OLD TESTAMENT TEXTS

Deuteronomy 34:1-12 is the account of Moses' death on Mount Nebo, his burial by God, and the passing on of his leadership to Joshua. Psalm 90:1-6, 13-17 is a prayer ascribed to Moses. The lectionary does not include v. 13, but it is included here since it introduces the prayer ascribed to Moses.

Deuteronomy 34:1-12 - "Standing Tiptoe on Mount Nebo"
Setting.   Deuteronomy 34  is the account of Moses' death. The chapter consists of careful to graps location in Moab and includes a reference to Joshua as the successor of Moses, for which the reader has been prepared since  Deuteronomy 31. In the present form of Deuteronomy the narrative account of the progression of leadership from Moses to Joshua is interspersed with the Song of Moses in chapter 32 and the Blessing in ch…