Week 63, Day 2: Near to death

Today’s Reading:  Deut 31:1-30

Some thoughts from today’s reading…

At 120 years old, it is now time for Moses to die.  It is time for him to die because it is time for Israel to cross over into the promised land.  I think that the things menioned in this chapter give a lot of reason for being sorrowful.  Moses is about to die but is not able to enter into the promised land as a result of his sin.  Also Moses knows that Israel will rebel against God and thus bring upon themselves the curses.  Moses does not know how soon this will happen.  I see this as a sad time.  The prospect is that Israel will continue to be rebellious towards God.  Moses does all that he can to help warn them and remind them of the need to be faithful.  We will read in the next chapter the song that Moses taught the sons of Israel to remind them to be faithful. 

Question:  Why do you think the the warnings are given in the form of a song?

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