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04/18/2025
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“Is it not in your going with us, so that we are distinct, I and your people, from every other people on the face of the earth?” (33:16). Moses realized that he and the Israelites were in no special except for God’s presence among them. They were ordinary, but God had committed to them (34:10), revealed his character and how they should live (34:1), and promised to bless the world through them. His plan was that one day the intimate relationship he had with Moses (34:29) would be available to all people through Israel’s descendant, Jesus.
Our merciful God, “slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness” came near to us in Christ so that we – ordinary people - can know him (34:6).