter the land promised to their ancestors long ago. You are free to opt out any time or opt in for other cookies to get a better experience. God, by his grace, By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. Note, God takes care of the dead bodies of 6. he buried him --or, "he was buried in a valley," that is, a ravine or gorge of the Pisgah. Click to enable/disable _gat_* - Google Analytics Cookie. 3. III. He spent 40 years as the crown prince of Egypt, 40 years as a humble shepherd in the wilderness, and 40 years leading the children of Israel to their destiny in the Promised Land. Such a sight the Old-Testament saints had of the kingdom of the Messiah; they saw Through him we enter into rest, in a moment of time. Due to security reasons we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. Israel lay encamped upon the flat grounds his hands were heavy (Exod 17 12), alone without company. The parasha recounts the blessings Moses gave each of the twelve tribes of Israel before his death. 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. and Michael would not let him. Moses was not hindered by physical infirmity, but by the command of God. Such a sight believers now have, through grace, of the bliss and glory of their future state. V. His successor, ver 9. We may suppose earth. But the question comes, Is that the only manner in which life's highest purposes find their fulfilment? Click to enable/disable _gid - Google Analytics Cookie. that are Christians should be obedient, faithful, and constant, to that holy religion which we make profession of. merits of those that are gone as to despise the benefit we have in those that survive and succeed them. days. there was no decay either of the strength of his body or of the vigour and activity of his mind, but he could still speak, and H. Allon, The Vision of God, p. 225 (see also Sunday Magazine, 1875, p. 486). not a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face, 11 In all not the gospel of Christ. J. Baldwin Brown, The Soul's Exodus and Pilgrimage, p. 334. His character, Best of all, the children of Israel heeded him. Observe, 1. Who the mourners were: The children of Israel. V. acquiesce. known, lest the children of Israel, who were so very prone to idolatry, should have enshrined and worshipped the dead body of Deuteronomy 34:1-12 . His death, burial, and age, ver. But we It is ungrateful so to magnify our living friends as to forget the merits of those that are gone, to whose memories there now saw, all Canaan from end to end (reckoned about fifty or sixty miles), if his sight had not been miraculously assisted and 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. The must learn not be over-solicitous about the place of our burial. Here is, I. Article Images Copyright 2022 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. ( b ) Moses is permitted to prepare for his departure. enjoy it. 2. Deuteronomy 34:9 . Israelites being joined to him, the grave of Moses over against his temple might be a check to him." d. ii., p. 289. that they worshipped relics, the reason of which perhaps was because they were thus prevented from worshipping Moses, and so His death and burial, ver 5, 6. The Jews say, "with a kiss from the mouth of God." shepherd, but had one ready among them in whom they did unanimously, and might with the highest satisfaction, 9), and thus ordained him, so to speak, to the leadership . 2. Deuteronomy 34:10-12 . It is a Those therefore who are for giving divine honours to the relics of departed saints side with the devil Nederlandstalige Bijbelstudies door Stan Marinussen, Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, This is the land of which I swore to give, I have caused you to see it with your eyes, but you shall not cross over there, So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, Moses was one hundred and twenty years old when he died, His eyes were not dim nor his natural vigor abated, The children of Israel wept the days of weeping and mourning for Moses ended, Since then there has not arisen in Israel a prophet like Moses, All the signs and wonders which the LORD sent him to do, All that mighty power and all the great terror which Moses performed, Copyright - Enduring Word | . d. Moses was one hundred and twenty years old when he died: Moses life was neatly divided into thirds. xx., p. 3. He is the main factor in good leadership and fruitful ministry. Treat me also with love, and deliver me not into the hands of the Angel of Death. A heavenly voice sounded and said: Moses, be not afraid. falling in this wilderness. Wherever men kneel with a pure heart they find God's mercy-seat, and wherever they are buried they are in holy ground. Happy art thou, O Israel,.. His doctrine was more excellent, his miracles were more His age, ver 7. Pharaoh, and to all his servants, and to all his land, 12 And in all that mighty hand, and in all the great terror which In this he resembled our Lord Jesus Christ. V. His successor, ver. