Exodus 33

Moses is commanded to depart from the mount, and lead up the people towards the promised land, Exodus 33:1 . An angel is promised to be their guide, Exodus 33:2 . The land is described, and the Lord refuses to go with them, Exodus 33:3 . The people mourn, and strip themselves of their ornaments, Exodus 33:4-6 . The tabernacle or tent is pitched without the camp, Exodus 33:7 . Moses goes to it to consult the Lord, and the cloudy pillar descends on it, Exodus 33:8 , Exodus 33:9 . The people, standing at their tent doors, witness this, Exodus 33:10 . The Lord speaks familiarly with Moses; he returns to the camp, and leaves Joshua in the tabernacle, Exodus 33:11 . Moses pleads with God, and desires to know whom he will send to be their guide, and to be informed of the way of the Lord, Exodus 33:12 , Exodus 33:13 . The Lord promises that his presence shall go with them, Exodus 33:14 . Moses pleads that the people may be taken under the Divine protection, Exodus 33:15 , Exodus 33:16 . The Lord promises to do so, Exodus 33:17 . Moses requests to see the Divine glory, Exodus 33:18 . And God promises to make his goodness pass before him, and to proclaim his name, Exodus 33:19 . Shows that no man can see his glory and live, Exodus 33:20 ; but promises to put him in the cleft of a rock, and to cover him with his hand while his glory passed by, and then to remove his hand and let him see his back parts, Exodus 33:21-23 .