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[611.80 --> 612.50] the God of Jacob.
[612.50 --> 614.82] And after God says this to Moses,
[615.88 --> 618.62] Moses hides his face from him.
[619.96 --> 620.48] Why?
[622.52 --> 623.60] The text tells us
[623.60 --> 624.94] it's not in reverence to God.
[625.54 --> 627.46] It's not because of shame.
[627.60 --> 629.74] It's not because of guilt of past sins
[629.74 --> 631.04] that he's committed.
[632.04 --> 634.40] It's because he feared God.
[634.48 --> 636.84] He feared to look at God.
[637.74 --> 638.54] This was not guilt.
[638.68 --> 639.60] This was not shame.
[640.24 --> 641.28] This was fear
[641.28 --> 643.70] that caused Moses to hide his face.
[644.48 --> 645.32] This is huge.
[645.40 --> 646.40] This is a big detail.
[646.80 --> 648.18] There's a parallel story in the Bible,
[648.32 --> 649.26] Isaiah chapter 6,
[649.42 --> 651.74] where God calls out to Isaiah in a vision.
[652.02 --> 653.50] And it's a very similar situation,
[653.60 --> 654.36] just like this story.
[654.70 --> 656.06] Isaiah turns his face
[656.06 --> 657.74] from God in that story.
[658.44 --> 659.52] But in Isaiah's case,
[659.66 --> 661.26] it's because he feels unworthy.
[661.88 --> 662.92] It's because he feels
[662.92 --> 664.30] that he is too sinful.
[664.30 --> 666.26] He is unable to look at God
[666.26 --> 667.36] because of the sins
[667.36 --> 668.16] that he has committed.
[668.78 --> 670.92] And then God touches Isaiah's lips
[670.92 --> 671.54] and says,
[671.98 --> 673.28] your guilt is taken away.
[673.68 --> 675.76] Your sin is atoned for.
[677.52 --> 678.86] In fact, sin and guilt
[678.86 --> 680.98] are often the first thing acknowledged
[680.98 --> 682.80] when the living God
[682.80 --> 684.12] interacts with his people.
[684.80 --> 685.62] If you think about Jesus
[685.62 --> 686.54] when he walked this earth,
[686.82 --> 689.18] how often before he heals someone
[689.18 --> 690.62] or while he's healing someone,
[690.76 --> 693.08] is he also forgiving their sins?
[694.30 --> 695.06] Constantly.
[697.52 --> 699.20] But that's not here in this story.
[700.38 --> 701.04] Notice that?
[701.88 --> 702.24] Now remember,
[702.34 --> 703.60] Moses is very guilty of sin,
[703.76 --> 705.04] the least of which is murder.
[706.10 --> 707.38] And that's why he finds himself
[707.38 --> 708.44] in this neck of the woods anyways.
[708.58 --> 709.74] But this is not guilt or shame
[709.74 --> 710.60] that he's hiding its face.
[710.66 --> 714.20] It's because he is afraid of God.
[715.14 --> 716.68] Moral demand and forgiveness
[716.68 --> 719.02] play little to no role
[719.02 --> 721.80] in this encounter with God.
[722.94 --> 723.78] So here,
[724.48 --> 728.44] God's not portrayed as love or justice,
[729.36 --> 731.40] but he's portrayed as power.
[732.76 --> 733.90] Now of course God is love
[733.90 --> 735.14] and of course God is just.
[735.24 --> 736.24] That's not to minimize that.
[736.24 --> 737.10] But right here,
[737.18 --> 738.82] those characteristics aren't spoken of,
[739.14 --> 741.12] but his power is.
[743.10 --> 743.54] Moses,
[744.00 --> 746.76] standing in the powerful presence of God,
[746.76 --> 748.14] has to take his sandals off
[748.14 --> 749.64] and hide his face.
[751.84 --> 753.18] Now the power of God
[753.18 --> 754.72] is definitely a constant theme
[754.72 --> 755.20] in the Bible,
[755.20 --> 756.38] but I think it's actually one
[756.38 --> 758.34] that we often brush aside.
[759.96 --> 761.98] Perhaps it's because it's
[761.98 --> 762.90] incomprehensible.
[763.56 --> 764.46] Perhaps because
[764.46 --> 766.70] it's less attractive to us
[766.70 --> 767.54] than love
[767.54 --> 767.94] or
[767.94 --> 769.52] or his mercy.
[769.92 --> 770.94] Those ones we like,
[771.10 --> 771.84] they're attractive.
[771.98 --> 773.06] We can relate to those.
[773.06 --> 773.82] But his power?
[774.90 --> 775.84] Not so much.
[777.96 --> 779.34] We can't truly grasp
[779.34 --> 779.88] the magnitude
[779.88 --> 781.48] of any of God's characteristics,
[781.74 --> 781.84] though,
[781.88 --> 782.96] unless we understand
[782.96 --> 783.68] God's power.
[784.74 --> 785.42] God's grace,
[785.54 --> 786.04] God's mercy,
[786.14 --> 786.80] God's justice,
[786.96 --> 788.40] they are all predicated
[788.40 --> 789.76] on this very power
[789.76 --> 790.92] that God possesses.

