God’s presence promised and His glory shown. Now therefore, I pray you, if I have found favor in Your sight, let me know Your ways so that I may know You [becoming more deeply and intimately acquainted with You, recognizing and understanding Your ways more clearly] and that I may find grace and favor in Your sight. And consider also, that this nation is Your people.”And the LORD said, “My presence shall go with you, and I will give you rest [by bringing you and the people into the promised land].” Exo 33:13-14
INTRODUCTION TO THE OLD TESTAMENT
The Nation Israel Delivered and Organized
III. ISRAEL AT SINAI, Exodus 19:1-40:38
5. The Golden Calf; Penalty; Moses’ Intercession, Exodus 32:1-33:23
66. What did God grant in answer to Moses’ petition?
MOSES’ INTERCESSION
Moses said to the LORD, “See, You say to me, ‘Bring up this people,’ but You have not let me know whom You will send with me. Yet You have said, ‘I know you by name, and you have also found favor in My sight.’
Now therefore, I pray you, if I have found favor in Your sight, let me know Your ways so that I may know You [becoming more deeply and intimately acquainted with You, recognizing and understanding Your ways more clearly] and that I may find grace and favor in Your sight. And consider also, that this nation is Your people.”
And the LORD said, “My presence shall go with you, and I will give you rest [by bringing you and the people into the promised land].” [Deu_3:20]
And Moses said to Him, “If Your presence does not go [with me], do not lead us up from here.
For how then can it be known that Your people and I have found favor in Your sight? Is it not by Your going with us, so that we are distinguished, Your people and I, from all the [other] people on the face of the earth?”
The LORD said to Moses, “I will also do this thing that you have asked; for you have found favor (lovingkindness, mercy) in My sight and I have known you [personally] by name.” [Rev_2:17]
Then Moses said, “Please, show me Your glory!”
And God said, “I will make all My goodness pass before you, and I will proclaim the Name of the LORD before you; for I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show compassion (lovingkindness) on whom I will show compassion.” [Rom_9:15-16]
But He said, “You cannot see My face, for no man shall see Me and live!”
Then the LORD said, “Behold, there is a place beside Me, and you shall stand there on the rock;
and while My glory is passing by, I will put you in a cleft of the rock and protectively cover you with My hand until I have passed by.
Then I will take away My hand and you shall see My back; but My face shall not be seen.”
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Exodus 33:12-23
GOD’S PRESENCE PROMISED AND HIS GLORY SHOWN
When Moses found himself alone with God he made two outstanding requests:
(1) For God’s presence. “If thou dost not go with me, I cannot go; angels are not enough. They are fair, and sweet, and strong, but I want thee. Wilt thou leave me-a lonely man-to thread these desert wastes with this people? Thou hast put the burden on me, and thou canst not leave me to carry it alone!” It is good when a man gets to close grips with God, and it was to him according to his faith. See Exo_33:14.
(2) For a vision of God’s glory. Again the answer came as he asked-“I will put thee in a cleft of the rock.” The sides of the mountains are rent and scarred; but who can tell the anguish of Him who was “marred” for us? Yet, in the cleft wound of His side there is room for us to hide. “Rock of Ages, cleft for me!” On Calvary, a niche was hollowed out in which a world of sinners may find shelter.
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