Fitting God In Fitting God In Exodus 33

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Fitting God In

Fitting God In

Fitting God In Exodus 33: 7 -11 NLT 7 It was Moses’ practice to

Fitting God In Exodus 33: 7 -11 NLT 7 It was Moses’ practice to take the Tent of Meeting and set it up some distance from the camp. Everyone who wanted to make a request of the LORD would go to the Tent of Meeting outside the camp. Whenever Moses went out to the Tent of Meeting, all the people would get up and stand in the entrances of their own tents. They would all watch Moses until he disappeared inside. 8

Fitting God In As he went into the tent, the pillar of cloud would

Fitting God In As he went into the tent, the pillar of cloud would come down and hover at its entrance while the LORD spoke with Moses. 10 When the people saw the cloud standing at the entrance of the tent, they would stand bow down in front of their own tents. It was Moses’ practice to take the Tent of Meeting and set it up some distance from the camp. Everyone who wanted to make a request of the LORD would go to the Tent of Meeting outside the camp. 11 Inside the Tent of Meeting, the LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend. Afterward Moses would return to the camp, but the young man who assisted him, Joshua son of Nun, would remain behind in the Tent of Meeting. 9

Fitting God In Inside the Tent of Meeting, the LORD would speak to Moses

Fitting God In Inside the Tent of Meeting, the LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend. Afterward Moses would return to the camp, but the young man who assisted him, Joshua son of Nun, would remain behind in the Exodus 33: 11 NLT Tent of Meeting. 11 1. It is not just a relationship, it is THE relationship.

Fitting God In Exodus 33: 11 NLT Inside the Tent of Meeting, the LORD

Fitting God In Exodus 33: 11 NLT Inside the Tent of Meeting, the LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend. Afterward Moses would return to the camp, but the young man who assisted him, Joshua son of Nun, would remain behind in the Tent of Meeting. 11 2. Want Him more than anything else. In his book Enjoying Intimacy with God, J. Oswald Sanders makes a piercing observation: "We are at this moment as close to God as we really choose to be. True, there are times when we would like to know a deeper intimacy, but when it comes to the point, we are not prepared to pay the price involved. ”

Fitting God In 3. God does not want to be “fit in. ” The

Fitting God In 3. God does not want to be “fit in. ” The Commander of the Lord's Army 13 When Joshua was by Jericho, he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, a man was standing before him with his drawn sword in his hand. And Joshua went to him and said to him, “Are you for us, or for our adversaries? ” 14 And he said, “No; but I am the commander of the army of the LORD. Now I have come. ” And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and worshiped and said to him, “What does my lord say to his servant? ” 15 And the commander of the LORD's army said to Joshua, “take off your sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy. ” And Joshua did so.