7 Now Moses used to take a tent and pitch it outside the camp some distance away, calling it the “tent of meeting.” Anyone inquiring of the Lord would go to the tent of meeting outside the camp. 8 And whenever Moses went out to the tent, all the people rose and stood at the entrances to their tents, watching Moses until he entered the tent.
“Some distance away,” but Moses could still be seen by others in this situation.
9 As Moses went into the tent, the pillar of cloud would come down and stay at the entrance, while the Lord spoke with Moses. 10 Whenever the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance to the tent, they all stood and worshiped, each at the entrance to their tent.
Consistent with the cloud that went before them out of Egypt.
11 The Lord would speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend.
How cool is that?
Then Moses would return to the camp, but his young aide Joshua son of Nun did not leave the tent.
Joshua was getting it ready for next time?
12 Moses said to the Lord, “You have been telling me, ‘Lead these people,’ but you have not let me know whom you will send with me. You have said, ‘I know you by name and you have found favor with me.’ 13 If you are pleased with me, teach me your ways so I may know you and continue to find favor with you. Remember that this nation is your people.”
One of the reasons God likes Moses so much.
14 The Lord replied, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”
15 Then Moses said to him, “If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here. 16 How will anyone know that you are pleased with me and with your people unless you go with us? What else will distinguish me and your people from all the other people on the face of the earth?”
Moses gets it.
17 And the Lord said to Moses, “I will do the very thing you have asked, because I am pleased with you and I know you by name.”
What a cool thing to be able to hear from the Lord.
18 Then Moses said, “Now show me your glory.”
Be careful what you wish for, Moses.
19 And the Lord said, “I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, the Lord, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. 20 But,” he said, “you cannot see my face, for no one may see me and live.”
It’s just too much to take in.
21 Then the Lord said, “There is a place near me where you may stand on a rock. 22 When my glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the rock and cover you with my hand until I have passed by. 23 Then I will remove my hand and you will see my back; but my face must not be seen.”
A fair compromise.
Scripture Discussed: Exodus 33:7-23
IIWAC: Moses Meeting With The Lord
“Some distance away,” but Moses could still be seen by others in this situation.
9 As Moses went into the tent, the pillar of cloud would come down and stay at the entrance, while the Lord spoke with Moses. 10 Whenever the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance to the tent, they all stood and worshiped, each at the entrance to their tent.
Consistent with the cloud that went before them out of Egypt.
11 The Lord would speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend.
How cool is that?
Then Moses would return to the camp, but his young aide Joshua son of Nun did not leave the tent.
Joshua was getting it ready for next time?
12 Moses said to the Lord, “You have been telling me, ‘Lead these people,’ but you have not let me know whom you will send with me. You have said, ‘I know you by name and you have found favor with me.’ 13 If you are pleased with me, teach me your ways so I may know you and continue to find favor with you. Remember that this nation is your people.”
One of the reasons God likes Moses so much.
14 The Lord replied, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”
15 Then Moses said to him, “If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here. 16 How will anyone know that you are pleased with me and with your people unless you go with us? What else will distinguish me and your people from all the other people on the face of the earth?”
Moses gets it.
17 And the Lord said to Moses, “I will do the very thing you have asked, because I am pleased with you and I know you by name.”
What a cool thing to be able to hear from the Lord.
18 Then Moses said, “Now show me your glory.”
Be careful what you wish for, Moses.
19 And the Lord said, “I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, the Lord, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. 20 But,” he said, “you cannot see my face, for no one may see me and live.”
It’s just too much to take in.
21 Then the Lord said, “There is a place near me where you may stand on a rock. 22 When my glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the rock and cover you with my hand until I have passed by. 23 Then I will remove my hand and you will see my back; but my face must not be seen.”
A fair compromise.
Scripture Discussed: Exodus 33:7-23