Psalm 78:17-20
New Living Translation
17 Yet they kept on sinning against him,
rebelling against the Most High in the desert.
18 They stubbornly tested God in their hearts,
demanding the foods they craved.
19 They even spoke against God himself, saying,
“God can’t give us food in the wilderness.
20 Yes, he can strike a rock so water gushes out,
but he can’t give his people bread and meat.”
Psalm 78:17-20
English Standard Version
17 Yet they sinned still more against him,
(A)rebelling against the Most High in the desert.
18 They (B)tested God in their heart
by demanding the food they craved.
19 They spoke against God, saying,
(C)“Can God (D)spread a table in the wilderness?
20 (E)He struck the rock so that water gushed out
and streams overflowed.
Can he also give bread
or provide meat for his people?”
Psalm 78:52-55
New Living Translation
52 But he led his own people like a flock of sheep,
guiding them safely through the wilderness.
53 He kept them safe so they were not afraid;
but the sea covered their enemies.
54 He brought them to the border of his holy land,
to this land of hills he had won for them.
55 He drove out the nations before them;
he gave them their inheritance by lot.
He settled the tribes of Israel into their homes.
Psalm 78:52-55
English Standard Version
52 Then he led out his people (A)like sheep
and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.
53 (B)He led them in safety, so that they (C)were not afraid,
but (D)the sea overwhelmed their enemies.
54 And he brought them to his (E)holy land,
(F)to the mountain which his right hand had (G)won.
55 He (H)drove out nations before them;
he (I)apportioned them for a possession
and settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.
Exodus 33:7-23
New Living Translation
7 It was Moses’ practice to take the Tent of Meeting[a] and set it up some distance from the camp. Everyone who wanted to make a request of the Lord would go to the Tent of Meeting outside the camp.
8 Whenever Moses went out to the Tent of Meeting, all the people would get up and stand in the entrances of their own tents. They would all watch Moses until he disappeared inside. 9 As he went into the tent, the pillar of cloud would come down and hover at its entrance while the Lord spoke with Moses. 10 When the people saw the cloud standing at the entrance of the tent, they would stand and bow down in front of their own tents. 11 Inside the Tent of Meeting, the Lord would speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend. Afterward Moses would return to the camp, but the young man who assisted him, Joshua son of Nun, would remain behind in the Tent of Meeting.
Moses Sees the Lord’s Glory
12 One day Moses said to the Lord, “You have been telling me, ‘Take these people up to the Promised Land.’ But you haven’t told me whom you will send with me. You have told me, ‘I know you by name, and I look favorably on you.’ 13 If it is true that you look favorably on me, let me know your ways so I may understand you more fully and continue to enjoy your favor. And remember that this nation is your very own people.”
14 The Lord replied, “I will personally go with you, Moses, and I will give you rest—everything will be fine for you.”
15 Then Moses said, “If you don’t personally go with us, don’t make us leave this place. 16 How will anyone know that you look favorably on me—on me and on your people—if you don’t go with us? For your presence among us sets your people and me apart from all other people on the earth.”
17 The Lord replied to Moses, “I will indeed do what you have asked, for I look favorably on you, and I know you by name.”
18 Moses responded, “Then show me your glorious presence.”
19 The Lord replied, “I will make all my goodness pass before you, and I will call out my name, Yahweh,[b] before you. For I will show mercy to anyone I choose, and I will show compassion to anyone I choose. 20 But you may not look directly at my face, for no one may see me and live.” 21 The Lord continued, “Look, stand near me on this rock. 22 As my glorious presence passes by, I will hide you in the crevice of the rock and cover you with my hand until I have passed by. 23 Then I will remove my hand and let you see me from behind. But my face will not be seen.”
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Exodus 33:7-23
English Standard Version
The Tent of Meeting
7 Now Moses used to take the tent and pitch it outside the camp, far off from the camp, and (A)he called it the tent of meeting. And everyone who (B)sought the Lord would go out to the tent of meeting, which was outside the camp. 8 Whenever Moses went out to the tent, all the people would rise up, and (C)each would stand at his tent door, and watch Moses until he had gone into the tent. 9 When Moses entered the tent, the (D)pillar of cloud would descend and stand at the entrance of the tent, and the Lord[a] would speak with Moses. 10 And when all the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance of the tent, all the people would rise up and worship, each at his tent door. 11 Thus (E)the Lord used to speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. When Moses turned again into the camp, his (F)assistant Joshua the son of Nun, a young man, would not depart from the tent.
Moses' Intercession
12 Moses said to the Lord, “See, (G)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, (H)‘I know you by name, and you have also found favor in my sight.’ 13 Now therefore, if I have found favor in your sight, please (I)show me now your ways, that I may know you in order to find favor in your sight. Consider too that this nation is (J)your people.” 14 And he said, (K)“My presence will go with you, and (L)I will give you rest.” 15 And he said to him, (M)“If your presence will not go with me, do not bring us up from here. 16 For how shall it be known that I have found favor in your sight, I and your people? (N)Is it not in your going with us, (O)so that we are distinct, I and your people, from every other people on the face of the earth?”
17 And the Lord said to Moses, “This very thing that you have spoken I will do, (P)for you have found favor in my sight, and I know you by name.” 18 Moses said, “Please (Q)show me your glory.” 19 And he said, (R)“I will make all my goodness pass before you and will proclaim before you my name ‘The Lord.’ And (S)I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy. 20 But,” he said, “you cannot see my face, for (T)man shall not see me and live.” 21 And the Lord said, “Behold, there is a place by me where you shall stand on the rock, 22 and while my glory passes by I will put you in a (U)cleft of the rock, and I will (V)cover you with my hand until I have passed by. 23 Then I will take away my hand, and you shall see my back, but my face shall (W)not be seen.”
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Acts 7:30-34
New Living Translation
30 “Forty years later, in the desert near Mount Sinai, an angel appeared to Moses in the flame of a burning bush. 31 When Moses saw it, he was amazed at the sight. As he went to take a closer look, the voice of the Lord called out to him, 32 ‘I am the God of your ancestors—the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.’ Moses shook with terror and did not dare to look.
33 “Then the Lord said to him, ‘Take off your sandals, for you are standing on holy ground. 34 I have certainly seen the oppression of my people in Egypt. I have heard their groans and have come down to rescue them. Now go, for I am sending you back to Egypt.’[a]
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Acts 7:30-34
English Standard Version
30 “Now when forty years had passed, (A)an angel appeared to him (B)in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush. 31 When Moses saw it, he was amazed at the sight, and as he drew near to look, there came the voice of the Lord: 32 (C)‘I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob.’ And Moses trembled and did not dare to look. 33 Then the Lord said to him, (D)‘Take off the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground. 34 (E)I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and (F)have heard their groaning, and (G)I have come down to deliver them. (H)And now come, I will send you to Egypt.’
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