{"id":98141,"date":"2026-09-23T15:45:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T20:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=98141"},"modified":"2026-09-23T15:45:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T20:45:51","slug":"end-of-an-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/end-of-an-era\/","title":{"rendered":"End of an Era"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<p>by Zeke Flores<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;<em>So Moses the servant of Yahweh died there in the land of Moab<\/em>&#8221; (Deuteronomy 34:5).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Moses&#8217; death marks the end of an era. He didn&#8217;t enter the land, but he finished his assignment. The text emphasizes his identity: servant of Yahweh. That&#8217;s the defining description.<\/p>\n<p>Moses&#8217; legacy wasn&#8217;t built on perfection; it was built on faithfulness. He led, interceded, taught, and obeyed. He was sometimes disappointed, frustrated, and angry, but he always trusted God. His life shows that finishing well matters.<\/p>\n<p>In your life, focus on faithfulness, not visibility. Impact isn&#8217;t measured by public recognition, but by obedience to what God assigns. He&#8217;s the one who matters.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Zeke Flores &#8220;So Moses the servant of Yahweh died there in the land of Moab&#8221; (Deuteronomy 34:5). Moses&#8217; death marks the end of an era. He didn&#8217;t enter the land, but he finished his assignment. The text emphasizes his identity: servant of Yahweh. That&#8217;s the defining description. Moses&#8217; legacy wasn&#8217;t built on perfection; it&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[27],"tags":[1935,485],"class_list":["post-98141","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article","tag-legacy","tag-moses"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":24107,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/who-did-aaron-lead-to-the-promised-land\/","url_meta":{"origin":98141,"position":0},"title":"Who did Aaron lead to the promised land?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"July 20, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Who did Aaron lead to the promised land? Answer: Aaron was a leader in Israel, one of many actually. \"These are the ones who were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron numbered, with the leaders of Israel, twelve men, each one representing his father's house\" (Numbers 1:44). However, he wasn't\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":54338,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/why-were-michael-and-satan-arguing-about-the-body-of-moses\/","url_meta":{"origin":98141,"position":1},"title":"Why were Michael and Satan arguing about the body of Moses?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"September 29, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I have a Bible question about Jude:\u00a0 Why were Michael and Satan arguing about the corpse of Moses? Answer: \"Yet in the same way these men, also by dreaming, defile the flesh, and reject authority, and revile angelic majesties. But Michael the archangel, when he disputed with the devil\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":97449,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/you-shall-not-act-like-this-toward-the-lord-your-god\/","url_meta":{"origin":98141,"position":2},"title":"You Shall Not Act Like This Toward the Lord Your God","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"August 21, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"by Zeke Flores \"You shall not act like this toward Yahweh your God\" (Deuteronomy 12:4). Deuteronomy 12 focuses on worship, but not vaguely. In Deuteronomy 12:4, Moses is referring to the casual, anything-goes worship practices of the surrounding nations. Israel wasn't supposed to improvise their own version of worship; God\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Article&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":98802,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/they-were-for-testing\/","url_meta":{"origin":98141,"position":3},"title":"They Were for Testing","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"October 29, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"by Zeke Flores \"They were for testing Israel, to find out if they would obey the commandments of Yahweh, which He had commanded their fathers through Moses\" (Judges 3:4). Judges 3 explains something important. Yahweh allowed certain nations to remain in the land as a test. Not a trap, a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Article&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":98161,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/courage\/","url_meta":{"origin":98141,"position":4},"title":"Courage","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"September 23, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"by Zeke Flores \"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not be terrified nor dismayed, for Yahweh your God is with you wherever you go\" (Joshua 1:9). Joshua 1 opens with a major transition. Moses is gone, and Joshua now carries the weight of leading Israel into\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Article&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":24582,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/why-did-aaron-make-the-golden-calf\/","url_meta":{"origin":98141,"position":5},"title":"Why did Aaron make the golden calf?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"September 20, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Why did Aaron make the golden calf right after God had spoken the ten commandments to the Israelites? Answer: When confronted by Moses regarding his sin, Aaron blamed the people into pressuring him. \"You know the people, that they are set on evil\" (Exodus 32:22). 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