This chapter is a beautiful piece of Hebrew poetry. Moses, the man of God, will soon go home to be with the Lord. But before he died, he was given one final duty; to personally bless each of the 12 tribes of Israel just as Isaac and Jacob had done before him. Moses had served God for over 40 years, and those years had been blessed with wonder-filled miracles of God as He delivered His people.<\/p>\n
Upon careful study we find there are 5 blessings in the first 5 verses alone.<\/p>\n
1. The blessing of God\u2019s majestic presence in their midst. Moses reminds them of God’s majestic glory, which they saw shining on Mt. Sinai like the sun flooding the desert wilderness. God’s point was that He would continue to be with them if they would choose to walk with Him.<\/p>\n
2. The blessing of God\u2019s love and care. God loved His people by giving them all the provisions they needed. He gave them security and protection, ensuring they were safe from harm and enemies.<\/p>\n
3. The blessing of God\u2019s gift of worship. His people were given the privilege of coming near to Him in worship.<\/p>\n
4. The blessing of God\u2019s instruction manual given to them in the law. He gave His word so that His people would know how to live, how to secure fullness of life, and how to have victory over the trials and temptations of life.<\/p>\n
5. The blessing of God’s promise to rule and reign over them. The state of Israel was to be a theocracy with God Himself as their Ruler, King, and Master. The leaders of the nation were to seek the counsel of God in all decisions, using His word as the nation\u2019s constitution. God did this so the nation of Israel would be a light to the gentile nations surrounding them.<\/p>\n
God is still in the business of giving blessings to His children. He blesses us with each new day of life, giving us every necessity we need, so that they can in turn be a blessing to others.<\/p>\n
“LORD, we thank You for the many blessings You continue to pour out on our lives faithfully. You, without doubt, are Faithful and True.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n =============================================================<\/p>\n\n\n\n Deuteronomy 33 KJV<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1<\/sup>\u00a0And this\u00a0is\u00a0<\/em>the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.\u00a02<\/sup>\u00a0And he said, The\u00a0LORD\u00a0came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand\u00a0went\u00a0<\/em>a fiery law for them.\u00a0\u00a03<\/sup>\u00a0Yea, he loved the people; all his saints\u00a0are\u00a0<\/em>in thy hand: and they sat down at thy feet;\u00a0every one\u00a0<\/em>shall receive of thy words.\u00a04<\/sup>\u00a0Moses commanded us a law,\u00a0even\u00a0<\/em>the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.\u00a05<\/sup>\u00a0And he was king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people\u00a0and\u00a0<\/em>the tribes of Israel were gathered together. 6<\/sup> Let Reuben live, and not die; and let\u00a0not\u00a0<\/em>his men be few. 7<\/sup>\u00a0And this\u00a0is the blessing\u00a0<\/em>of Judah: and he said, Hear,\u00a0LORD, the voice of Judah, and bring him unto his people: let his hands be sufficient for him; and be thou an help\u00a0to him\u00a0<\/em>from his enemies. 8<\/sup> And of Levi he said,\u00a0Let\u00a0<\/em>thy Thummim and thy Urim\u00a0be\u00a0<\/em>with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Massah,\u00a0and with\u00a0<\/em>whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;\u00a09<\/sup>\u00a0Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant.\u00a010<\/sup>\u00a0They shall teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law: they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a011<\/sup>\u00a0Bless,\u00a0LORD, his substance, and accept the work of his hands: smite through the loins of them that rise against him, and of them that hate him, that they rise not again. 12<\/sup>\u00a0And\u00a0<\/em>of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the\u00a0LORD\u00a0shall dwell in safety by him;\u00a0and the\u00a0LORD\u00a0<\/em>shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders. 13<\/sup> And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the\u00a0LORD\u00a0be\u00a0<\/em>his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath,\u00a014<\/sup>\u00a0And for the precious fruits\u00a0brought forth\u00a0<\/em>by the sun, and for the precious things put forth by the moon,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a015<\/sup>\u00a0And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills,\u00a016<\/sup>And for the precious things of the earth and fulness thereof, and\u00a0for\u00a0<\/em>the good will of him that dwelt in the bush: let\u00a0the blessing\u00a0<\/em>come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the top of the head of him\u00a0that was\u00a0<\/em>separated from his brethren.\u00a017<\/sup>\u00a0His glory\u00a0is like\u00a0<\/em>the firstling of his bullock, and his horns\u00a0are like\u00a0<\/em>the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they\u00a0are\u00a0<\/em>the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they\u00a0are\u00a0<\/em>the thousands of Manasseh.\u00a0 18<\/sup>\u00a0And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; and, Issachar, in thy tents. 19<\/sup> They shall call the people unto the mountain; there they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness: for they shall suck\u00a0of\u00a0<\/em>the abundance of the seas, and\u00a0of\u00a0<\/em>treasures hid in the sand. 20<\/sup>\u00a0And of Gad he said, Blessed be\u00a0<\/em>he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head.\u00a021<\/sup>\u00a0And he provided the first part for himself, because there,\u00a0in\u00a0<\/em>a portion of the lawgiver,\u00a0was he\u00a0<\/em>seated; and he came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the\u00a0LORD, and his judgments with Israel.\u00a0 22<\/sup>\u00a0And of Dan he said, Dan\u00a0is\u00a0<\/em>a lion\u2019s whelp: he shall leap from Bashan. 23<\/sup> And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favour, and full with the blessing of the\u00a0LORD: possess thou the west and the south. 24<\/sup> And of Asher he said,\u00a0Let\u00a0<\/em>Asher\u00a0be\u00a0<\/em>blessed with children; let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil.\u00a025<\/sup>\u00a0Thy shoes\u00a0shall be\u00a0<\/em>iron and brass; and as thy days,\u00a0so shall\u00a0<\/em>thy strength\u00a0be<\/em>.\u00a0 26<\/sup>\u00a0There is\u00a0<\/em>none like unto the God of Jeshurun,\u00a0who\u00a0<\/em>rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky.\u00a027<\/sup>\u00a0The eternal God\u00a0is thy\u00a0<\/em>refuge, and underneath\u00a0are\u00a0<\/em>the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy\u00a0them\u00a0<\/em>.\u00a028<\/sup>\u00a0Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob\u00a0shall be\u00a0<\/em>upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew.\u00a029<\/sup>\u00a0Happy\u00a0art\u00a0<\/em>thou, O Israel: who\u00a0is\u00a0<\/em>like unto thee, O people saved by the\u00a0LORD, the shield of thy help, and who\u00a0is\u00a0<\/em>the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; 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