The Song of Moses
Jessica Mejeuro
10/12/2013
The Song of Moses
The Song of Moses is a rather long poem found in chapter 32 of Deuteronomy. This poem is proposed to have been written by Moses as a witness for God against the Israelites. In the old age of Moses, just before his passing on Mount Nebo, Moses was instructed by God to write down and recite this poem to the Israelites before they entered the promise land.
After Moses led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt, they acted in a manner that was very unappealing. Not only did they complain and act completely ungrateful, many of them turned away from God to worship their own self-created idols. Moses basically had to keep snapping these people back into the correct direction and reminding them of God’s laws. When it came time for them to leave Moses behind, due to him not being allotted into the promise land, God knew that without the direction of Moses, his people would most definitely became horribly corrupt and filled with sin.
Once Moses is finished writing this poem, he prepares for the people to hear his voice. He says “Gather unto me all the Elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to record against them. For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.” Deuteronomy 31:38-30. Moses is summoning the Elders, leaders, officials so that he may teach them this song and record the happenings of what God has witnessed from the people. Since Moses is about to pass over and he is taught that his people will for sure turn away from God, this song will create a history so that the people will know what they have done, and what their God has done for them.
The song, or poem starts with Moses, once again calling his people
10/12/2013
The Song of Moses
The Song of Moses is a rather long poem found in chapter 32 of Deuteronomy. This poem is proposed to have been written by Moses as a witness for God against the Israelites. In the old age of Moses, just before his passing on Mount Nebo, Moses was instructed by God to write down and recite this poem to the Israelites before they entered the promise land.
After Moses led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt, they acted in a manner that was very unappealing. Not only did they complain and act completely ungrateful, many of them turned away from God to worship their own self-created idols. Moses basically had to keep snapping these people back into the correct direction and reminding them of God’s laws. When it came time for them to leave Moses behind, due to him not being allotted into the promise land, God knew that without the direction of Moses, his people would most definitely became horribly corrupt and filled with sin.
Once Moses is finished writing this poem, he prepares for the people to hear his voice. He says “Gather unto me all the Elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to record against them. For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.” Deuteronomy 31:38-30. Moses is summoning the Elders, leaders, officials so that he may teach them this song and record the happenings of what God has witnessed from the people. Since Moses is about to pass over and he is taught that his people will for sure turn away from God, this song will create a history so that the people will know what they have done, and what their God has done for them.
The song, or poem starts with Moses, once again calling his people