And all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, unto the utmost sea,
Near death Moses went up alone to the highest point of Pisgah on Nebo to meet with God before laying down his life and his burden for Israel. There God spread the whole land of Canaan before him in a clear panoramic view, which he beheld distinctly with undimmed eyes and unabated strength at a hundred and twenty years old. The districts named are the tribal inheritances shown to him, reaching to the western Great Sea, and they appeared as a magnificent and abundant second Eden of trees, flowers, cities, streams, fields, vineyards and crops where the people would lack nothing. It was the promised home resting under God's blessing, and he fully realized the rich blessings Israel would enjoy there in obedience, even seeing the people he had led established in their portions. The view then widened to Christ's first coming and rejection and death on the cross, to His second coming and the resurrection of the just, and to Eden blooming on earth again, after which Moses lay down like a tired warrior to rest, was buried secretly by angels in Moab to prevent idolatry, and was soon raised by the Son of God and taken to heaven.
The View from Pisgah
Near death Moses went up alone from the plains of Moab to the highest prominence of Pisgah on Nebo, over against Jericho. He ascended to commune with God before laying down his life and his burden for Israel. He stood there in the presence of God and heavenly angels, for it was not intended that anyone should go up with him. The account belongs to his closing days on Mount Nebo when he viewed the promised land before death.
God opened and spread the whole land of Canaan before him in a panoramic view. Moses beheld it clearly and distinctly to his full satisfaction. At a hundred and twenty years old his eyes were clear and undimmed, and his strength was still firm and unabated.
The verse names all Naphtali and the land of Ephraim and Manasseh and all the land of Judah unto the utmost sea. The utmost sea is the western or Great Sea, whose blue waters lay to the west. The view showed the districts allotted to Israel's tribes as their inheritance, with the people he had led toward that inheritance established in their tribal portions.
The land appeared as a magnificent, abundant second Eden passing before his vision under God's blessing. It was filled with fruit and ornamental trees and flowers, with cities, streams and springs, grain fields, vineyards and other crops. In this it fulfilled the promise of a land where the people would have abundant food and lack nothing.
Promise, Prophecy, and Rest
What lay before Moses was the promised home of Israel resting under God's blessing, and as he looked he fully realized the rich blessings the people would enjoy there if they faithfully obeyed God's commandments. The land was shown to him on the mount where he was to die, with the divine blessing upon it. From Nebo he saw not only the land itself but the people he had led toward their inheritance as established in their tribal portions.
The view then widened beyond the immediate land to the appearing of Christ at His first advent. It passed on to His rejection by the Jewish nation and His death on the cross. From there it reached to Christ's second advent and the resurrection of the just. It closed with the meeting of Adam the first and Christ the second Adam, when Eden shall bloom on earth again.
After the viewing Moses lay down like a tired warrior to rest in the sleep of death. Angels took his body and buried it secretly in the valley in Moab where Israel could never find it, a hidden burial to prevent idolatry over his body. But the Son of God soon came down and raised him from the dead and took him to heaven.
Near death Moses went up alone to the highest point of Pisgah on Nebo to meet with God before laying down his life and his burden for Israel. There God spread the whole land of Canaan before him in a clear panoramic view, which he beheld distinctly with undimmed eyes and unabated strength at a hundred and twenty years old. The districts named are the tribal inheritances shown to him, reaching to the western Great Sea, and they appeared as a magnificent and abundant second Eden of trees, flowers, cities, streams, fields, vineyards and crops where the people would lack nothing. It was the promised home resting under God's blessing, and he fully realized the rich blessings Israel would enjoy there in obedience, even seeing the people he had led established in their portions. The view then widened to Christ's first coming and rejection and death on the cross, to His second coming and the resurrection of the just, and to Eden blooming on earth again, after which Moses lay down like a tired warrior to rest, was buried secretly by angels in Moab to prevent idolatry, and was soon raised by the Son of God and taken to heaven.
The View from Pisgah
Near death Moses went up alone from the plains of Moab to the highest prominence of Pisgah on Nebo, over against Jericho. He ascended to commune with God before laying down his life and his burden for Israel. He stood there in the presence of God and heavenly angels, for it was not intended that anyone should go up with him. The account belongs to his closing days on Mount Nebo when he viewed the promised land before death.
God opened and spread the whole land of Canaan before him in a panoramic view. Moses beheld it clearly and distinctly to his full satisfaction. At a hundred and twenty years old his eyes were clear and undimmed, and his strength was still firm and unabated.
The verse names all Naphtali and the land of Ephraim and Manasseh and all the land of Judah unto the utmost sea. The utmost sea is the western or Great Sea, whose blue waters lay to the west. The view showed the districts allotted to Israel's tribes as their inheritance, with the people he had led toward that inheritance established in their tribal portions.
The land appeared as a magnificent, abundant second Eden passing before his vision under God's blessing. It was filled with fruit and ornamental trees and flowers, with cities, streams and springs, grain fields, vineyards and other crops. In this it fulfilled the promise of a land where the people would have abundant food and lack nothing.
Promise, Prophecy, and Rest
What lay before Moses was the promised home of Israel resting under God's blessing, and as he looked he fully realized the rich blessings the people would enjoy there if they faithfully obeyed God's commandments. The land was shown to him on the mount where he was to die, with the divine blessing upon it. From Nebo he saw not only the land itself but the people he had led toward their inheritance as established in their tribal portions.
The view then widened beyond the immediate land to the appearing of Christ at His first advent. It passed on to His rejection by the Jewish nation and His death on the cross. From there it reached to Christ's second advent and the resurrection of the just. It closed with the meeting of Adam the first and Christ the second Adam, when Eden shall bloom on earth again.
After the viewing Moses lay down like a tired warrior to rest in the sleep of death. Angels took his body and buried it secretly in the valley in Moab where Israel could never find it, a hidden burial to prevent idolatry over his body. But the Son of God soon came down and raised him from the dead and took him to heaven.