March
15th Deuteronomy 33 Moses blesses Israel
1: And this is the blessing, wherewith
Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death. 2: And he said, The LORD came from
Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran,
and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law
for them. 3: Yea, he loved the
people; all his saints are in thy hand: and they sat down at thy feet; every
one shall receive of thy words. 4:
Moses commanded us a law, even the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob. 5: And he was king in Jeshurun, when
the heads of the people and the tribes of Israel were gathered together. 6: Let Reuben live, and not die; and
let not his men be few. 7: And
this is the blessing of Judah:
and he said, Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah, and bring him unto his
people: let his hands be sufficient for him; and be thou an help to him from
his enemies. 8: And of Levi he
said, Let thy Thummim and thy Urim be with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove
at Massah, and with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah; 9: Who said unto his father and to
his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor
knew his own children: for they have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant. 10: They shall teach Jacob thy
judgments, and Israel
thy law: they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon
thine altar. 11: Bless, LORD,
his substance, and accept the work of his hands: smite through the loins of
them that rise against him, and of them that hate him, that they rise not
again. 12: And of Benjamin he
said, The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by him; and the LORD shall
cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders. 13: And of Joseph he said, Blessed of
the LORD be his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for
the deep that coucheth beneath, 14:
And for the precious fruits brought forth by the sun, and for the precious
things put forth by the moon, 15:
And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things
of the lasting hills, 16: And
for the precious things of the earth and fullness thereof, and for the good
will of him that dwelt in the bush: let the blessing come upon the head of
Joseph, and upon the top of the head of him that was separated from his
brethren. 17: His glory is like
the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns:
with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they
are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh. 18: And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice,
Zebulun, in thy going out; and, Issachar, in thy tents. 19: They shall call the people unto the mountain; there they
shall offer sacrifices of righteousness: for they shall suck of the abundance
of the seas, and of treasures hid in the sand. 20: And of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth
as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head. 21: And he provided the first part
for himself, because there, in a portion of the lawgiver, was he seated; and he
came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the LORD, and his
judgments with Israel.
22: And of Dan he said, Dan is
a lion's whelp: he shall leap from Bashan. 23: And of Naphtali he said, O
Naphtali, satisfied with favour, and full with the blessing of the LORD:
possess thou the west and the south. 24:
And of Asher he said, Let Asher be blessed with children; let him be acceptable
to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil. 25: Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall
thy strength be. 26: There is
none like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and
in his excellency on the sky. 27:
The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he
shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them. 28: Israel then shall dwell in safety
alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his
heavens shall drop down dew. 29:
Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD,
the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine
enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high
places.
Deuteronomy 34 Moses
died and is buried by God
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. 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 the valley
of Jericho, the city of
palm trees, unto Zoar. 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. 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, over against
Beth-peor: but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day. 7: And Moses was an hundred and
twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force
abated. : And 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. 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. 10: And there arose not a prophet
since in Israel like unto Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face, 11: In 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, 12:
And in all that mighty hand, and in all the great terror which Moses shewed in
the sight of all Israel.
In these last few passages Moses the
great man of God leader of the Children of Israel, Mediator of the Old Covenant
blesses Israel
and then ascends the Mountain to die before the Lord. The blessing is beautiful
and pathetic. He speaks of the mighty power of God of the great company of the
saints, the law which came from the right hand of God himself, he speaks of the
love of God for his people and of his care for them. Then he says something as
a blessing on every tribe.
Reuben – May
they live and not die and may his tribe be many.
Judah – May the LORD hear the prayer of Judah,
and rescue him from his enemies.
Levi – Let your Thummim and Urim be with
your holy one, (the high priest) You proved him at Massah, and you strove with
him at the waters of Meribah. May he teach the law to Israel. May he
be Blessed in his substance, and accept the work of his hands: smite through
the loins of them that rise against him, and of them that hate him, that they
rise not again.
Benjamin – The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety
by him; and the LORD shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell
between his shoulders.
Joseph
– Blessed of the LORD be his
land,
for the precious things
of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath,
for the precious fruits
brought forth by the sun,
for the precious things
put forth by the moon,
for the chief things of
the ancient mountains,
for the precious things
of the lasting hills,
for the precious things
of the earth and fullness thereof,
for the good will of him
that dwelt in the bush:
let the blessing come
upon the head of Joseph, who was separated from his brethren.
His glory is like the
firstling of his bullock,
his horns are like the
horns of unicorns:
with them he shall push the people
together to the ends of the earth:
and they are the ten thousands of
Ephraim,
and they are the thousands of
Manasseh.
Zebulun - Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out;
and, Issachar, in thy tents. They shall call the people unto the mountain;
there they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness: for they shall suck of the
abundance of the seas, and of treasures hid in the sand.
Gad – Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad:
he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head. And he
provided the first part for himself, because there, in a portion of the
lawgiver, was he seated; and he came with the heads of the people, he executed
the justice of the LORD, and his judgments with Israel.
Dan – Dan
is a lion's whelp: he shall leap from Bashan.
Naphtali – O Naphtali, satisfied with favour, and
full with the blessing of the LORD: possess thou the west and the south.
Asher – Let Asher be blessed with children;
let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil. Thy
shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be.
Then Moses speaks to Israel of the LORD. He says…
There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun (The God of the
righteous people), who rideth upon the heaven in to help, and in his excellency
on the sky. The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting
arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before you; and shall say, Destroy
them. Israel
then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of
corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew. Happy art thou, O Israel:
who is like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and
who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto
thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.
This blessing is what we would call today a prophecy of what
each tribe is like and what they are gouing to be like. And what the Lord will
do for them. How Great God is and how priveledged Israel is to be in covenant with
the Lord. Lastly Moses is called up the Mountain
of Nebo in the land
of Moab which overlooks Jericho and see the land of Canaan.
Moses died there 120 years of age. He was as strong in mind and body at 120 as
he was in his youth and he had perfect vision. And Moses is buried in a valley
in Moab.
His tomb was never found by men and was a point of controversy with the angels.
(Jude 9: Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed
about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but
said, The Lord rebuke thee.) Moses was unable to enter the land because he
tresspassed against the Lord at the waters of Meribah-Kadesh, in the wilderness
of Zin; He did not set the Lord apart in the company of the children of Israel. Moses
was in the land at the transfiguration of the Lord Jesus on the mountain with
Elijah. The children of Israel
wept for Moses for 30 days. But Joshua is full of the Spirit of wisdom because
Moses had prayed and laid his hands on him. And the children of Israel
listened to Joshua as they had done to Moses.
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