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Exodus Number 13 "God's Umistakeable Presence" Exodus 33-35

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June 15, 2009 10:12 AM PDT

The relationship between Moses and God is described in various terms throughout Exodus. Moses is allowed to observe the powerful displays of God upon Mount Sinai. He is also invited to encounter God in the tent of meeting. In Exodus 33 Moses requests of God that he be allowed to see His glory. God allows Moses to see His glory but only from the safety of a cleft of rock. This leaves us to ask, "are we desirous to know God in a more intimate way?" Or, are we satisfied to remain at the same level of intimacy. Moses certainly had encountered God in powerful and impressive ways. Most people would have been content with those levels of intimacy. But Moses yearned for more. The more he saw of God, the more he desired to know. This sermon ponders the question of our own intimacy level with God and considers ways we are called upon to know Him at increasingly deeper levels. The material is based upon the narrative of Exodus 33:7-35:29.

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The podcasts you will find here are mostly sermons I have preached at Oakhaven Church in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. These are posted for the benefit of exploring the wonder of God’s word in scripture. No claims are made as to my own expertise as a scholar or authority. These audio presentations are not edited. They will often include a side comment or reference to a Powerpoint slide or handout. They will occasionally include a statement or an aside comment which might need clarification or even correction. I frequently find that if I listen to my own sermons I wince at the choice of words or wish I had elaborated on something so as not to be misleading or inaccurate. Bottom line: “it is what it is”. These are sermons to encourage one to study on their own, draw ones' own conclusions. Finally my own efforts serve well to point out the frail human condition of any of those of us who call ourselves, “preachers”. We paint a target on our chests every time we publicly proclaim God’s word. We are usually our own fiercest critics. Like Paul, we embrace the fact that “we know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified….and we stand before you in weakness and in fear and much trembling….my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit of power that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God” 1 Cor. 2:2-5 ESV and a little paraphrasing of my own. — Gary Cleveland

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