KEEPING THE DIVINE COMPANY

EXODUS 33:11-17

Proposition: God’s Presence distinguishes from all the other people,

When the Israelites left Egypt God’s presence was clearly evident with them.
God’s presence was symbolized/depicted by the Pillar of cloud by day and by Pillar of fire by night.

EXODUS 13:21

The pillar of cloud and fire did not leave them. EXODUS 13:21.
After they rebelled and disobeyed God, He threatened to withdraw His presence from them. EXODUS 32:10.
This message comes from the intercessory prayer of Moses to God on behalf of Israel. EZEKIEL 22:30.

( EXODUS 32:31-32).(JAMES 5:15).

The Lord God promised Moses that He was going to send an Angel to go with them to the promise land. (EXODUS 33:2-3)
Moses had human company/ great Presence and company (EXODUS 33:11-13)
Moses had a great company of people around him- Joshua, Aaron, Hur and the Levites were there.
Moses was not satisfied with the crowds around him- He needed God himself. VERSE 12
VERSE 12 It is great to be in the company of Angels, BUT Moses refuses God’s offer to send an Angel to accompany them- Angel Leadership
He wanted Yahweh himself- God to in their company.
Moses was not asking God for human assistance.
He had his assistants Joshua, Aaron and Hur the Elders and Levites.
Moses reminded God that he called him by name when He gave him the Leadership of his people.
Moses and the burning bush-EXODUS 3 :4-5
VERSE 13 Show me your ways.
After the establishment of God’s favour upon Moses- He ask God to show him His ways.
The Hebrew word for ways is “Derek”-path’, journey or way.
God made known his ways (derek) to Moses and his deed to the people of Israel.

Psalm 103:7, PSALM 25:4.

Later Apostle Paul made the statement related to Moses’ plea to God.
“I want to know Christ and power of his resurrection” PHILLIPIANS 3:10.
The Lord Jesus promised to be with us until the end of the age. MATTHEW 28:20.

The almighty God yields to Moses’s plea.
Not only will the Lord’s presence be with them but He will go with them.
The Lord Jesus gave the disciples command to go and preach the Gospel Mark 16:15
The Disciples of Jesus went out and the Lord was with them confirming by signs and wonders.

Mark16:20/Matthew 28:20.

The Lord made this assurance to alleviate Moses anxiety- Making it possible for Moses and Israel to relax- rest in his presence

VERSE 15” If your presence doesn’t go with me, don’t carry us from here’.

Moses utterance here symbolizes that he was severely disturbed of the Lord abandoning them.
He seeks confirmation and reassurance from God- your presence.

3.We are known/distinguished God by presence

Exodus 33:16

His presence is the clear reassurance that is pleased and have favour upon his people.
Moses reminds God about the covenant relationship with his people (GENESIS 12:3)
All the families of the earth will be blessed:
If God abondance us all will come to naught

“To set the world aright-Yahweh must honour his covenant possible”.

(NUMBERS 12:6-8)

DEUTORONOMY 34:10