Moses' Song

We won't see the song itself until tomorrow, but in Deuteronomy 31:19-21, God tells Moses to write it. I'm no expert on Christian music or hymns, but I'm pretty sure this particular song didn't make it into any of our hymnals, because in this song, God wants the people of Israel to know that HE KNOWS they won't follow his commandments, and he wants them to know in advance that he knows.

All of us are imbued with 20/20 hindsight, the most useless function in the world. Telling you at noon that the sun is going to rise in the east at 6:00 am doesn't exactly set me up as an expert on astronomy, and God wouldn't show himself to be God if he just came back after Israel sinned and said "I knew this was going to happen." This is the power of prophecy, the 100% accurate foretelling of events. This is what should get the Israelites' attention, because they've had a front-row seat to the power and majesty of the Lord for the past 40 years. One would think that would count for something.

And yet, are we any different today? Imagine an Israelite magically transported into the 21st Century--he'd be absolutely dumbfounded by what we have. That Israelite would consider this heaven, while we bide our time demanding more and  unsatisfied with what we have. The circumstances may have changed, but the things that the Lord warned about, namely, worshiping false gods and rejecting him, are just as prevalent today. Even Moses knew it, because he stated in 31:27 "how much more will you rebel after I die?" The sad part is, we're still part of that rebellion today. Lucky for us, we have the intercession of Jesus, so instead of worrying about how we fall short of God, we should instead thank him for his forgiveness and strive to spread that message as far as we can in the manner the Spirit would lead us.

Scott