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Themes in Exodus 33

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Themes in Exodus 33

Exodus 33:1 (show verse)

And Yahweh spoke to Moses, "Go, go up from here, you and the people whom you have brought up from the land of Egypt, to the land that I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, 'I will give it to your offspring.'

Israel » Presence » Of God » Withdrawn

Exodus 33:2 (show verse)

And I will send an angel before you, and I will drive out the Canaanites, the Amorites, and the Hittites and the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites,

Amorites » Judgments denounced against
Canaanites » To be expelled from the land
Israel » Presence » Of God » Withdrawn

Exodus 33:3 (show verse)

[Go] to a land flowing with milk and honey, but I will not go up among you, because you [are] a stiff-necked people, lest I destroy you on the way."

Consequences of sin » death » Physical » Spiritual » Separation from God
Error » Sin's penalty » Separation from God
Israel » Obduracy of
Israel » Presence » Of God » Withdrawn
Judgments » May be averted by » Humiliation
Milk » Figuratite
Repentance » Instances of » israelites » Of worshiping the golden calf
Sin » Penalty for » Separation from God
Sin » Secret » Separates from God
Sins » Penalty » Separation from God
Transgression » Sin's penalty » Separation from God

Exodus 33:4 (show verse)

And the people heard this troubling word, and they mourned, and they each did not put their ornaments on themselves.

Adorning » Rich apparel » Ornaments, wearing of
Adorning » Jewels » Discarded
Conviction » Instances of » The israelites » After » Golden calf
Israel » Mourning
Jewels » Discarded
Jewels » Regarded by jacob as obnoxious to holiness
Judgments » May be averted by » Humiliation
Mourning » Laying aside ornaments
Ornaments » Rich apparel » Ornaments, wearing of
Ornaments » Jewels » Discarded
Repentance » Instances of » israelites » Of worshiping the golden calf

Exodus 33:5 (show verse)

And Yahweh said to Moses, "Say to the {Israelites}, 'You [are] a stiff-necked people; [if] one moment I were to go up among you, I would destroy you. And now take down your ornaments from on you, and I will {decide} what I will do to you."

Character » Of the wicked » Stiff-necked
Character of the wicked » Stiff-necked
Israel » Mourning
Jewels » Regarded by jacob as obnoxious to holiness
Time » Computed by » Moments

Exodus 33:6 (show verse)

And the {Israelites} stripped themselves of their ornaments from Mount Horeb [onward].

Horeb » A range of mountains of which mount sinai is the most prominent
Israel » Mourning
Jewels » Regarded by jacob as obnoxious to holiness
Mourning » Laying aside ornaments

Exodus 33:7 (show verse)

And Moses took the tent and pitched it outside the camp far from the camp, and he called it the tent of assembly, {and} all seeking Yahweh would go out to the tent of assembly, which [was] outside the camp.

Israel » Mourning
Tabernacle » Called the » Tabernacle of the congregation
Tabernacle » The one instituted by moses was called » Tabernacle (av), tent (rv)
Tabernacle » One existed before moses received the pattern authorized on mount sinai

Exodus 33:8 (show verse)

{And} at the going out of Moses to the tent, all the people would rise and stand, each at the opening of his tent, and gaze after Moses until his entering the tent.

Awe » For the aged » For men of God
Israel » Mourning
moses » Character of » Respected and feared
Reverence » For men of God
Tabernacle » One existed before moses received the pattern authorized on mount sinai
Tents » Were used by » Israel in the desert

Exodus 33:9 (show verse)

{And} at the entering of Moses [into] the tent the column of cloud would descend and stand [at] the opening of the tent, and he would speak with Moses.

Cloud of glory » Called » Cloudy pillar
Communion » Instances of » moses
Fellowship, with God » With Christ » Moses' fellowship with God
God » Fellowship with » Moses' fellowship with God
Israel » Mourning
Jebusites » Land of, given to abraham and his descendants
Spiritual » Fellowship with Christ » Moses' fellowship with God
Tabernacle » One existed before moses received the pattern authorized on mount sinai

Exodus 33:10 (show verse)

And all the people would see the column of cloud standing [at] the opening of the tent, and all the people would rise and bow in worship, each [at] the opening of his tent.

Cloud of glory » Called » Cloudy pillar
Israel » Mourning
Tabernacle » One existed before moses received the pattern authorized on mount sinai

Exodus 33:11 (show verse)

And Yahweh would speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his neighbor. And he would return to the camp, and his assistant Joshua the son of Nun, a young man, did not leave the middle of the tent.

Communion » Instances of » moses
Communion with God » Exemplified » moses
Friendship » General references to » Divine (of God)
God » Christ's » Friendship of
Joshua » Also called jehoshua, and jehoshuah, and oshea » Intimately associated with moses
moses » Prophecies of
moses » Character of » God spoke to, as a man to his friend
Tabernacle » One existed before moses received the pattern authorized on mount sinai

Exodus 33:12 (show verse)

And Moses said to Yahweh, "See, you [are] saying to me, 'Take this people up.' But you have not let me know whom you will send with me, and you yourself have said, 'I know you by name, and you also have found favor in my eyes.'

Boldness » Instances of, in prayer » moses
Communion with God » Exemplified » moses
Prayer » Importunity in » moses
Prayer » By moses, supplicating for assistance in delivering israel
The favor of God » Plead, in prayer

Exodus 33:13 (show verse)

And now if I have found favor in your eyes, make known [to] me, please, your way, and so I may know you so that I can find favor in your eyes. And see that this nation is your people."

