“Let Reuben live and not die,     nor his people be few.” -Deuteronomy 33:6 From today we’re going to begin examining the individual blessings Moses will pronounce upon each tribe of Israel. The first blessing was directed towards Reuben. Ironically, when this blessing was pronounced, Moses just happened to be standing in the region that Reuben […]

“He was king over Jeshurun when the leaders of the people assembled, along with the tribes of Israel.” -Deuteronomy 33:5 In verse 5 we run into an interesting word that refers to Israel: JESHURUN. Literally, this translates to “the upright one”. This is a somewhat cryptic verse. It is actually referring to the day when […]

Here’s what you’ve got to be aware of concerning the Blessing of Moses contained in Deuteronomy chapter 33. It is jam-packed with odd and mystifying phrases that have baffled language scholars for ages. In fact, in this chapter there are more than a few Hebrew words that appear here and literally nowhere else in Scripture. […]

“Adonai came from Sinai; from Se‘ir he dawned on his people, shone forth from Mount Pa’ran; and with him were myriads of holy ones; at his right hand was a fiery law for them.” -Deuteronomy 33:2 Moses’ final farewell address to the children of Israel is actually quite reminiscent of the blessings Jacob pronounced upon […]

“This is the blessing that Moshe, the man of God, spoke over the people of Israel before his death.”-Deuteronomy 33:1 I finished off yesterday’s post by stating that at this final stage in his life, Moses had now become the kind and warm grandfather of Israel as opposed to the stern and harsh Lawgiver. It […]