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Death of Moses
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patience of their leader and in an unguarded moment had surprised
him into the sin for which he had fallen under death. But Christ
referred all to His Father, saying, “The Lord rebuke you!” (
Jude
9
). The Savior did not argue or debate with His enemy, but then
and there began His work of breaking Satan’s power and bringing
the dead to life. Here was evidence of Jesus’ supremacy. Satan
was deprived of his victim—the righteous dead would live again.
Moses came out from the tomb glorified, and he ascended with his
Deliverer to the City of God.
God shut Moses out of Canaan to teach a lesson that we should
never forget—that He requires exact obedience and that all should
beware of taking to themselves the glory due their Maker. He could
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not grant the prayer of Moses that he share the inheritance of Israel,
but He did not forget or forsake His servant. On the top of Mt.
Pisgah, God called Moses to an inheritance infinitely more glorious
than the earthly Canaan.
On the mount of transfiguration Moses was present with Elijah,
who had been translated. And so the prayer of Moses was at last
fulfilled. He stood on “the pleasant mountain,” within the heritage
of his people, bearing witness to Him in whom all the promises to
Israel centered. This is the last scene revealed to mortal vision in the
history of that man so highly honored by Heaven.
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