Deuteronomy 32:52
Yet thou shalt see the land before thee; but thou shalt not go thither unto the land which I give the children of Israel. Yet thou shalt see the land before thee; but thou shalt not go thither unto the land which I give the children of Israel.
Moses would see the promised land before him from its border but would not go thither into the land given to the children of Israel. This sentence came after forty years of Israel's wandering, when Israel lacked water and murmured repeatedly, and their continual murmuring caused Moses deep sorrow. At the rock Moses was commanded to speak to it, but instead he struck it twice in anger. He spoke as though he and Aaron would bring out the water, failing to honor and magnify God before the people and taking the glory to himself instead of giving God credit for the display of power.
For a moment his faith lost its hold on God's power, so he failed to meet God's standard and dishonored God. His high position and special privileges made his failure especially serious. Though he repented and humbled himself, God upheld the consequence of his sin. His exclusion illustrates how weakness can lead even someone long faithful to fall.
His punishment showed Israel that God, not Moses, had led them and that God held them accountable for their own repeated murmurings. His experience warns those responsible for a school not to pursue ambition at the expense of their work's virtues, simplicity, and heaven's principles. God will show displeasure when they fail to reach the standard set for them.