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...
God is unlike anything or anyone we could ever know or imagine. He is one of a kind, unique and without comparison. Even describing Him with mere words truly falls short of capturing who He is – our words simply cannot do justice to describe an indescribable Being. While it is impossible for us to fully comprehend all there is to know about God, we are told here that God has...
In contrast to the enormous blessings for obedience which Moses laid out in the first half of this chapter, here he lays out the consequences for disobedience. Obedience, he told them, would culminate in...
There is a connection between obedience and blessing. You cannot have one without the other. As Moses nears the end of his life and ministry, he emphasizes this connection as he...
This day is a special day in the history of Israel. Today is a day of preparation. They are on the edge of the Promised land and “the game is on.” Soon, they will close the chapter on their wilderness wanderings and begin a new chapter in their history. Soon, the desert wilderness will be...
