Moses’ Burial Place...

If you ever wondered why God buried Moses in an unknown tomb, it’s most likely because if He buried him in a known place, Israel would’ve made it into a shrine, and people would’ve turned it into another religion. It’s what people do. It’s what the Israelites did with the golden calf when Moses was upon the mountain for so long. Human beings have a hard time worshipping God, because He commands us not to make graven images of anything. Since we can’t see God physically, we make something physical to worship. This intangibility, makes Him unique. You can’t put God in a box, so to say, He can’t be measured or replicated. He’s one-of-a-kind. Unfortunately, humans have a hard time with this. We feel the need to have something physical in order to worship it. Examples that can be taken out of context and worshipped would be the physical cross with Jesus on it. People, like Mary being prayed to. Like church buildings or altars. God does not want us worshipping things, created or not. He is the only Object worthy of our worship. Moses’ burial place is proof of this.

5 So Moses, the servant of the Lord, died there in the land of Moab, just as the Lord had said. 6 The Lord buried him in a valley near Beth-peor in Moab, but to this day no one knows the exact place. 7 Moses was 120  years old when he died, yet his eyesight was clear, and he was as strong as ever. 8 The people of Israel mourned for Moses on the plains of Moab for thirty days, until the customary period of mourning was over.9 Now Joshua son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had laid his hands on him. So the people of Israel obeyed him, doing just as the Lord had commanded Moses.10 There has never been another prophet in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face. Deuteronomy 34:5-10