Bible Verse Lookup
Deut 34:6
Chapter 34
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They buried him in the valley in the land of Moab opposite Beth-Peor, but to this very day, no one knows where his tomb is.
They buried him in the valley in the land of Moab opposite Beth-Peor, but to this very day, no one knows where his tomb is.
Commentaries
Death and Burial of Moses.
As already announced in 32:48-52, Moses was destined to die before crossing the Jordan. However, God allows him to see from the top of Mount Nebo the land where the Israelites will settle. Moses’ role has been more than enough: he led the fight against Egypt’s oppressive power until the people were freed; he guided them for forty years through the desert; he served as a mediator between God and the people, revealing and teaching his brothers the will, laws, and commands of the Lord. Now, at the moment of claiming the land, someone else will take his place.
Moses’ silence before the divine decision demonstrates the proper attitude of someone who recognizes that, in the effort to build the society God desires, he is merely an intermediary, a worker, and an instrument of the only Indispensable and Irreplaceable One—God.