Deuteronomy 31, 32 and 34 give the account of the succession of Moses by Joshua. When Moses was leading the Israelites out of Egypt, he had several disagreements with God, and as such he could not enter the Promise Land. Among the disagreements included the time he broke the tablets of the Torah and God made him curve them again himself. Also, he was aging and his time of death was near. He, therefore, needed a successor who would lead the children of Israel into the Promised Land. He gathered the Israelites and told them that due to his advanced age, he could not continue with the journey anymore and that the Lord told him he would not enter Canaan (Due 31:2). He, therefore, gave his last word of encouragement to the Israelites and assured
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God guided him up to his place of death where he wanted him to get a glimpse of the Promised Land. God showed him Canaan from afar and how it was to be distributed among the tribes of Israelites (Due 34:1). The Lord told him that this land was similar to the kingdom of heaven (Due 34:4). After all this, Moses died peacefully, having served the children of Israel and God. Despite the ups and downs Moses had with God, he died full of God’s love (Due 34:5). The Lord himself, with the assistance of angels, buried Moses and made a sculpture of Moses on his grave (Due 34:6). However, he hid the sculpture to avoid the Israelites turning it into an idol and worship it (Due 34:6). This signified the willingness of God to take care of his servants even upon death (Due 34:6). After his death, the Israelites mourned for a whole thirty days, which was a custom when an important person had passed on (Due 34:8). God then bestowed wisdom and grace, among other gifts, on Joshua, who was the successor of Moses, so that he would be able to guide the Israelites accordingly (Due 34:9). Of all the prophets in the history of Israel, Moses was the greatest and came to be described as God’s best friend (Due 34:12). Also, his greatness was marked by the fact that he was the one who handed down laws unto the
God guided him up to his place of death where he wanted him to get a glimpse of the Promised Land. God showed him Canaan from afar and how it was to be distributed among the tribes of Israelites (Due 34:1). The Lord told him that this land was similar to the kingdom of heaven (Due 34:4). After all this, Moses died peacefully, having served the children of Israel and God. Despite the ups and downs Moses had with God, he died full of God’s love (Due 34:5). The Lord himself, with the assistance of angels, buried Moses and made a sculpture of Moses on his grave (Due 34:6). However, he hid the sculpture to avoid the Israelites turning it into an idol and worship it (Due 34:6). This signified the willingness of God to take care of his servants even upon death (Due 34:6). After his death, the Israelites mourned for a whole thirty days, which was a custom when an important person had passed on (Due 34:8). God then bestowed wisdom and grace, among other gifts, on Joshua, who was the successor of Moses, so that he would be able to guide the Israelites accordingly (Due 34:9). Of all the prophets in the history of Israel, Moses was the greatest and came to be described as God’s best friend (Due 34:12). Also, his greatness was marked by the fact that he was the one who handed down laws unto the