February 26th

February 26th -- Deutoronomy 34 (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deutoronomy%2034&version=NLT)

Moses' death.

So Moses, though he does not get to enter the land, climbs a mountain and is allowed to see the land. God shows it all to him, and says that that is all the land that is promised to his descendants. He will not enter it, but God has let him see it. Moses dies on Moab, there, at the age of 120 (though he was strong and had clear eyesight - I'll come back to that). Israel's people mourned on the plains for 30 days, as was customary.

Then there is Joshua, who is wise because Moses had blessed him. Israel's people obeyed him and did what God had commanded. However, there apparently has not been another prophet in Israel that compares to Moses, who God knew face-to-face. God sent Moses to perform the miraculous signs in Egypt and with God's power Moses did perform many mighty miracles and wonderful signs.

Now, the one part that really stands out to me is that Moses was 120 but "his eyesight was clear, and he was as strong as ever." (verse 7b) People in Bible times lived so much longer than we tend to now. Yes that seems like no record against some of today's modern long-livers, but the difference is Moses' mentioned strength and eyesight. He was 120 and yet his body had not diminished - it was still as if he were young and healthy. I think that must have been God's blessing to him to help him carry out all the tasks he did for God. God does really give us everything we need to do what He has asked for us - He never gives us too little and expect us to figure it out ourselves, watching in disappointment from afar. He will give us what we need when we need it, like He gave Moses the body of a younger man in order to keep going.

Well, I think that's all! God bless!