Exodus 33:18-23

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Moses Sees God’s Glory

¹⁸ Then Moses said, “Now, please show me your glory [^Chis manifest presence].”

¹⁹ The Lord answered, “I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will announce my name, the Lord, so you can hear it. I will show ·kindness [favor] to anyone to whom I want to show ·kindness [favor], and I will show ·mercy [compassion] to anyone to whom I want to show ·mercy [compassion]. ²⁰ But you cannot see my face, because no one can see me and live.

²¹ “There is a place near me where you may stand on a rock. ²² When my glory passes that place, I will put you in a large ·crack [fissure; ^Tcleft] in the rock and ·cover [screen] you with my hand until I have passed by. ²³ Then I will ·take away [remove] my hand, and you will see my back. But my face must not be seen.”