MOSES SEES THE LAND BUT IS NOT ALLOWED TO ENTER

1And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the LORD shewed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan,

2And all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, unto the utmost sea,

3And the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar.

4And 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.

MOSES' DEATH

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

6And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Bethpeor: but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day.

7And Moses was an hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated.

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

9And 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.

10And there arose not a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face,

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

12And in all that mighty hand, and in all the great terror which Moses shewed in the sight of all Israel.

1And Moses went vp from the plaines of Moab, vnto the mountaine of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is ouer against Iericho: and the Lord shewed him all the land of Gilead, vnto Dan,

2And all Naphtali, and the lande of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all the land of Iudah, vnto the vtmost sea.

3And the South, and the plaine of the valley of Iericho, the citie of palme trees vnto Zoar.

4And the Lord said vnto him, This is the land which I sware vnto Abraham, vnto Isaac, and vnto Iacob, saying, I will giue it vnto thy seed: I haue caused thee to see it with thine eyes, but thou shalt not go ouer thither.

5 So Moses the seruant of the Lord died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the Lord.

6And hee buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, ouer against Beth-Peor: but no man knoweth of his Sepulchre vnto this day.

7 And Moses was an hundred and twentie yeeres olde when he died: his eye was not dimme, nor his naturall force abated.

8 And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plaines of Moab thirty dayes: So the dayes of weeping and mourning for Moses were ended.

9 And Ioshua the sonne of Nun was full of the Spirit of wisedome: for Moses had layd his handes vpon him, and the children of Israel hearkened vnto him, and did as the Lord commanded Moses.

10 And there arose not a Prophet since in Israel like vnto Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face:

11In al the signes and the wonders which the Lord sent him to doe in the land of Egypt, to Pharaoh, and to all his seruants, and to all his land,

12And in all that mighty hand, and in all the great terrour, which Moses shewed in the sight of all Israel.

I == Num 27:12 ; 33:47

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IV == Gen 12:7 ; 13:15 ; 15:18 ; 26:3 ; 28:13 ; Deut 3:27 ; 32:52

 

 

V == Deut 32:50 ; Josh 1:1-2

 

VI == Jude 1:9

 

 

VII == Josh 14:10-11

 

VIII == Gen 50:3, 10 ; Num 20:29

 

 

IX == Isa 11:2 ; Dan 6:3

 

 

X == Ex 33:11 ; Num 12:6, 8 ; Deut 5:4 ; 18:15, 18

XI == Deut 4:34 ; 7;19

1 Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, the headland of Pisgah which faces Jericho, and the LORD showed him all the land-Gilead, and as far as Dan,

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

3 the Negeb, the circuit of the Jordan with the lowlands at Jericho, city of palms, and as far as Zoar.

4 The LORD then said to him, "This is the land which I swore to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob that I would give to their descendants. I have let you feast your eyes upon it, but you shall not cross over."

5 So there, in the land of Moab, Moses, the servant of the LORD, died as the LORD had said;

6 and he was buried in the ravine opposite Beth-peor in the land of Moab, but to this day no one knows the place of his burial.

7 Moses was one hundred and twenty years old when he died, yet his eyes were undimmed and his vigor unabated.

8 For thirty days the Israelites wept for Moses in the plains of Moab, till they had completed the period of grief and mourning for Moses.

9 Now Joshua, son of Nun, was filled with the spirit of wisdom, since Moses had laid his hands upon him; and so the Israelites gave him their obedience, thus carrying out the LORD'S command to Moses.

10 Since then no prophet has arisen in Israel like Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face.

11 He had no equal in all the signs and wonders the LORD sent him to perform in the land of Egypt against Pharaoh and all his servants and against all his land,

12 and for the might and the terrifying power that Moses exhibited in the sight of all Israel.

v 1-4. I visualize Moses looking over the area about noon when there were no shadows, the Lord making it a specially clear day, perhaps even using that rare phenomenon where you can actually see beyond the horizon. I believe the Lord was giving him a special treat, even while He was telling him he couldn’t go there.

 

 

 

v 5-8. If Moses’ grave was know, their would be a monument there being worshiped just as the golden serpent was, and many places visited by Christ are. He still had the vision and strength of a young man. They mourned the customary 30 days.

 

 

 

 

v 9. Joshua had been properly installed and was accepted by the people.

 

 

v 10-12. Moses is not boasting but stating fact. Some think Moses could not have written the parts that happened after his death, but he had prophesied many things which came to pass, so it is only logical that he was inspired to write this.