2. Numbers 27: 12-13 12 Then the Lord said to Moses,
“Go up this mountain in the Abarim Range and see the land I have given
the Israelites. 13 After you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was”

3. our own mortality (and even when not), it has become common for people
When faced with
our own mortality (and even when not), it has become common for people
to come up with their personal “bucket lists” of experiences to have or personal loose-ends to tie up before death.

4. Despite Moses making
it clear to God that
he would like to visit the edge of the Promised Land (Deut. 3:25), he surrenders his “bucket list” agenda to God’s Will…wanting his last days to have maximum eternal impact.

5. Numbers 27: 15-23 Moses humbly asks for God to appoint
a new leader over Israel before he dies, so that he might know they won’t be “shepherdless” in his absence.
To no one’s surprise… the choice is Joshua

6. 7 Then Moses summoned Joshua and
Deuteronomy 31: 7-8
7 Then Moses summoned Joshua and
said to him in the presence of all Israel,
“Be strong and courageous, for you must go with this people into the land that
the Lord swore to their ancestors to give them, and you must divide it among them as their inheritance. 8 The Lord Himself goes before you and will be with you;
He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”

7. Numbers 31: 1-24
As Moses’ last act as
a military leader,
God instructs him to go to war against the Midianites for their role in the “Moabite seduction,” as well as to find and kill the prophet Balaam.

8. Deuteronomy 29-31 Moses renews the covenant with the people
God will honor and bless repentant people
Obeying God = Life
(30: 11-21) Blessings
Disobedience = Death
Cursings
Law read every 7 years

9. Deuteronomy 33
Similar to the other Old Testament patriarchs, Moses takes time before
his death to bless & pray for each of the
12 tribes of Israel… the same group of people that spent a great portion of their time rebelling against his leadership.

10. The Death and Legacy of Moses
Deuteronomy 34
The Death and Legacy of Moses

11. No matter
when we “go to the mountain,” we all will have a day when we leave this life and have our
1-on-1 encounter
with God.

12. the mood of this encounter with God:
Whether we have chosen to accept Jesus Christ’s sacrifice for our sins will determine
the mood of this encounter with God:
Grateful joy or
Remorseful terror

13. Matthew 17: 1-13
We know of Moses’ place in God’s Heaven by Jesus summoning him & the prophet Elijah during the “Transfiguration.”

14. Like many godly kings and prophets who would follow after him (as well as Jesus and his apostles), Moses wasn’t rightly appreciated during his life.
From this point on, both the person and the Book Joshua will become the main focus of this Series.

15. “Last Lessons” from Moses
1.) Trading in your dreams for God’s Plan
always leads to your eventual blessing.
2.) On God’s scoresheet, humility wins.
3.) Pass the Torch…Take the Torch