Exodus 33:5

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Summary

For the LORD had said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiffnecked people: I will come up into the midst of thee in a moment, and consume thee: therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do unto thee.

Ye are

Exodus 33:3

Numbers 16:45

In a moment

Put off

Isaiah 22:12

I may

Bible References

Ye are

Go up to a land flowing with milk and honey. But I will not go with you because you are a stiff-necked people; otherwise, I might destroy you on the way.”

“Get away from this community so that I may consume them instantly.” But they fell facedown.

In a moment

“Separate yourselves from this community so I may consume them instantly.”

They die suddenly in the middle of the night;
people shudder, then pass away.
Even the mighty are removed without effort.

How suddenly they become a desolation!
They come to an end, swept away by terrors.

ו VavThe punishment of my dear people
is greater than that of Sodom,
which was overthrown in an instant
without a hand laid on it.

Put off

On that day the Lord God of Hosts
called for weeping, for wailing, for shaven heads,
and for the wearing of sackcloth.

I may

I will go down to see if what they have done justifies the cry that has come up to Me. If not, I will find out.”

Then He said, “Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him. For now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from Me.”

Remember that the Lord your God led you on the entire journey these 40 years in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commands.

Search me, God, and know my heart;
test me and know my concerns.