The Death of Moses

34 ^(A)Now Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which is opposite Jericho. And the Lord ^(B)showed him all the land, Gilead as far as Dan, ² and all Naphtali and the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah as far as the ^[a](C)western sea, ³ and the ^[b]Negev and the territory in the Valley of Jericho, ^(D)the city of palm trees, as far as Zoar. ⁴ Then the Lord said to him, “This is the land which ^(E)I swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, saying, ‘I will give it to your ^[c]descendants’; I have let you see it with your eyes, but you will not go over there.” ⁵ So Moses ^(F)the servant of the Lord ^(G)died there in the land of Moab, in accordance with the ^[d]word of the Lord. ⁶ And He buried him in the valley in the land of Moab, ^(H)opposite Beth-peor; but ^(I)no one knows his burial place to this day. ⁷ Although Moses was ^(J)120 years old when he died, ^(K)his eyesight was not dim, nor had his vigor left him. ⁸ So the sons of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab for thirty days; then the days of weeping and mourning for Moses came to an end.

⁹ Now Joshua the son of Nun was ^(L)filled with the spirit of wisdom, because Moses had laid his hands on him; and the sons of Israel listened to him and did as the Lord had commanded Moses. ¹⁰ Since that time ^(M)no prophet has risen in Israel like Moses, whom ^(N)the Lord knew face to face, ¹¹ for all the signs and wonders which the Lord sent him to perform in the land of Egypt against Pharaoh, all his servants, and all his land— ¹² and for all the mighty ^[e]power and all the great terror which Moses performed in the sight of all Israel.

Intent of the Law

^15 (A)Brothers and sisters, ^(B)I speak ^[a]in terms of human relations: ^(C)even though it is only a man’s ^[b]covenant, yet when it has been ratified, no one sets it aside or adds ^[c]conditions to it. ¹⁶ Now the promises were spoken ^(D)to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say, “And to seeds,” as one would in referring to many, but rather as in referring to one, “^(E)And to your seed,” that is, Christ. ¹⁷ What I am saying is this: the Law, which came ^(F)430 years later, does not invalidate a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to nullify the promise. ¹⁸ For ^(G)if the inheritance is ^[d]based on law, it is no longer ^[e]based on a promise; but ^(H)God has granted it to Abraham by means of a promise.

^19 (I)Why the Law then? It was added on account of the ^[f]violations, having been ^(J)ordered through angels ^(K)at the hand of a ^[g]mediator, until ^(L)the Seed would come to whom the promise had been made. ²⁰ Now ^(M)a mediator is not ^[h]for one party only; but God is only one. ²¹ Is the Law then contrary to the promises of God? ^[i](N)Far from it! For ^(O)if a law had been given that was able to impart life, then righteousness ^[j]would indeed have been ^[k]based on law. ²² But the Scripture has ^(P)confined ^[l]everyone under sin, so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.

²³ But before faith came, ^[m]we were kept in custody under the Law, ^(Q)being confined for the faith that was destined to be revealed. ²⁴ Therefore the Law has become our ^[n](R)guardian to lead us to Christ, so that ^(S)we may be justified by faith. ²⁵ But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a ^[o](T)guardian. ²⁶ For you are all ^(U)sons and daughters of God through faith in ^(V)Christ Jesus. ²⁷ For all of you who were ^(W)baptized into Christ have ^(X)clothed yourselves with Christ. ^28 (Y)There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is ^[p]neither male nor female; for ^(Z)you are all one in ^(AA)Christ Jesus. ²⁹ And if ^(AB)you ^[q]belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s ^[r]descendants, heirs according to ^(AC)promise.