Study Desk

Then the Lord said to Moses, "You do not have much longer to live. Call Joshua and bring him to the Tent, so that I may give him his instructions." Moses and Joshua went to the Tent,

"Take this book of God's Law and place it beside the Covenant Box of the Lord your God, so that it will remain there as a witness against his people.

I will praise the name of the Lord , and his people will tell of his greatness.

"The Lord is your mighty defender, perfect and just in all his ways; Your God is faithful and true; he does what is right and fair.

But you are unfaithful, unworthy to be his people, a sinful and deceitful nation.

The Lord alone led his people without the help of a foreign god.

"When the Lord saw this, he was angry and rejected his sons and daughters.

The Lord will rescue his people when he sees that their strength is gone. He will have mercy on those who serve him, when he sees how helpless they are.

Then the Lord will ask his people, ‘Where are those mighty gods you trusted?

"Nations, you must praise the Lord 's people— he punishes all who kill them. He takes revenge on his enemies and forgives the sins of his people."

The Lord came from Mount Sinai; he rose like the sun over Edom and shone on his people from Mount Paran. Ten thousand angels were with him, a flaming fire at his right hand.

The Lord loves his people and protects those who belong to him. So we bow at his feet and obey his commands.

The Lord became king of his people Israel when their tribes and leaders were gathered together.

May their land be filled with all that is good, Blessed by the goodness of the Lord , Who spoke from the burning bush. May these blessings come to the tribe of Joseph, Because he was the leader among his brothers.

Joseph has the strength of a bull, The horns of a wild ox. His horns are Manasseh's thousands And Ephraim's ten thousands. With them he gores the nations And pushes them to the ends of the earth."

About the tribe of Asher he said: "Asher is blessed more than the other tribes. May he be the favorite of his brothers, And may his land be rich with olive trees.

May his towns be protected with iron gates, And may he always live secure."

God has always been your defense; his eternal arms are your support. He drove out your enemies as you advanced, and told you to destroy them all.

The Lord buried him in a valley in Moab, opposite the town of Bethpeor, but to this day no one knows the exact place of his burial.

Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died; he was as strong as ever, and his eyesight was still good.