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 won't go up among you, because you are an obstinate people, and otherwise I might consume you along the way."

"Leave this community, so I can annihilate them in a moment."

In a moment

"Separate yourselves from among this community, and I'll destroy them in a moment."

"They die suddenly, in the middle of the night; people suffer seizures and pass away; even valiant men can be taken away and not by human hands.

How desolate they quickly become, completely destroyed by calamities.

The guilt of my cherished people surpasses the sin of Sodom, which was overthrown in a moment, without a hand to help her.

Put off

On that day the Lord GOD of the Heavenly Armies called for weeping and mourning, for shaving heads and wearing sackcloth.

I may

I'm going down to see whether they've acted according to the protests that have reached me. If not, I wish to know."

"Don't lay your hand on the youth!" he said. "Don't do anything to him, because I've just demonstrated that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only unique one, from me."

Remember how the LORD your God led you all the way these 40 years in the desert, to humble and test you in order to make known what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands.

Examine me, God, and know my mind, test me, and know my thoughts.