Les Feldick Bible Study

How was Moses able to write the account of his own death?

Moses could write the account of his own death because God led every word of Scripture. This is the inspiration of Scripture: God enabled Moses to record it as if it were already past, like writing his own obituary and funeral while he was still alive.

Les explains that Moses wrote the account of his own death because God was leading every word of Scripture. In the setting of Deuteronomy 28, Israel was ready to go in and occupy Canaan under Joshua. Les points out that God had Moses write his own obituary and funeral while he was still alive, and Moses wrote the whole thing as if it were already past. This shows the beauty of Scripture and what is called inspiration: God led every word, so Moses could literally write the account of his own death.