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not adventure to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness
and tenderness�察�her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom�察 � 。 。
and toward her children which she shall bear�此�for she shall eat them for
want of all things secretly in the siege and straitness�察�wherewith thine
enemy shall distress thee in thy gates。;
Moses closed with these impressive words�此 �I call heaven and earth to record
this day against you�察�that I have set before you life and death�察�blessing
and cursing�此�therefore choose life�察�that both thou and thy seed may live��
that thou mayest love the Lord thy God�察�and that thou mayest obey His voice��
and that thou mayest cleave unto Him�此�for He is thy life�察�and the length of
thy days�此�that thou mayest dwell in the land which the Lord sware unto thy
fathers�察�to Abraham�察�to Isaac�察�and to Jacob�察�to give them。; Deuteronomy
30��19�察�20。
The more deeply to impress these truths upon all minds�察�the great leader
embodied them in sacred verse。 This song was not
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only historical�察�but prophetic。 While it recounted the wonderful dealings of
God with His people in the past�察�it also foreshadowed the great events of
the future�察�the final victory of the faithful when Christ shall come the
second time in power and glory。 The people were directed to commit to memory
this poetic history�察�and to teach it to their children and children's
children。 It was to be chanted by the congregation when they assembled for
worship�察�and to be repeated by the people as they went about their daily
labors。 It was the duty of parents to so impress these words upon the
susceptible minds of their children that they might never be forgotten。
Since the Israelites were to be�察�in a special sense�察�the guardians and
keepers of God's law�察�the significance of its precepts and the importance of
obedience were especially to be impressed upon them�察�and through them�察�upon
their children and children's children。 The Lord commanded concerning His
statutes�此 �Thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children�察�and shalt
talk of them when thou sittest in thine house�察�and when thou walkest by the
way�察�and when thou liest down�察�and when thou risest up。 。 。 。 And thou shalt
write them upon the posts of thy house�察�and on thy gates。;
When their children should ask in time to come�察 �What mean the testimonies��
and the statutes�察�and the judgments�察�which the Lord our God hath commanded
you�拭�then the parents were to repeat the history of God's gracious dealings
with themhow the Lord had wrought for their deliverance that they might
obey His Lawand to declare to them�察 �The Lord commanded us to do all these
statutes�察�to fear the Lord our God�察�for our good always�察�that He might
preserve us alive�察�as it is at this day。 And it shall be our righteousness��
if we observe to do all these commandments before the Lord our God as He
hath commanded us。;
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Chapter 43
The Death of Moses
In all the dealings of God with His people there is�察�mingled with His love
and mercy�察�the most striking evidence of His strict and impartial justice。
This is exemplified in the history of the Hebrew people。 God had bestowed
great blessings upon Israel。 His loving´kindness toward them is touchingly
portrayed�此 �As an eagle stirreth up her nest�察�fluttereth over her young��
spreadeth abroad her wings�察�taketh them�察�beareth them on her wings�此�so the
Lord alone did lead him。; And yet what swift and severe retribution was
visited upon them for their transgressions��
The infinite love of God has been manifested in the gift of His
only´begotten Son to redeem a lost race。 Christ came to the earth to reveal
to men the character of His Father�察�and His life was filled with deeds of
divine tenderness and compassion。 And yet Christ Himself declares�察 �Till
heaven and earth pass�察�one jot or one title shall in no wise pass from the
law。; Matthew 5��18。 The same voice that with patient�察�loving entreaty
invites the sinner to come to Him and find pardon and peace�察�will in the
judgment bid the rejecters of His mercy�察 �Depart from Me�察�ye cursed。;
Matthew 25��41。 In all the Bible�察�God is represented not only as a tender
father but as a righteous judge。 Though He delights in showing mercy�察�and
;forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin�察─�yet He ;will by no means
clear the guilty。; Exodus 34��7。
The great Ruler of nations had declared that Moses was not to lead the
