XXXIII.
MOSES’ LAST BLESSING.
(1) Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel. — The title man of God is here used for the first time. Its counterpart is to be found in Deuteronomy 34:5 : “Moses the servant of Jehovah died.” The more any man is a “servant to Jehovah,” the more is he a “man of Elohim” to his fellow-men. After Moses, Elijah and Elisha are more especially described by this title (“man of God “) in the Old Testament.
Blessed... Israel before his death. — “And if not then, when should he?” (Rashi.)