The Closing Chapters of Deuteronomy
From the remainder of the book of Deuteronomy, chapters 26 to 34, we omit chapter 29, as consisting of reading not so important. The book brings us to the close of the life of a wonderful man, that of Moses. If the thought of his birth, his early education, his development of character, is kept in mind, we are sure that our readers will agree with us that we have traversed the life of one of the greatest men of all history. He failed in one instance, and therefore could not be a perfect type of Him who carries His people safely through without failure, our Lord Jesus Christ. Yet notwithstanding his failure, he is honored as no other was ever honored, in his death. God buries him, and heavenly angels alone are the attendants at the funeral. Later, we learn from other scriptures, God brings him forth, and we find him just before our Lord's crucifixion talking with Him of the trials through which our Saviour must pass. Joshua 1 and 2 show clearly that God had placed the spirit of Moses upon his successor, Joshua; and our week's reading closes with another psalm, which also shows God's providential dealing with His children, and rehearses for us once more some of the events over which we have been passing.