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Summary of Deuteronomy 31This chapter marks the beginning of the end for Moses' leadership over the Israelites. At age 120, Moses knows he will soon die and will not enter the Promised Land (due to an earlier incident of disobedience at Meribah). Key events include:Moses publicly commissions Joshua as his successor, encouraging both Joshua and the people to be "strong and courageous" because God Himself will go before them, fight their enemies, and never leave or forsake them (verses 1–8, 23). This is one of the most famous encouragements in the Bible, echoed in later passages like Joshua 1 and Hebrews 13:5.

Moses finishes writing down the law (the Torah, or at least Deuteronomy as a summary/restatement of it) and entrusts it to the priests and elders for safekeeping. He commands that it be read aloud publicly every seventh year during the Feast of Tabernacles, so that everyone—including men, women, children, and foreigners—may hear, learn to fear the Lord, and obey (verses 9–13).

God predicts to Moses that after his death, the people will turn away from the covenant, worship other gods, and face disaster as a result (verses 16–22).

God instructs Moses to write a song (recorded in chapter 32) as a witness/testimony against Israel's future unfaithfulness.