In this video listen to Deuteronomy 33 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer.

In Deuteronomy 33 contains the benediction of Moses. It is the last words of a very great man. In the ancient near east it was customary on a death bed for patriarchs to say important things, just as we saw with Jacob in Genesis 49. This death bed blessing however doesn’t have some of the obvious nasty “blessings” that Jacob spoke and is much more positive.

I call this a true blessing, because it is a passage of grace, with redemption being extended by God to every tribe, regardless of their past, or what God knows their future will be. For example in verse 6 Moses says of Reuben. “Let Reuben live, and not die;” This is a great example of the redemptive blessing given here by Moses. While the blessing of Jacob was true, here God’s mercy is ext ...