Lessons                                                                       Bread of Life                                                              1 March 2025

Deuteronomy 34:1–12

         ₁Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which is opposite Jericho. And the Lord showed him all the land, Gilead as far as Dan, ₂all Naphtali, the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the western sea, ₃the Negeb, and the Plain, that is, the Valley of Jericho the city of palm trees, as far as Zoar. ₄And the Lord said to him, "This is the land of which I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, ‘I will give it to your offspring.' I have let you see it with your eyes, but you shall not go over there." ₅So Moses the servant of the Lord died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the Lord, ₆and he buried him in the valley in the land of Moab opposite Beth-peor; but no one knows the place of his burial to this day. ₇Moses was 120 years old when he died. His eye was undimmed, and his vigor unabated. ₈And the people of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days. Then the days of weeping and mourning for Moses were ended.

         ₉And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had laid his hands on him. So the people of Israel obeyed him and did as the Lord had commanded Moses. ₁₀And there has not arisen a prophet since in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face, ₁₁none like him for all the signs and the wonders that the Lord sent him to do in the land of Egypt, to Pharaoh and to all his servants and to all his land, ₁₂and for all the mighty power and all the great deeds of terror that Moses did in the sight of all Israel.

Psalm 99

₁The Lord reigns; let the peoples | tremble!*

         He sits enthroned upon the cherubim; let the | earth quake!

₂The Lord is great in | Zion;*

         he is exalted over all the | peoples.

₃Let them praise your great and | awesome name!*

         Ho- | ly is he!

₄The King in his might loves | justice.*

         You have established equity;

you have executed justice

         and righteousness in | Jacob.

₅Exalt the Lord our God;

         worship at his | footstool!*

         Ho- | ly is he!

₆Moses and Aaron were among his priests,

         Samuel also was among those who called up- | on his name.*

         They called to the Lord, and he | answered them.

₇In the pillar of the cloud he | spoke to them;*

         they kept his testimonies

         and the statute that he | gave them.

₈O Lord our God, you | answered them;*

         you were a forgiving God to them,

         but an avenger of their wrong- | doings.

₉Exalt the Lord our God,

         and worship at his holy | mountain;*

         for the Lord our God is | holy!

Hebrews 3:1–6

         ₁Therefore, holy brothers, you who share in a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession, ₂who was faithful to him who appointed him, just as Moses also was faithful in all God's house. ₃For Jesus has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses—as much more glory as the builder of a house has more honor than the house itself. ₄(For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.) ₅Now Moses was faithful in all God's house as a servant, to testify to the things that were to be spoken later, ₆but Christ is faithful over God's house as a son. And we are his house if indeed we hold fast our confidence and our boasting in our hope.

Luke 9:28–36

         ₂₈Now about eight days after these sayings [Jesus] took with him Peter and John and James and went up on the mountain to pray. ₂₉And as he was praying, the appearance of his face was altered, and his clothing became dazzling white. ₃₀And behold, two men were talking with him, Moses and Elijah, ₃₁who appeared in glory and spoke of his departure, which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem. ₃₂Now Peter and those who were with him were heavy with sleep, but when they became fully awake they saw his glory and the two men who stood with him. ₃₃And as the men were parting from him, Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is good that we are here. Let us make three tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah"—not knowing what he said. ₃₄As he was saying these things, a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. ₃₅And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is my Son, my Chosen One; listen to him!" ₃₆And when the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silent and told no one in those days anything of what they had seen.