The LORD now appears in such a way, and works in such a manner, as to leave no doubt concerning His presence, or His power, or of His love to Israel. Even as God parted the Red Sea for the previous generation, He now stops the Jordan River in flood season so His chosen people can...
After the death of Moses, the LORD began speaking to Joshua, Israel’s new leader. He begins by giving Joshua a great commission – his "marching orders." Joshua must lead God’s people into the Promised Land. Go over the Jordan River and take the Land. Take all of it from the...
Although we don’t know this for sure, it is believed that Moses is the author of Psalm 91 (along with Psalm 90). The Midrash, an ancient commentary on Hebrew Scriptures states that Psalm 91 was composed by Moses on the day he completed the...
The first phrase of today's verse mentions the "eternal" God. The next part talks about His "everlasting" arms. These two words are nearly synonymous, but have a subtle difference in meaning.
“Eternal” means without beginning and without ending and refers to something that...
In the first nineteen verses of this chapter, Moses is speaking in the first person as he recites his song for the people. He refers to God as “He,” “Him,” and “His.” But then - in verse twenty – Moses turns the “microphone” over to God and begins to record what...
Moses is now an old man. He has lived a long and very hard life. And he has learned a lot about the LORD, his God during his lifetime. As he nears his last few hours on earth, he sits down to write a song. A song about this God he has met and...
Knowing he had only a few more days to live, Moses hands over the leadership of Israel to his divinely appointed successor, Joshua. He reminds both Joshua and the people that fearless commitment to the task ahead, combined with total trust in...