congregation of Israel into the goodly land�察�and the earnest pleading of
God's servant could not secure a reversing of His sentence。 He knew that he
must die。 Yet he had not for a moment faltered in his care for Israel。 He
had faithfully sought to prepare the congregation to enter upon the promised
inheritance。 At the divine command Moses and Joshua repaired to the
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tabernacle�察�while the pillar of cloud came and stood over the door。 Here the
people were solemnly committed to the charge of Joshua。 The work of Moses as
leader of Israel was ended。 Still he forgot himself in his interest for his
people。 In the presence of the assembled multitude Moses�察�in the name of
God�察�addressed to his successor these words of holy cheer�此 �Be strong and of
a good courage�此�for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the land
which I sware unto them�此�and I will be with thee。; He then turned to the
elders and officers of the people�察�giving them a solemn charge to obey
faithfully the instructions he had communicated to them from God。
As the people gazed upon the aged man�察�so soon to be taken from them�察�they
recalled�察�with a new and deeper appreciation�察�his parental tenderness�察�his
wise counsels�察�and his untiring labors。 How often�察�when their sins had
invited the just judgments of God�察�the prayers of Moses had prevailed with
Him to spare them� �Their grief was heightened by remorse。 They bitterly
remembered that their own perversity had provoked Moses to the sin for which
he must die。
The removal of their beloved leader would be a far stronger rebuke to Israel
than any which they could have received had his life and mission been
continued。 God would lead them to feel that they were not to make the life
of their future leader as trying as they had made that of Moses。 God speaks
to His people in blessings bestowed�察�and when these are not appreciated�察�He
speaks to them in blessings removed�察�that they may be led to see their sins��
and return to Him with all the heart。
That very day there came to Moses the command�察 �Get thee up 。 。 。 unto Mount
Nebo�察 � 。 。 and behold the land of Canaan�察�which I give unto the children of
Israel for a possession�此�and die in the mount whither thou goest up�察�and be
gathered unto thy people。; Moses had often left the camp�察�in obedience to
the divine summons�察�to commune with God�察�but he was now to depart on a new
and mysterious errand。 He must go forth to resign his life into the hands of
his Creator。 Moses knew that he was to die alone�察�no earthly friend would be
permitted to minister to him in his last hours。 There was a mystery and
awfulness about the scene before him�察�from which his heart shrank。 The
severest trial was his separation from the people of his care and lovethe
people with whom his interest and his life had so long
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been united。 But he had learned to trust in God�察�and with unquestioning
faith he committed himself and his people to His love and mercy。
For the last time Moses stood in the assembly of his people。 Again the
Spirit of God rested upon him�察�and in the most sublime and touching language
he pronounced a blessing upon each of the tribes�察�closing with a benediction
upon them all��
;There is none like unto God�察�O Jeshurun��
Who rideth upon the heaven for thy help��
And in His excellency on the skies。
The eternal God is thy dwelling place��
And underneath are the everlasting arms��
And He thrust out the enemy from before thee��
And said�察�Destroy。
And Israel dwelleth in safety��
The fountain of Jacob alone��
In a land of corn and wine��
Yea�察�His heavens drop down dew。
Happy art thou�察�O Israel��
Who is like unto thee�察�a people saved by Jehovah��
The shield of thy help。;
Deuteronomy 33��26´29�察�R。V。
Moses turned from the congregation�察�and in silence and alone made his way up
the mountainside。 He went to ;the mountain of Nebo�察�to the top of Pisgah。;
Upon that lonely height he stood�察�and gazed with undimmed eye upon the scene
spread out before him。 Far away to the west lay the blue waters of the Great
Sea�察�in the north�察�Mount Hermon stood out against the sky�察�to the east was
the tableland of Moab�察�and beyond lay Bashan�察�the scene of Israel's triumph��
and away to the south stretched the desert of their long wanderings。
In solitude Moses reviewed his life of vicissitudes and hardships since he
turned from courtly honors and from a prospective kingdom in Egypt�察�to cast
in his lot with