From Petra, we left for Mt. Nebo.
"Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which is across from Jericho. And the Lord showed him all the land of Gilead as far as Dan, all Naphtali and the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the Western Sea, the South, and the plain of the Valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, as far as Zoar.
"Then the Lord said to him, “This is the land of which I swore to give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, saying, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’ I have caused you to see it with your eyes, but you shall not cross over there.”
"So Moses the servant of the Lord died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the Lord.
"And He buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, opposite Beth Peor; but no one knows his grave to this day. Moses was one hundred and twenty years old when he died. His eyes were not dim nor his natural vigor diminished. And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days. So the days of weeping and mourning for Moses ended."
- Deut. 34:1-8
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There is a church built on top of the mountain.
Around the back of it, is a memorial of the caduceus.
| Today, this is a medical symbol of healing.
So Moses made a bronze serpent and set it on a pole. And if a serpent bit anyone, he would look at the bronze serpent and live.
- Numbers 21:9
Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes in Him may have eternal life.…
- John 3:14 & 15
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Some Facts about Mount Nebo
- This is actually the location where Moses first saw the Promised Land.
- The top of Mount Nebo is called "Pisgah" which means "the high summit".
- "Nebo" comes from the word "nevi", which means "prophet."
- NOTE: The Hebrew Bible is divided into three sections: The Law, the Prophets and the Writings. (Heb. Toran, Neviim and Kethuvim)
On the Road to Emmaus, Jesus spoke with two disciples.
He said to them, "This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms."
- Luke 24:44
The church on at the summit (Pisgah) is a memorial to Moses:
As I was visiting this site, I remember the ones of one of my favorite songs: Sweet Hour of Prayer.
Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!
That calls me from a world of care,
And bids me at my Father’s throne
Make all my wants and wishes known.
In seasons of distress and grief,
My soul has often found relief,
And oft escaped the tempter’s snare,
By thy return, sweet hour of prayer!
Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!
Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!
Thy wings shall my petition bear
To Him whose truth and faithfulness
Engage the waiting soul to bless.
And since He bids me seek His face,
Believe His Word and trust His grace,
I’ll cast on Him my every care,
And wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer!
Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!
May I thy consolation share,
Till, from Mount Pisgah’s lofty height,
I view my home and take my flight.
In my immortal flesh I'll rise
To seize the everlasting prize,
And shout, while passing through the air,
“Farewell, farewell, sweet hour of prayer!”
- Adventist Hymnal, 478
And here's a random, photogenic cat. :)
This is the Abu Badd. It's a stone that would seal a tomb.
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