Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 32:48-52
The blessing of Moses (32:48-33:29)As God had announced earlier, the time for Moses to die had come (48-52; see Numbers 27:12-14). The prophetic blessings that he gave Israel before he died foresaw the favours that God would give the various tribes. But first Moses recalled the giving of the law at Sinai. God appeared in flaming majesty, bursting forth in glory brighter than the rising sun. Accompanying him were multitudes of heavenly servants who carry out God’s purposes in the lives of... read more
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 32:51-52
Deuteronomy 32:51-52. Because ye trespassed God reminds him of the sin he had committed long before, and this Moses records as an acknowledgment, made at his death, of God’s justice, and a warning to all people not to distrust or disobey the voice of God. It is good for the holiest of men to die repenting even of their early sins. Yet thou shalt see the land And see it as the earnest of that better country, which is only seen with the eye of faith. What is death to him who has a believing... read more