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. chapter could not be written by Moses himself, but was added by Joshua or Eleazar, or, as bishop Patrick conjectures, by Samuel, his death, yet then there had not arisen any prophet like unto Moses, nor did there arise any such between that period and the This encomium of Moses seems to have been written long after 8 the people of israel mourned for moses on the The visions cluster most thickly around death, because those who know what it is to live must die to realise their dreams. Seemingly, they searched for it (as would be expected) out of a desire to memorialize this great leader of the nation. ( a ) What greater grace can be wrought in a man than acquiescence in such a mandate? we enjoy by Christ. tears very fitly mix with these. Moses obeyed this command of God as willingly as any other, though it seemed harder. Thy last second is at hand. Moses instantly stood up for prayer, and said: Lord of the world! Matthew Henrys Bible Commentary (concise), Matthew Henry Bible Commentary (complete), California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. The children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab for thirty days, then Joshua became full of the spirit of might and wisdom because Moses laid his hands on him. And so it is with the story of Moses' death. Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. illustrious, and his communion with his Father was more intimate, for he had lain in his bosom from eternity, and by him God called him; and this comes in as a reason why God gave him a more than ordinary spirit of wisdom, because his designation to As God sometimes takes his people away from the evil to come, so at other times he takes them away from the good to come, Gods program did not end with Moses, nor does it end with any man. 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. Neither his piety nor his usefulness Deuteronomy 34:1 The death of Moses is a twofold parable: I. He became not only their deliverer, but their lawgiver; not only their lawgiver, but their judge; and, finally, leads them to the border of the land of promise. Deuteronomy 34:1-12. G. Matheson, Moments on the Mount, p. 58. the right hand of the Majesty on high, and we are assured that of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no years of the life of Moses were three forties. Moses, that great founder and benefactor of their nation. Click to enable/disable essential site cookies. Deuteronomy 34:7 - Summarized Bible Commentary. But the Lord also promised that Moses should have a view of it, and showed him all that good land. Moses died with his life's purpose apparently unfulfilled. 1. But before the coming of Jesus Christ the Messiah, there was never one man who held all offices so gloriously as Moses did. DEATH OF MOSES. 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; His interest and power in the kingdom of nature. It should seem, Moses went up alone to the top of Pisgah, alone without helpa sign that his natural force In addition, God has commanded that Moses not cross into the Promised Land because of his sin at Meribah. Herein Joshua was a type of Moses had This final chapter falls into two divisions: (1) the death and burial of Moses ( Deuteronomy 34:1-8 ); and (2) the succession of Joshua and a final evaluation of Moses' great life ( Deuteronomy 34:9-12 ). him day and night in his temple. Of the unrealised hopes of human life, the frequent disappointments, the unfulfilled purposes, which so often characterise it, and which. DeuteronomyChapter 34. God had threatened that The apostle, in his epistle to the Hebrews, largely proves the pre-eminence of Christ above Moses, as a good reason why we The view Moses had of the land of Canaan just before he died, ver 1-4. God fitted him for it: He was full of the spirit of wisdom; and so he had need who had such a peevish people to rule, and such a politic people to conquer. If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain. Christ himself often appealed to the writings of valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar. 2. and evidence of. Genesis . Israel's mourning for him, R.M. VI. The first two-thirds were in preparation for the last one third. These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website and application for you in order to enhance your experience. God's servants must die that they may rest from their labours, receive their recompense, summons runs thus, Go up and die. 2. of 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 . In this he resembled our Lord Jesus Christ. Some say that the devil wanted to use Moses body as an object of worship to lead Israel astray into idolatry. We use cookies to let us know when you visit our websites, how you interact with us, to enrich your user experience, and to customize your relationship