Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Exodus)
我夜间的歌曲《出埃及记》
Text: Exodus 33: 21-23
MEDITATION
Exodus 33:21-23
21 And the LORD said, “Here is a place by Me, and you shall stand on the rock.
22 So it shall be, while My glory passes by, that I will put you in the cleft of the rock, and will cover you with My hand while I pass by.
23 Then I will take away My hand, and you shall see My back; but My face shall not be seen.”
MEANINGFUL APPLICATION TO LIFE
1. God understood Moses’ desire
a. His desire was honourable.
b. His heart was in the right place.
2. God’s grace extended
a. God would allow Moses to draw nearer.
i. This was a special blessing.
ii. No one had been this close to God.
b. Situating Moses
i. He would cause him to stand on a rock.
ii. Moses would have an unobstructed view of God.
c. Passing by
i. He would pass by Moses in His great glory.
ii. This would be an extraordinary experience.
d. Protecting Moses
i. He would hide Moses in the cleft of the rock.
ii. God would cover Moses with His hand as He passes by.
e. A glimpse of the back of God
i. This is an imagery used.
ii. God is Spirit and has no physical being.
iii. This is to suggest great closeness of God’s presence.
f. God’s full face
i. God’s face cannot be fully seen.
ii. No mortal being can stand in the brightness of His Being.
iii. Not even Moses.
iv. He will perish if he “sees” God’s face.
v. The fullness of God’s glory is too awesome to comprehend.
经文:出埃及记 33:21-23
沉思
《出埃及记 33:21-23》
21耶和华说:“看哪,在我这里有地方,你要站在磐石上。
22我的荣耀经过的时候,我必将你放在磐石穴中,用我的手遮掩你,等我过去。23然后我要将我的手收回,你就得见我的背,却不得见我的面。”