Deuteronomy 34:1-10

1 Then Moses climbed Mount Nebo from the plains of Moab to the top of Mount Pisgah, across from Jericho. From there the Lord showed him all the land from Gilead to Dan,

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

3 as well as the southern desert and the whole Valley of Jericho up to Zoar. (Jericho is called the city of palm trees.)

4 Then the Lord said to Moses, "This is the land I promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob when I said to them, 'I will give this land to your descendants.' I have let you look at it, Moses, but you will not cross over there."

5 Then Moses, the servant of the Lord, died there in Moab, as the Lord had said.

6 He buried Moses in Moab in the valley opposite Beth Peor, but even today no one knows where his grave is.

7 Moses was one hundred twenty years old when he died. His eyes were not weak, and he was still strong.

8 The Israelites cried for Moses for thirty days, staying in the plains of Moab until the time of sadness was over.

9 Joshua son of Nun was then filled with wisdom, because Moses had put his hands on him. So the Israelites listened to Joshua, and they did what the Lord had commanded Moses.

10 There has never been another prophet in Israel like Moses. The Lord knew Moses face to face

Deuteronomy 34:1-10 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO DEUTERONOMY 34

This chapter informs us of Moses going up to the top of Pisgah, where he was shown the whole land of Canaan, De 34:1-4; of his death, burial, and age, De 34:5-7; of Israel's mourning for him, and the time of it, De 34:8; of his successor Joshua, De 34:9; and of the character of Moses, to whom no prophet was to be compared, De 34:10-12.