With the added light of the New Testament, the exclusion of Moses from the Promised Land doesn’t seem like much of a punishment, after all. Instead of an earthly Canaan and later an earthly Jerusalem (which for all its known history has been a place of war, conquest, and suffering), “the heavenly Jerusalem” (Hebrews 12:22) is, even now, his home. A much better abode, for sure!

Moses was the first known example in the Bible of the resurrection of the dead. Enoch was brought to heaven without having seen death (Genesis 5:24), and Elijah, too (2 Kings 2:11), but as far as the written record goes, Moses was the first one to have been resurrected to eternal life.

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How long Moses slept in the ground we don’t know, but as far as he was concerned, it didn’t matter. He closed his eyes in death, and whether it was three hours or 300 years, for him it was the same. It is also the same for all the dead throughout history; their experience, at least as far as being dead goes, will be no different than Moses’. We close our eyes in death, and the next thing we know is either the Second Coming of Jesus or, unfortunately, the final judgment (see Revelation 20:7-15).

Read 1 Corinthians 15:13-22. What great promise is found here, and why do Paul’s words make sense only if we understand that the dead sleep in Christ until the resurrection?

Without the hope of the resurrection, we have no hope at all. Christ’s resurrection is the guarantee of ours; having “purged our sins” (Hebrews 1:3) on the cross as our sacrificial Lamb, Christ died and rose from the dead, and because of His resurrection we have the surety of ours, with Moses being the first example of a fallen human being raised from the dead. Because of what Christ would do, Moses had been raised; and because of what Christ has done, we, too, will be raised, as well.

Thus, we can find in Moses an example of salvation by faith, a faith made manifest in a life of faithfulness and trust in God, even if he faltered at the end. And all through the book of Deuteronomy, we can see Moses seeking to call God’s people to a similar faithfulness, a similar response to the grace given to them as it has been given to us — we, too, who are on the borders of the Promised Land.

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You can view an in-depth discussion of The Resurrection of Moses in the Hope Sabbath School class led by Pastor Derek Morris. Click on the image to view:

With thanks to Hope Channel – Television that will change your life.

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“So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD. And He buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, opposite Beth Peor; but no one knows his grave to this day” (Deuteronomy 34:5-6, NKJV). Thus, with these few verses, Moses — so central to the life of Israel, a man whose writing lives on, not only in Israel but even in the church and in the synagogue today, as well — died.

Moses died, was buried, the people mourned, and that was that. Certainly, the principle of the words of Revelation apply here: “Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on. ‘Yes,’ says the Spirit, ‘that they may rest from their labors, and their works follow them’” (Revelation 14:13, NKJV).

However, Moses’ death was not the final chapter in the story of Moses’ life.

Read Jude 9. What is happening here, and how does this text help explain the appearance of Moses later in the New Testament?

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Though we’re given only a glimpse, what an incredible scene is depicted here. Michael, Christ Himself, disputed with the devil about the body of Moses. Disputed over it how? There’s no doubt that Moses was a sinner; indeed, his last known sin, the taking on himself glory that was God’s, was the same kind of sin — “I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I will be like the Most High” (Isaiah 14:14, NKJV) — that got Lucifer himself thrown out of heaven in the first place. The dispute over Moses’ body must have been because Christ was now claiming for Moses the promised resurrection.

But how could Christ do that for a sinner, Moses, someone who had violated His law? The answer, of course, could only be the cross. Just as all the animal sacrifices pointed ahead to Christ’s death, so obviously the Lord now, looking ahead to the cross, claimed the body of Moses to be resurrected. “In consequence of sin Moses had come under the power of Satan. In his own merits he was death’s lawful captive; but he was raised to immortal life, holding his title in the name of the Redeemer. Moses came forth from the tomb glorified, and ascended with his Deliverer to the City of God.” — Ellen G. White, Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 479.

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Flipping through the new quarterly, there are a number of titles that have the word ‘love’ in them – Love, to Be Loved; To Love God; He First Loved Us; To Love the Lord Your God; to name just a few. Hence, I believe a wonderful hymn to devote to as a theme will be
Hymn 349 – God Is Love. Our first Memory Text says “for God is Love”, 1 John 4:8. As the book of Deuteronomy is the book of the covenant, it would also be good to add
Hymn 347 – Built On the Rock as verse four tells us of God ‘Making with us His covenant”.

Oh the joy of being able to have the Everlasting Covenant which we find in
Hymn 469 – Leaning On The Everlasting Arms of our Lord Jesus.

As we close out this year on the final lesson study of 2021, looking back through Deuteronomy we see all the miracles performed and, sadly, Israel never learned from them as much as we do not today:
Hymn 111 – It Took a Miracle.

Sabbath afternoon encourages us to
Trust and Obey – Hymn 590 along with
Hymn 279 – Only Trust Him and
Hymn 510 – If You But Trust in God to Guide You.

Sunday says “God’s grace flowed out to them” as does
Hymn 108 – Amazing Grace and
Hymn 109 – Marvelous Grace just
As Water to the Thirsty – Hymn 460 shows of God’s abundant love and grace to us, as he did for Israel so long ago. Paul wrote: “And all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ”:
Hymn 531 – We’ll Build On the Rock,
Hymn 347 – Built on the Rock and
Hymn 522 – My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less.

Monday shows that Moses had lack of faith and did not “believe Me”. We ask
O For a Faith that will not shrink – Hymn 533 so that we may grow and sing
Hymn 517 – My Faith Looks Up to Thee,
Hymn 528 – My Faith Has Found a Resting Place,
Hymn 416 – I Do Believe and
Hymn 511 – I Know Whom I Have Believed.

The question asked at the end of Wednesday’s study gives us
Hymn 339 – God Is My Strong Salvation and
Hymn 646 – To the Name That Brings Salvation.

What a joy it will be to see our Jesus face to face, along with Enoch, Elijah and Moses – very soon we hope – and bask in eternal life with the joys in
Jerusalem My Happy Home – Hymn 420.

Until then, O Brother, Be Faithful – Hymn 602.

We are bound for The Promised Land! Hallelujah!! Come, Lord Jesus, come – very soon.

Blessings for a wonderful week ahead.

To learn unknown hymns, you will find the accompaniment music for each one at: https://sdahymnals.com/Hymnal/

Another great resource is for when there is a hymn you wish to sing, but can’t find it in your hymnal. Go to https://www.sdahymnal.org and in the search bar type a special word in that is in the hymn. I am sure you will be amazed at the help you will be given.

2 Timothy 2:15 KJV – “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”

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