Beginning of the End - Ellen G. White

with a special blessing on them all:
The eternal God is your refuge, And underneath are the
everlasting arms. ... Then Israel shall dwell in safety, The fountain
of Jacob alone, In a land of grain and new wine; His heavens shall
also drop dew. Happy are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people
saved by the Lord, The shield of your help. Deuteronomy 33:27-29
Moses turned from the congregation, and in silence and alone
made his way up "Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah." He stood on
that lonely mountain and gazed with clear eyes on the scene spread
out before him.
Far away to the west lay the blue waters of the Mediterranean
Sea. In the north Mount Hermon stood out against the sky. To the
east was the high plain of Moab. And beyond lay Bashan, the scene
of Israel's triumph. To the south stretched the desert, where they had
wandered so long.
Alone, Moses reviewed his life of hardships since he turned
from courtly honors and from a prospective kingdom in Egypt to
decide that his future would be with God's chosen people. He called
to mind those long years in the desert with Jethro's flocks, the
Angel's appearance at the burning bush, and his call to deliver Israel.
Again he could see the mighty miracles of God's power displayed on
behalf of the chosen people, and His long-suffering mercy during
the years of their wandering and rebellion. Of all the adults in the
vast army that left Egypt, only two had been found so faithful that
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