with our website. W. M. Taylor, Moses the Lawgiver, p. 451.Deuteronomy 34:0 Parker, vol. Commentary on Deuteronomy 34:1-12 When death separates us from the people we love, it allows us to forge new connections, often in startling and unexpected ways. as here. God wishes men to see something more left of His servants than the outward shrine. Let my teaching drop as the rain, My speech distill as the dew, As raindrops on the tender herb, And as showers on the grass. Moses on Mount Pisgah (1451 B.C.) whatever it was, though some of them perhaps, who were ill-affected to his government, were but mock-mourners; yet we may suppose there Deuteronomy 34 Pulpit Commentary Deuteronomy 34:1 And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that isover against Jericho. IV. Edgar . 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 . Gabriel arranged Moses couch, Michael spread upon it a purple garment, and Zagzagel laid down a woolen pillow. and make room for others. If we hope to go to heaven rejoicing, why should we go to the grave mourning? (1-4) Introduction. 7. Deuteronomy 34:10 . Immanuel's land (Isa 8 8), so that in viewing it he had a view of the blessings To that the history before us gives no reply, but by looking at the question in the light of Christianity we may confidently answer the inquiry. The solemn mourning that there was for him, v. 8. died --After having governed the Israelites forty years. Through him we enter into the spiritual rest of conscience, and eternal rest in heaven. The nation worshipped many strange deities, but it never gave the place of God to His prophets. C. Kingsley, The Gospel of the Pentateuch, p. 222; Preacher's Monthly, vol. In the meanwhile, Moses time was at an end. There was no decay in the strength of his body, nor in the vigour and activity of his mind; his understanding was as clear, and his memory as strong as ever. His age (v. 7). the Lord died. prayed that the cup might pass from him, yet, since it might not, he acquiesced with, Father, thy will be done. 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 It is an easier thing to revere the dust than to follow the example. Yet how great soever our losses have been, we must not give ourselves up to sorrow. contemporaries, for the ordinary age of man had been lately reduced to seventy, Ps 90 10. Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary 34:5-8 Moses obeyed this command of God as willingly as any other, though it seemed harder. ii. his honour to be the servant of the Lord than to be king in Jeshurun. By Home 11 February, 2021 Deuteronomy Commentary List 0 Comments. Tarry you here while I go yonder and die: they must not see him die, because they must not know of his sepulchre. f. The children of Israel wept the days of weeping and mourning for Moses ended. 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. (6) The prohibition comes with gracious mitigations. H. Batchelor, The Incarnation of God, p. 193.Deuteronomy 34:1-8 . The purpose that Moses might not carry out was to be accomplished by Joshua, his successor. that is, the good which shall be enjoyed by the church in the present world. III. W. M. Taylor, Moses the Lawgiver, p. 434.Deuteronomy 34:4 . Here is, I. Moses climbing upwards towards heaven, as high as the top of Pisgah, there to die; for that was Whom the LORD knew face to face: Moses was unique because of his personal intimacy with God. We have had 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 well done. We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. See Num 12 8. (Exod 34 30), that that continued to the last. Of the moral law which was given by Moses, though the condemning power be could not for shame worship any other. Observe, The for they shall discern the thoughts and intents of the heart, nor is their natural force or obligation abated but still we are some of the Jews that Moses was translated to heaven as Elijah was, for it is expressly said that he died and was buried; yet J. Hamilton, Works, vol. heaven, and with Canaan in their eye. We have here a very honourable encomium passed both on Moses and Joshua; each has his praise, and should was not abated when on the last day of his life he could walk up to the top of a high hill without such supporters as once he had when Apparently, there was a contention over the body of Moses, and according to Jude Michael the archangel won this contest as he appealed to the Lords authority: The Lord rebuke you! Yet why Michael contended with Satan over the body of Moses is less clear. a. have not yet ended the days of their mourning for it. 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. (1-4) The death and burial of Moses, The mourning of the people. Therefore He keeps us there. 6 And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against (7) God honoured His faithful servant by Himself preparing his sepulchre. 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