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Deuteronomy 34–The Death of Moses

That was a tough act to follow…As Moses finally died at the edge of the promised land, Joshua’s true metal was to be tested.  Clearly he watched and learned in the prior 40 years how to lead such a stiff necked people.  Interestingly, God already let both Joshua and Moses know that in a while, Israel would become unfaithful.  But for now, Both Joshua and the people had been trained to trust and follow God. 
 
So Moses died. God, himself buried Moses no one knows where. And Joshua prepared to cross the Jordan and take the land.  The Spirit of the Lord came upon Joshua and he was powerful and brave to face whatever lie ahead. Still time would show the power of being mentored by God’s friend Moses and the influence Moses had on the people as they took the land.
 
Like Joshua, we have to learn from those that mentor us.  We have to be strong and courageous.  We have to manage the circumstances as they are and simply seek God’s spirit as we follow Him humbly and gratefully.  God is God, and we are not.  Like Joshua, we have to listen and lead accordingly–no matter the loss or the enormity of the job.
 
God Bless You

Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which is opposite Jericho. And the Lord showed him all the land, Gilead as far as Dan, all Naphtali, the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the western sea, the Negeb, and the Plain, that is, the Valley of Jericho the city of palm trees, as far as Zoar. And the Lord said to him, “This is the land of which I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, ‘I will give it to your offspring.’ I have let you see it with your eyes, but you shall not go over there.” So Moses the servant of the Lord died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the Lord, and he buried him in the valley in the land of Moab opposite Beth-peor; but no one knows the place of his burial to this day. Moses was 120 years old when he died. His eye was undimmed, and his vigor unabated. And the people of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days. Then the days of weeping and mourning for Moses were ended.

And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had laid his hands on him. So the people of Israel obeyed him and did as the Lord had commanded Moses. 10 And there has not arisen a prophet since in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face, 11 none like him for all the signs and the wonders that the Lord sent him to do in the land of Egypt, to Pharaoh and to all his servants and to all his land,12 and for all the mighty power and all the great deeds of terror that Moses did in the sight of all Israel.

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This is an amazing Journey. I hope you will hear from the Lord, as you seek Him with your heart. Matthew 6:33

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