Moses the
servant of the Lord died there in Moab, as the Lord had said (Deuteronomy 34:5).
Congratulations on
reading through the Pentateuch – the Books of Moses. Although nowhere in these
five books is it claimed that all these words were penned by Moses; for some
the tradition alone is enough reason for fisticuffs with anyone who might dare
suggest that perhaps Moses didn’t write them. Most scholars would agree that
these books are the product of multiple oral traditions and, once written down,
subject to several revisions before coming to their final form sometime in the
sixth century BC.
So how did Moses
report the details of his own death? Regarding the above verse there are
basically three schools of thought: 1) Moses knew he was going to die and wrote
these paragraphs prophetically; 2) Moses wrote the rest of the Pentateuch and
someone else scribbled these few verses at the end; or 3) what I said in the
preceding paragraph.
Whether or not Moses
wrote these books should in no way impact our relationship with God. The
authoritative Word of God is not threatened by asking questions. God can take
it. He has big shoulders. The Bible can take it. How could I stake my life,
both abundant and eternal, on it, if it couldn’t?
TODAY’S MEDITATION
Flip through the five books
of Moses and this one book of Tim, reminiscing over what you’ve read, and ask
God to remind you of any lessons he’s taught you so far.
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