Boldness » Instances of, in prayer » moses
Communion with God » Exemplified » moses
Prayer » Importunity in » moses

Exodus 33:14 (show verse)

And he said, "My presence will go, and I will give you rest."

Boldness » Instances of, in prayer » moses
Cloud of glory » Called » The presence of God
Communion with God » Exemplified » moses
Fellowship » With God
God » Presence of » Affords rest
Judgments » May be averted by » Humiliation
Prayer » Importunity in » moses
divine Presence » Comfort » Affords rest
Rest, spiritual » The divine presence gives
Spiritual » Rest » The divine presence gives

Exodus 33:15 (show verse)

And he said to him, "If your presence [is] not going, do not bring us up from here.

Boldness » Instances of, in prayer » moses
Cloud of glory » Called » The presence of God
Communion with God » Exemplified » moses
Fellowship » With God
intercession » Answered » After the complaining of the people
Prayer » Importunity in » moses

Exodus 33:16 (show verse)

And by what will it be known then that I have found favor in your eyes, I and your people? Is it not by your going with us? And [so] we will be distinguished, I and your people, from all the people who [are] on the face of the ground."

Agriculture or husbandry » Was promoted amongst the jews, by » Separation from other nations
Alliance and society with the enemies of God » Saints are separate from
Boldness » Instances of, in prayer » moses
Communion with God » Exemplified » moses
Fellowship » With God
intercession » Answered » After the complaining of the people
Israel » Separation of » Of israel from the heathen, encouraged
Jews, the » Separated to God
Jews, the » Separated from all other nations
Prayer » Importunity in » moses
Separation » In israel, of the physically unclean and diseased from the » Of israel from the heathen, encouraged

Exodus 33:17 (show verse)

And Yahweh said to Moses, "Also I will do this thing that you have spoken, because you have found favor in my eyes and I have known you by name."

Boldness » Instances of, in prayer » moses
Communion with God » Exemplified » moses
Fellowship » With God
intercession » Answered » After the complaining of the people
Seeing » No man seeing God

Exodus 33:18 (show verse)

And he said, "Please show me your glory."

Boldness » Instances of, in prayer » moses
holy Boldness » Exemplified
Communion with God » Exemplified » moses
Condescension of God » Indulges moses' prayer to behold his glory
journey of israel through the Desert » To mount sinai » God's glory shown to moses
Glory » Of God » Exhibited to moses
God, Glory of » Exhibited to » moses
Prayer » By moses, supplicating for assistance in delivering israel
Seeing » No man seeing God
Vision » of moses » Of the glory of God

Exodus 33:19 (show verse)

And he said, "I myself will cause all my goodness to pass over before you, and I will proclaim the name of Yahweh before you, and I will be gracious [to] whom I will be gracious, and I will show compassion [to] whom I will show compassion."

Communion with God » Exemplified » moses
Condescension of God » Indulges moses' prayer to behold his glory
journey of israel through the Desert » To mount sinai » God's glory shown to moses
Glory » Of God » Exhibited to moses
God, Glory of » Exhibited to » moses
Seeing » No man seeing God
Vision » of moses » Of the glory of God

Exodus 33:20 (show verse)

But he said, "You are not able to see my face, because human will not see me and live."

Communion with God » Exemplified » moses
Condescension of God » Indulges moses' prayer to behold his glory
journey of israel through the Desert » To mount sinai » God's glory shown to moses
Glory » Of God » Exhibited to moses
God, Glory of » Exhibited to » moses
God » Trust in » Unseen
Prayer » Causes of failure in » Sometimes refused because not in accord with the divine will
Seeing » No man seeing God
Vision » of moses » Of the glory of God

Exodus 33:21 (show verse)

And Yahweh said, "There is a place with me, and you will stand on the rock.

Communion with God » Exemplified » moses
Condescension of God » Indulges moses' prayer to behold his glory
journey of israel through the Desert » To mount sinai » God's glory shown to moses
Glory » Of God » Exhibited to moses
God, Glory of » Exhibited to » moses
Rocks » Used as » Places of observation
Seeing » No man seeing God
Vision » of moses » Of the glory of God

Exodus 33:22 (show verse)

{And} when my glory passes over, I will put you in the rock's crevice, and I will cover you [with] my hand until I pass over.

Battle of Life » God » Represented as » A refuge
Communion with God » Exemplified » moses
Condescension of God » Indulges moses' prayer to behold his glory
journey of israel through the Desert » To mount sinai » God's glory shown to moses
Glory » Of God » Exhibited to moses
God, Glory of » Exhibited to » moses
God » Mysteries of » Refuge, a
God » Overshadowing providence shelters God's people » In the rock of ages
God » Overshadowing of » In the rock of ages
Overshadowing providence » Shelters God's people » In the rock of ages
divine Overshadowing » Shelters God's people » In the rock of ages
divine Protector » A refuge
divine Providence » Overshadowing shelters God's people » In the rock of ages
Rocks » Often had holes and clefts
Seeing » No man seeing God
The Lord as a Shadow » Shelters God's people » In the rock of ages
Vision » of moses » Of the glory of God

Exodus 33:23 (show verse)

And I will remove my hand, and you will see my back, but my face will not be visible."