“Yeshurun, there is no one like God,
riding through the heavens to help you,
riding on the clouds in his majesty.”
-Deuteronomy 33:26
Alrighty, so today we’re going to finish up chapter 33 before we move to the final and last chapter of the Torah.
From verse 26 Moses is now addressing all the tribes of Israel as a group instead of individually pronouncing blessings on them.
His final words to Israel is the same message with which he started.
It is a plea that the people would truly understand who their God is and what He is capable of.
Again, referring to God as YESHURUN (the “upright one”), Moses reminds the people that there is nothing more pointless or futile than to succumb to worshipping other gods because none of them will ever come close to the awesomeness of Hashem.
Moses reminds the people that it is HASHEM who…
…enables Israel to dwell in the land in safety and security.
…provides Israel abundant rains so that they will have plenty of food.
…delivered Israel from bondage in Egypt.
…constantly keeps His eye over Israel so as to protect them from all forms of danger whether seen or unseen (especially corona viruses from the nations).
Finally, at the close, we’re told if Israel is faithful to Hashem, He will make their enemies fall on their faces before them and depending on the Bible translation, we’re given this imagery of Israel placing her foot on top of the enemy’s back.
This was actually a common image in the ancient Middle East expressing the idea of how a victor has conquered and now has complete control over the enemy.
Bottomline, since Hashem will has got your back and will cover every need both seen and unseen and both expected and unexpected, there should never ever be any reason for Israel to turn to the gods, lifestyles, or philosophies of the gentile nations that surround them.
See you all next time as we begin the final chapter of the Torah.
NEXT TIME WE BEGIN DEUTERONOMY CHAPTER 34
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