The Final Words of Moses

A Closer Look at Deuteronomy 33:26–29

Mar 28, 2025

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The Covenant at Mount Sinai (Exodus 19-24), woodcut, published 1835 Israel hears the Ten Commandments of God down at Mount Sinai (Exodus 19 - 24). Wood engraving, published in 1835. moses stock illustrations

Deuteronomy has thirty-four chapters, and throughout the book we read the words of Moses to the new generation of Israelites who will inherit the promised land. Moses’s words are full of reminders, warnings, and applications. But in the final chapter of Deuteronomy (ch. 34), Moses doesn’t say a word. God is the one who speaks in that chapter.

When do we hear Moses speak for the last time? The final words of Moses are actually in the penultimate chapter of Deuteronomy. We find them in Deuteronomy 33:26–29.