(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
Deuteronomy 32:44–52, “And Moses came and spake all the words of this song in the ears of the people, he, and Hoshea the son of Nun. And Moses made an end of speaking all these words to all Israel: And he said unto them, Set your hearts unto all the words which I testify among you this day, which ye shall command your children to observe to do, all the words of this law. For it is not a vain thing for you; because it is your life: and through this thing ye shall prolong your days in the land, whither ye go over Jordan to possess it. And the LORD spake unto Moses that selfsame day, saying, Get thee up into this mountain Abarim, unto mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, that is over against Jericho; and behold the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel for a possession: And die in the mount whither thou goest up, and be gathered unto thy people; as Aaron thy brother died in mount Hor, and was gathered unto his people: Because ye trespassed against me among the children of Israel at the waters of Meribah-Kadesh, in the wilderness of Zin; because ye sanctified me not in the midst of the children of Israel. Yet thou shalt see the land before thee; but thou shalt not go thither unto the land which I give the children of Israel.”
Moses made sure that he finished the task the Lord gave Him. He was sent to deliver Israel from slavery in Egypt and bring them to the Promised Land. However, he also had to teach them that they had obligations to the Lord as well. Their job was to actively take part in brining the blessings, which the Lord promised to Abraham, to all the families of the earth. In order to do this they had to live according the Law of the Lord and be a good example of the fact that there is one God and His people must bow before Him. As part of his final task Moses wrote this song so that Israel could learn to sing it and remember all that the Lord commanded them. Obeying the Law was to be the core of their lives. Everything they did was to be governed by the Law. It was not just a vain thing, that is, an invention of man but it was absolutely essential to their existence. After Moses had finished writing the song and teaching Israel how to sing it, the Lord told him to go up into a high mountain so that he could see the Land before He died. There is on evidence that Moses ever entered the Promised Land but he played an essential role in bringing the nation to that Land.
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