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Deuteronomy 34 Summary
Death and Legacy of Moses
Moses ascends Mount Nebo to the top of Pisgah, where the LORD shows him the full extent of the Promised Land — from Gilead to Dan, Naphtali, Ephraim, Manasseh, Judah, the utmost sea, the south, and the plain of Jericho — reminding him that this is the land sworn to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, though Moses himself will not enter it. Moses dies there in the land of Moab at the age of one hundred and twenty years, his sight and strength undiminished, and the LORD buries him in an unknown sepulchre over against Beth-peor. The children of Israel mourn for Moses thirty days in the plains of Moab, after which Joshua son of Nun, filled with the spirit of wisdom through Moses' laying on of hands, takes up leadership as the LORD had commanded. The chapter closes with a solemn epitaph declaring that no prophet like Moses ever arose again in Israel — one whom the LORD knew face to face and who performed all the mighty signs, wonders, and great terror before Pharaoh and all Israel.
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Key verses
Deuteronomy 34:4
“And the LORD said unto him, This is the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, saying, I will give it unto thy seed: I have caused thee to see it with thine eyes, but thou shalt not go over thither.”
Deuteronomy 34:5
“So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD.”
Deuteronomy 34:9
“And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses had laid his hands upon him: and the children of Israel hearkened unto him, and did as the LORD commanded Moses.”
Deuteronomy 34:10
“And there arose not a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face,”
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