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He said to them, I am one hundred twenty years old this day; I can no more go out and come in: and Yahweh has said to me, You shall not go over this Jordan.
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An End by Decree, Not Decay
Commentators explain that when Moses says, "I can no more go out and come in," he isn't describing physical failure. In fact, Deuteronomy 34:7 states his strength was undiminished. Instead, he is declaring the end of his God-given commission. His leadership role was concluding not due to weakness, but because God had decreed it was time for Joshua to take over.
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Deuteronomy
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I am one hundred and twenty years old - The 40 years of the wandering had passed since Moses, then 80 years old, spoke to Pharaoh (…
19th Century
Anglican
Deuteronomy 31:1–8. MOSES RESIGNS HIS CHARGE AS LEADER TO JOSHUA.
And Moses went and spoke.
16th Century
Protestant
And he said unto them, I am an hundred and twenty years old. Although Moses had often been proudly and disdainfully rejected, it was nonet…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he said unto them, I [am] an hundred and twenty years old this day Whether the me…
Moses assures Israel of the constant presence of God with them. This is applied by the apostle to all God's spiritual Israel, to encourage their fa…
