Exodus 33:1-23.
Exodus 33:1-23 (GNT)
1 "The LORD said to Moses, "Leave this place, you and the people you
brought out of Egypt, and go to the land that I promised to give to
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and to their descendants. 2 I will send an
angel to guide you, and I will drive out the Canaanites, the Amorites,
the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. 3 You
are going to a rich and fertile land. But I will not go with you
myself, because you are a stubborn people, and I might destroy you on
the way. " 4 When the people heard this, they began to mourn and did
not wear jewelry any more. 5 For the LORD had commanded Moses to tell
them, "You are a stubborn people. If I were to go with you even for a
moment, I would completely destroy you. Now take off your jewelry, and
I will decide what to do with you." 6 So after they left Mount Sinai,
the people of Israel no longer wore jewelry. 7 Whenever the people of
Israel set up camp, Moses would take the sacred Tent and put it up
some distance outside the camp. It was called the Tent of the LORD's
presence, and anyone who wanted to consult the LORD would go out to
it. 8 Whenever Moses went out there, the people would stand at the
door of their tents and watch Moses until he entered it. 9 After Moses
had gone in, the pillar of cloud would come down and stay at the door
of the Tent, and the LORD would speak to Moses from the cloud. 10 As
soon as the people saw the pillar of cloud at the door of the Tent,
they would bow down. 11 The LORD would speak with Moses face-to-face,
just as someone speaks with a friend. Then Moses would return to the
camp. But the young man who was his helper, Joshua son of Nun, stayed
in the Tent. 12 Moses said to the LORD, "It is true that you have told
me to lead these people to that land, but you did not tell me whom you
would send with me. You have said that you know me well and are
pleased with me. 13 Now if you are, tell me your plans, so that I may
serve you and continue to please you. Remember also that you have
chosen this nation to be your own. " 14 The LORD said, "I will go with
you, and I will give you victory." 15 Moses replied, "If you do not go
with us, don't make us leave this place. 16 How will anyone know that
you are pleased with your people and with me if you do not go with us?
Your presence with us will distinguish us from any other people on
earth. " 17 The LORD said to Moses, "I will do just as you have asked,
because I know you very well and I am pleased with you." 18 Then Moses
requested, "Please, let me see the dazzling light of your presence."
19 The LORD answered, "I will make all my splendor pass before you and
in your presence I will pronounce my sacred name. I am the LORD, and I
show compassion and pity on those I choose. 20 I will not let you see
my face, because no one can see me and stay alive, 21 but here is a
place beside me where you can stand on a rock. 22 When the dazzling
light of my presence passes by, I will put you in an opening in the
rock and cover you with my hand until I have passed by. 23 Then I will
take my hand away, and you will see my back but not my face."
God bless you.
1 "The LORD said to Moses, "Leave this place, you and the people you
brought out of Egypt, and go to the land that I promised to give to
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and to their descendants. 2 I will send an
angel to guide you, and I will drive out the Canaanites, the Amorites,
the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. 3 You
are going to a rich and fertile land. But I will not go with you
myself, because you are a stubborn people, and I might destroy you on
the way. " 4 When the people heard this, they began to mourn and did
not wear jewelry any more. 5 For the LORD had commanded Moses to tell
them, "You are a stubborn people. If I were to go with you even for a
moment, I would completely destroy you. Now take off your jewelry, and
I will decide what to do with you." 6 So after they left Mount Sinai,
the people of Israel no longer wore jewelry. 7 Whenever the people of
Israel set up camp, Moses would take the sacred Tent and put it up
some distance outside the camp. It was called the Tent of the LORD's
presence, and anyone who wanted to consult the LORD would go out to
it. 8 Whenever Moses went out there, the people would stand at the
door of their tents and watch Moses until he entered it. 9 After Moses
had gone in, the pillar of cloud would come down and stay at the door
of the Tent, and the LORD would speak to Moses from the cloud. 10 As
soon as the people saw the pillar of cloud at the door of the Tent,
they would bow down. 11 The LORD would speak with Moses face-to-face,
just as someone speaks with a friend. Then Moses would return to the
camp. But the young man who was his helper, Joshua son of Nun, stayed
in the Tent. 12 Moses said to the LORD, "It is true that you have told
me to lead these people to that land, but you did not tell me whom you
would send with me. You have said that you know me well and are
pleased with me. 13 Now if you are, tell me your plans, so that I may
serve you and continue to please you. Remember also that you have
chosen this nation to be your own. " 14 The LORD said, "I will go with
you, and I will give you victory." 15 Moses replied, "If you do not go
with us, don't make us leave this place. 16 How will anyone know that
you are pleased with your people and with me if you do not go with us?
Your presence with us will distinguish us from any other people on
earth. " 17 The LORD said to Moses, "I will do just as you have asked,
because I know you very well and I am pleased with you." 18 Then Moses
requested, "Please, let me see the dazzling light of your presence."
19 The LORD answered, "I will make all my splendor pass before you and
in your presence I will pronounce my sacred name. I am the LORD, and I
show compassion and pity on those I choose. 20 I will not let you see
my face, because no one can see me and stay alive, 21 but here is a
place beside me where you can stand on a rock. 22 When the dazzling
light of my presence passes by, I will put you in an opening in the
rock and cover you with my hand until I have passed by. 23 Then I will
take my hand away, and you will see my back but not my face."
God bless you.
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