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Exodus chapter 34, verses 6 and 7.

Now, keep in mind, as I'm about to read this verse in the previous chapter, Moses prays to God, please show me your glory.

Which, just think about that. That was a bold request.

Not just to ask for that, but think of all that Moses had already seen.

Moses had seen God reveal his glory in a burning bush as God spoke to him.

Moses had seen God reveal his glory in powerful ways as God revealed his name, the Lord to Moses.

As God called Moses to go to Pharaoh and as God brought about plague after plague after plague,

demonstrations of his glory, his power, his judgment.

And then Moses saw God deliver all the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt. Then Moses saw God split a sea in half and lead his people through on dry

land. And then Moses saw God lead his people with a pillar of cloud by day and fire by night.

Moses saw God give bread from heaven and water from rocks. Like if anybody had seen the glory of

God Moses had. Moses is the one who got

to go up on the mountain and meet with God and receive the word of God. Like this picture of God

is a consuming fire and Moses was invited to meet with God. If anybody had seen the glory of God

Moses had. And so that's what I mean. It feels pretty

bold. When I'm reading Exodus 33, verse 18, and Moses said, now please show me your glory.

It's like, really? You're not seen enough glory, Moses? But I guess that's the point.

Once you see, once you taste of the glory of glory, Moses, but I guess that's the point. Once you see, once you taste of the glory of God,

you have an insatiable desire to see more and more and more and more. So in response to Moses'

request, God brings Moses out and he says, you can't see my face, which even as we think

about, we were praying through Exodus chapter 33, verse 11 in the previous podcast episode,

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