The death of Moses

Deuteronomy 34:1-12 (New International Version)

1Then Moses climbed Mount Nebo from the plains of Moab to the top of Pisgah, across from Jericho. There the Lord showed him the whole land from Gilead to Dan, 2all of Naphtali, the territory of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the Mediterranean Sea, 3the Negev and the whole region from the Valley of Jericho, the City of Palms, as far as Zoar. 4Then the Lord said to him, “This is the land I promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob when I said, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’ I have let you see it with your eyes, but you will not cross over into it.”

5And Moses the servant of the Lord died there in Moab, as the Lord had said. 6He buried him in Moab, in the valley opposite Beth Peor, but to this day no one knows where his grave is. 7Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died, yet his eyes were not weak nor his strength gone. 8The Israelites grieved for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days, until the time of weeping and mourning was over.

9Now Joshua son of Nun was filled with the spirit  of wisdom because Moses had laid his hands on him. So the Israelites listened to him and did what the Lord had commanded Moses.

10Since then, no prophet has risen in Israel like Moses, whom theLordknew face to face, 11who did all those signs and wonders the Lord sent him to do in Egypt to Pharaoh and to all his officials and to his whole land. 12For no one has ever shown the mighty power or performed the awesome deeds that Moses did in the sight of all Israel.

The death of a great leader

God transformed a stuttering shepherd, who said," I'm clumsy with words” Into a great leader and a great orator. His courage, humility and wisdom molded the Hebrew slaves into a nation. Till his death he never had pride nor complained about God’s decision to withhold him from entering the promised land. Remember how many times he had pleaded for the people of Israel with the Lord, not to destroy them reminding God about the promise, He had made to their forefathers.  

Indeed, it is the bitterness and the hardness of the people that cost him the entry into the promised land. The Bible bears witness that,“Moses was faithful as a servant in all God’s house". Can you commit totally into God’s hands to be shaped like Moses the great leader?