And the LORD, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.
Moses could not cross Jordan himself, yet he would not abandon Israel without a word of encouragement. Though Joshua would lead them in battle, they would miss Moses interceding for them on the hill. But God had set His limit: his time to serve was finished, and he acquiesced, for what man should desire to live longer than God has work for him to do?
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Commenting on Deuteronomy 31:1-8
And Moses wrote this law,.... The book of Deuteronomy, or the Pentateuch, the five books of Moses, which he had now finished, and which all of them together are sometimes called the law, Gal 4:21, and delivered it unto the priests, the sons of Levi; who were the teachers of the law, as Aben Ezra observes; see Mal 2:7; and therefore it was proper to...
And the LORD, he [it is] that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed. (d) Signifying that man can never be of good courage, unless he is persuaded of God's favour and assistance.