Clearly, the Lord's displeasure grew with the Israelites as they exhibited more and more that they were a rebellious and stiff-necked people. While the Lord would fulfill his promise to take them to the PL, they were no longer going to have His Presence go with them as He had in the past. Reality set in as they no longer were the "proud" and "ornamented" and left their adornments at Mount Horeb. The only place that Moses would go to "meet the Lord" would be a portable tent outside the camp. Any time the Lord and Moses would converse, it would be there and the people would have to wait outside and await the Lord's command after the meeting since they would no longer be granted the Lord's voice directly. The sign of the Lord's presence would be the pillar of cloud that would come down and stay at the entrance. The Lord would speak to Moses, face to face as a man would speak to a friend (11) with Joshua standing with the tent at all times.
What a privilege the Lord would grant Moses! I wonder what it was like to be spoken to by God in such a manner. We don't hear His audible voice but we do follow His calling ( or not). I guess since this came in the form of Jesus or an angel since he would still want to see the Lord's glory later on in the chapter. Still the Lord is committed to the Israelites despite their many shortcomings.
Long day at work as expected. Still much done and accomplished. Whether or not it is appreciated is another story...but labor for dollars as we used to say at ML.
Praise for today: The Lord is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion. The Lord protects the simplehearted; when I was in great need, he saved me. Ps. 116: 5-6
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