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to this day no one knows where his grave is. Moses was a hundred and
twenty years old when he died, yet his eyes were not weak nor his strength
gone.

Jude 1:9
But even the archangel Michael, when he was disputing with the devil
about the body of Moses, did not himself dare to condemn him for slander
but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”

We can discern from the first verse that it was the Lord himself who buried the
body of the Law and that was His intent. In the second verse, we are reminded that
it seems the devil has an undue interest in the body of the Law and even disputed
with Michael about it. I'm sure it is the devil's ongoing pursuit to revive the Law that
the saints may be kept under bondage and never come to maturity. The devil knows
that once the 'sons of God' are revealed that his time is short, so the longer he can
keep the saints under bondage failing to come into maturity, the longer he can
retain his rule as prince of this world. Nevertheless, we know that it will happen
according to God's timetable and no one else’s, even though the devil tries in vain to
change the times, or in this case to buy more time.
One other thing jumped out at me as well in the above verses. At the initiation
of the law, you mentioned that 3,000 died, and at Pentecost (initiation of life in the
Spirit) that 3,000 were saved. Likewise, at the death of the law, Moses was 120, and
at Pentecost (renewal of covenant of promise) 120 were in the upper room. Just an
observation, but like you said, Yahweh is a God of details and nothing is by chance!

Grace and Peace,
Brother Andrew Eberly

Andrew is correct in that Moses is the only person named to have been buried
by Yahweh. Such an unusual occurrence certainly bears careful scrutiny. I will add
some additional thoughts on this matter. In the Scripture Andrew cited we read,
“Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died, yet his eyes were not
weak nor his strength gone.” What this signifies is that the Law never abated in
its ability to show man his condition (his eyes were not weak). Additionally, the Law
retained its strength to the end, having the power to put men to death (nor his
strength gone).
It is certainly symbolic that Moses at the age of forty, sensing that he was called
of God, slew an Egyptian. The Law is a manslayer. Its ministry is one of
condemnation and death.

II Corinthians 3:9
For if the ministry of condemnation had glory, the ministry of
righteousness exceeds much more in glory.