affects every aspect of our lives. Moses asked 3 questions. He asked, 'Can I see your glory?' This is what Moses could not handle. Why could he not handle it? What are we called to do? Exodus 33:18 Moses says, 'Please show me your glory.' We don't know if this is a prayer. Isn't every conversation a prayer? Maybe his life was so consistent with God that he could ask these things. But God said no. This reminds me of the most famous person that ever lived. He prayed the most powerful prayer that had ever been prayed. In the Garden of Gethsemane when he said, 'Lord, please take this cup,' and God said no. Moses asks if he can see God's glory and God says no. He says he can't handle it. He says that his goodness will pass by. He says he will proclaim his name, the Lord. He says that he will be gracious and show mercy. Goodness, his name, he would be gracious, and show mercy. Now think about this, in calling Moses to the burning bush, God had demonstrated his goodness. In confronting Pharaoh on behalf of the people of Israel, he was proclaiming his name. In producing the ten miracles and drowning the enemy, God was being gracious to him. In providing manna and water from the rock, God was showing him mercy. God had already shown him all these things, and yet Moses asks for more. Moses asks to see God's glory. He says, 'Look I'm going to make my goodness pass in front of you. I'm going to proclaim my name. I'll be gracious to whom I'll be gracious to. I'll show mercy to whom I'll show mercy, but you cannot see my face. Wait a minute. He asks to see his glory and God is talking about his face? His face. Moses wanted to see his glory. But now we start to see the connection when he says, 'You will stand on a rock. I will put you in the cleft of the rock and I will cover you with my hand until I pass by and you can see my back, but my face shall not be seen.' You see his hand, in the Old Testament, represents his power. His back represents his shining. His face represents his glory. All those coming after will stand on the rock and sing, 'Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me!' All those following John the Baptist will say, 'Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.' God is telling Moses that he will cover him with his hand. It's a clear reference to the atonement at Passover, the removal of the wrath of God to the wooden cross of Golgotha that takes away the sin of the world. God used the Hebrew language to depict this hand. God is essentially saying, 'I am going to protect you from me by me.' What could Moses not handle? God's glory. Why could he not handle it? Verse 20 answers: because you will die. God's glory: a definition -- God's glory is the sum of all of his attributes. The sum totality of everything He is. God's glory is His goodness. God's glory is His name. God's glory is His grace. God's glory is His mercy. John Calvin said, 'God's glory is when we know what He is!' Moses could not handle this or he would die. God protected Moses from God that is right. God protected Moses from God's own self. Moses wanted to see God's glory but God knew Moses could not handle it. God knew that Moses wanted everything explained. Moses didn't want to worry about the future. Moses wanted immediate drive -through service. Moses didn't want to wait to see how His prayer requests would be answered. Moses wanted it all explained. The nation of Israel didn't want to worship, they made a golden calf of their own mirrored lives just as we worship self today. What if God explained it all to you? I guarantee that If God explained everything that would happen in your life, you would not be here today. Would you be able to confront your future? Experience in a flash all the future joy, celebration? Would you be able to absorb all the pain, the loss, the tragedy, the disappointments, even your own time of death? The exact month. The exact day. The exact hour of your death. We are all tenants subject to eviction without