Deuteronomy 34:5 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

So Moses, the servant of the LORD, died there in the land of Moab, just as the LORD had said.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse records the death of Moses in Moab, exactly as God had told him would happen.

📚 Historical Context

This occurs at the end of Moses' 40-year leadership of Israel through the wilderness after their exodus from Egypt. Moses had been told by God that he would see the Promised Land but not enter it because of his disobedience at Meribah. He died at age 120 on Mount Nebo, within sight of the land God had promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

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