In Deuteronomy, chapter thirty-four, verse one, Moses gets a glimpse of the promised land. Only after death does he inherit the city, which has a foundation whose builder and maker is God. Those who have lived in fellowship with God do not fear death. Due to their trust in God, they can even anticipate the end of life with peace and joy.
When the Israelites had lain encamped for some time where Moses had repeated to them the law, he later blessed the several tribes. Then at the command of God, Moses went up to the mountain. Nebo was one of the mountains of Abarim, which formed a ridge of them, and Pisgah was the highest point of Nebo, which was over against Jericho on the other side of Jordan. To this place Moses went, to the top of this high mountain, for aught appears, without any support or help, his natural force not being reduced, though a hundred and twenty years old; and here he seems to have gone alone.
The Word of the Lord appeared to Moses in the bush, sent him to Egypt, wrought miracles by him there, led him and the people of Israel through the Red sea and wilderness, and brought them to where they now were. Although the eye of Moses did not become dim, as was usual at such an age, it can hardly be thought it should be so strong as to take a distinct view of the whole land of Canaan to the utmost borders of it. No doubt Moses’ natural sight was wonderfully strengthened and increased by the Lord, by His direction: first to behold the land of Gilead on that side of Jordan where he was, and which was the possession of the two tribes of Reuben and Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.