Deuteronomy chapter 33

vs 1

Thoughtful to the last, he decides to bless the tribes before he goes. As far as I know he only has nice things to say. It is a time of celebration after all, even if not for him.

vs 2

Once again, we get a historical recount. The repetition is vital to people remembering God's actions for them.

vs 3

The Lord is praised here - no point blessing the tribes if you're not also going to bless God with praise. Note that God is praised for his love, his power, but also because he hands down instruction. I assume the holy ones are the Israelites, since the instruction they receive...

vs 4

...is the law of Moses. I don't know if God handed that down to angels.

vs 5

God is quite clearly portrayed as king here, as is fitting for the handing down of the suzerain/vassal covenant.

vs 6

If you take the alternative, then there is something that is less than ideal in Moses' blessing. Otherwise it is simple and good.

vs 7

There's nothing bad about Judah in this, but it does sound like Judah is going to be defending itself a lot.

vs 8

This is of course talking about Moses himself, being a Levite. he might in this verse be passing over the control of the Urim and Thummin (the coins of telling God's will) to the Levites.

vs 9

Still talking about Moses, but I think the again is passing the attitude over to the Levites - they will no longer care about their families, but the custody of the Law will be their primary concern.

vs 10

These are most obviously the responsibilities of Levi. So the blessing is actually yet to come. But with all these responsibilities, it is important that Levi is properly blessed, I guess.