Q. Why would Michael the Archangel want to keep Moses' body away from Satan? What would Satan do with his body? (Submitted by: Penny) A. Let's first look at where the Bible talks about the event you mention: "Yet Michael the archangel, in contending with the devil, when he disputed about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him a reviling accusation, but said, 'The Lord rebuke you!' " (Jude 1:9, NKJV throughout)
Now, in answer to your question, the first commandment states that we are to have no other gods before the true God. "And God spoke all these words, saying: 'I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have no other gods before Me.'" (Exodus 20:1-3)
Satan would have made the body of Moses and his grave an object of worship, just as he does with so many things in this world. Israel had formally been guilty of worshipping the golden calf, and the body and tomb of Moses, the revered leader of the nation, would have been a constant place of visit by the people of Israel, had they known where his body had been interred. People today do similar things such as Russia having a public tomb for Stalin and Lenin, many countries like the United States have a tomb for the 'unknown soldier,' and so on where people go today and dwell on the past. Memorials force us to dwell in the past, rather than dwelling in the present and going on with our lives. Some people worship these types of memorials as icons. God wants our worship to be only of Him, instead of some shrine to remind us of the past. Satan will use anything he can to direct the focus of our mind away from God and onto some physical thing that moves our mind away from our present life and God the Father. I hope this answers your question why Michael prevented Satan access to the body of Moses and his exact grave location. He did the same with the body of Aaron and Miriam. | 