[611.80 --> 612.50] the God of Jacob.

[612.50 --> 614.82] And after God says this to Moses,

[615.88 --> 618.62] Moses hides his face from him.

[619.96 --> 620.48] Why?

[622.52 --> 623.60] The text tells us

[623.60 --> 624.94] it's not in reverence to God.

[625.54 --> 627.46] It's not because of shame.

[627.60 --> 629.74] It's not because of guilt of past sins

[629.74 --> 631.04] that he's committed.

[632.04 --> 634.40] It's because he feared God.

[634.48 --> 636.84] He feared to look at God.

[637.74 --> 638.54] This was not guilt.

[638.68 --> 639.60] This was not shame.

[640.24 --> 641.28] This was fear

[641.28 --> 643.70] that caused Moses to hide his face.

[644.48 --> 645.32] This is huge.

[645.40 --> 646.40] This is a big detail.

[646.80 --> 648.18] There's a parallel story in the Bible,

[648.32 --> 649.26] Isaiah chapter 6,

[649.42 --> 651.74] where God calls out to Isaiah in a vision.

[652.02 --> 653.50] And it's a very similar situation,

[653.60 --> 654.36] just like this story.

[654.70 --> 656.06] Isaiah turns his face

[656.06 --> 657.74] from God in that story.

[658.44 --> 659.52] But in Isaiah's case,

[659.66 --> 661.26] it's because he feels unworthy.

[661.88 --> 662.92] It's because he feels

[662.92 --> 664.30] that he is too sinful.

[664.30 --> 666.26] He is unable to look at God

[666.26 --> 667.36] because of the sins

[667.36 --> 668.16] that he has committed.

[668.78 --> 670.92] And then God touches Isaiah's lips

[670.92 --> 671.54] and says,

[671.98 --> 673.28] your guilt is taken away.

[673.68 --> 675.76] Your sin is atoned for.

[677.52 --> 678.86] In fact, sin and guilt

[678.86 --> 680.98] are often the first thing acknowledged

[680.98 --> 682.80] when the living God

[682.80 --> 684.12] interacts with his people.

[684.80 --> 685.62] If you think about Jesus

[685.62 --> 686.54] when he walked this earth,

[686.82 --> 689.18] how often before he heals someone

[689.18 --> 690.62] or while he's healing someone,

[690.76 --> 693.08] is he also forgiving their sins?

[694.30 --> 695.06] Constantly.

[697.52 --> 699.20] But that's not here in this story.

[700.38 --> 701.04] Notice that?

[701.88 --> 702.24] Now remember,

[702.34 --> 703.60] Moses is very guilty of sin,

[703.76 --> 705.04] the least of which is murder.

[706.10 --> 707.38] And that's why he finds himself

[707.38 --> 708.44] in this neck of the woods anyways.

[708.58 --> 709.74] But this is not guilt or shame

[709.74 --> 710.60] that he's hiding its face.

[710.66 --> 714.20] It's because he is afraid of God.

[715.14 --> 716.68] Moral demand and forgiveness

[716.68 --> 719.02] play little to no role

[719.02 --> 721.80] in this encounter with God.

[722.94 --> 723.78] So here,

[724.48 --> 728.44] God's not portrayed as love or justice,

[729.36 --> 731.40] but he's portrayed as power.

[732.76 --> 733.90] Now of course God is love

[733.90 --> 735.14] and of course God is just.

[735.24 --> 736.24] That's not to minimize that.

[736.24 --> 737.10] But right here,

[737.18 --> 738.82] those characteristics aren't spoken of,

[739.14 --> 741.12] but his power is.

[743.10 --> 743.54] Moses,

[744.00 --> 746.76] standing in the powerful presence of God,

[746.76 --> 748.14] has to take his sandals off

[748.14 --> 749.64] and hide his face.

[751.84 --> 753.18] Now the power of God

[753.18 --> 754.72] is definitely a constant theme

[754.72 --> 755.20] in the Bible,

[755.20 --> 756.38] but I think it's actually one

[756.38 --> 758.34] that we often brush aside.

[759.96 --> 761.98] Perhaps it's because it's

[761.98 --> 762.90] incomprehensible.

[763.56 --> 764.46] Perhaps because

[764.46 --> 766.70] it's less attractive to us

[766.70 --> 767.54] than love

[767.54 --> 767.94] or

[767.94 --> 769.52] or his mercy.

[769.92 --> 770.94] Those ones we like,

[771.10 --> 771.84] they're attractive.

[771.98 --> 773.06] We can relate to those.

[773.06 --> 773.82] But his power?

[774.90 --> 775.84] Not so much.

[777.96 --> 779.34] We can't truly grasp

[779.34 --> 779.88] the magnitude

[779.88 --> 781.48] of any of God's characteristics,

[781.74 --> 781.84] though,

[781.88 --> 782.96] unless we understand

[782.96 --> 783.68] God's power.

[784.74 --> 785.42] God's grace,

[785.54 --> 786.04] God's mercy,

[786.14 --> 786.80] God's justice,

[786.96 --> 788.40] they are all predicated

[788.40 --> 789.76] on this very power

[789.76 --> 790.92] that God possesses.