🪨 Deuteronomy 34

Deuteronomy 34 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. Yahweh showed him all the land of Gilead, to Dan,” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.

Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, “Moses was one hundred twenty years old when he died. His eye was not dim, nor his strength gone.” Deuteronomy 34 opens with these words: “Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. Yahweh showed him all the land of…” The line to keep is Deuteronomy 34:8: “The children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days, until the days of weeping in the mourning for Moses were ended.” Carry the word “children” from that verse into the rest of the day.

The line worth learning out loud is Deuteronomy 34:8: “The children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days, until the days of weeping in the mourning for Moses were ended.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.

What happens first in Deuteronomy 34? Then try this: Read “The children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days, until the days of weeping in the…” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.