If God calls you to a task as He did Moses, He will be with you in it. He will give you help directly and from others in your life. Our prayer for us is that we catch a glimpse of the glory of God's presence; that glimpse will drive us to seek His face forever. The apostle Paul desired to "press toward the mark" ( Phil. 3:14). He wanted to know Christ more closely and become more like Him. That should be our ambition too.(UGP)

Moses’ Audacious Request
Moses Asks to See God’s Glory
Exodus 33: 12-23

Moses' Intercession
Exo 33:12 And Moses said unto the LORD, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in my sight.
Exo 33:13 Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, shew me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight: and consider that this nation is thy people.
Exo 33:14 And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.
Exo 33:15 And he said unto him, If thy presence go not with me, carry us not up hence.
Exo 33:16 For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight? is it not in that thou goest with us? so shall we be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth.
Exo 33:17 And the LORD said unto Moses, I will do this thing also that thou hast spoken: for thou hast found grace in my sight, and I know thee by name.
Exo 33:18 And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory.
Exo 33:19 And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.
Exo 33:20 And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.
Exo 33:21 And the LORD said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock:
Exo 33:22 And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by:
Exo 33:23 And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen.

1. Why did Moses need assurance that God's plan for His people was still in effect?
2. On what basis did Moses make his first request?
3. What would the Lord's presence with Israel guarantee them?
4. Of what did Moses seek confirmation in his second request?
5. Was it wrong for Moses to seek confirmation of what God had already promised? Explain.
6. On what basis did God grant Moses' second request?
7. What was Moses seeking when he asked to see God's glory?

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