We have come to the conclusion of the Pentateuch and Moses’ life. From being drawn from the reeds of the Nile River to the plagues in Egypt to leading Israel through the wilderness, Moses’ life has been a thrilling adventure. The renowned preacher, DL Moody, said, “Moses spent forty years thinking he was somebody; forty years learning he was nobody; and forty years discovering what God can do with a nobody.”
The last chapter of Deuteronomy gives us a short summary of Moses’ life. He died at the age of 120, but his eyes were not dim, and he was as strong as ever (Deut. 34:7). Moses’ life can be summed up like this: “And there arose not a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face, In all the signs and the wonders, which the Lord sent him to do in the land of Egypt to Pharaoh, and to all his servants, and to all his land, and in all that mighty hand, and in all the great terror which Moses shewed in the sight of all Israel” (Deut. 34:10–12).
Moses stood before Pharaoh and demanded for Israel to be set free. He stood before Aaron and Levites and anointed them to be priests in Israel. He stood before his detractors and defended God’s laws. While Moses stood before many great people, he only bowed before his Lord. And because of that he was able to know the Lord face to face.
One of the greatest lessons we can learn from the life of Moses is that he had a relationship with the Lord. He was able to do so many extraordinary things because he had an extraordinary relationship with God. Beloved, that is the attribute of Moses that we should seek to attain the most.