The Glory Passes By
Exodus 33:18–23, Exodus 34:5–8 · World English Bible
Exodus 33:18Moses said,
Please show me your glory.
Exodus 33:19He said,
I will make all my goodness pass before you, and will proclaim the LORD’s name before you. I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy.
Exodus 33:20He said,
You cannot see my face, for man may not see me and live.
Exodus 33:21The LORD also said,
Behold, there is a place by me, and you shall stand on the rock.
Exodus 33:22It will happen, while my glory passes by, that I will put you in a cleft of the rock, and will cover you with my hand until I have passed by;
Exodus 33:23then I will take away my hand, and you will see my back; but my face shall not be seen.”
Exodus 34:5The LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the LORD’s name.
Exodus 34:6The LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed,
The LORD! The LORD, a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth,
Exodus 34:7keeping loving kindness for thousands, forgiving iniquity and disobedience and sin; and who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, and on the children’s children, on the third and on the fourth generation.”
Exodus 34:8Moses hurried and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshiped.