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MOSES’ FINAL BLESSING ON ISRAEL

Moses’ Final Blessing on Israel. This is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the sons of Israel before his death.

MOSES VIEWS WHAT OTHERS SHALL POSSESS

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Moses views what others shall possess. “Go up to this mountain of the Abarim, Mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab opposite Jericho, and look at the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the sons of Israel as a possession

MOSES’ SONG AND ISRAEL’S RESPONCE

Moses’ song: Israel’s response. But Jeshurun (Israel) became fat and kicked [at God]. You became fat, thick, sleek, and obstinate! Then he abandoned God who had made him, And scorned the Rock of his salvation.

MOSES SONG:THE LORD’S FAVOR UPON ISRAEL

Moses’ song: the lord’s favor upon Israel. Then Moses spoke in the hearing of all the congregation of Israel the words of this song, until they were ended:

JOSHUA TO LEAD ISRAEL

Joshua Commissioned to Lead Israel. Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, the time for you to die is near; call Joshua, and present yourselves at the Tent of Meeting, so that I may commission him.” So Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves at the Tent of Meeting.

JOSHUA TO SUCCEED MOSES

Joshua to Succeed Moses. It is the LORD your God who will cross ahead of you; He will destroy these nations before you, and you shall dispossess them. Joshua is the one who will go across before you [to lead you], just as the LORD has said.

THE CHOICE OF LIFE AND DEATH

The Choice of Life and Death. “Listen closely, I have set before you today life and prosperity (good), and death and adversity (evil)

PROMISES TO RETURNING WANDERERS

Promises to returning wanderers. The Hebrew people have often turned to this chapter in the belief that the day must come when God will pity their forlorn condition and restore them from “the outmost parts of heaven.” They do not consider that the promise was fulfilled in the return of a handful of their race under Nehemiah and Ezra.

THE PENALTY OF SERVING FALSE GODS

The penalty of serving false gods .”It is not with you alone that I am making this covenant and this oath,
but with those [future Israelites] who are not here with us today, as well as with those who stand here with us today in the presence of the LORD our God

THE COVENANT RENEWED IN MOAB

The Covenant Renewed in Moab. These are the words of the covenant which the LORD commanded Moses to make with the sons of Israel in the land of Moab, in addition to the covenant which He made with them at Horeb (Sinai).