Main Idea: Without the Lord we are nothing, and He alone makes us able to experience His presence.

Our Desperate Need for the Lord’s Presence

• Moses sets up the tent of meeting outside the camp as a reminder of the Lord removing His presence from His people
  • Exodus 33:7–11
  • Exodus 33:3
  • Psalm 5:4–6
• Moses intercedes for the people recognizing that without the Lord’s presence they have no hope
  • Exodus 33:12–17

The Miraculous Provision That Allows Us In the Lord’s Presence

• Moses requests to see the glory of the Lord
  • Exodus 33:18
• The Lord provides the means by which Moses can see the Lord
  • Exodus 33:19–23
  • Romans 9:14–16
  • Psalm 5:7

We Experience the Lord’s Presence Most Clearly When We Understand His Character and Trust His Promises

• The Lord instructs Moses to prepare for the moment
  • Exodus 34:1–4
• The Lord reveals his glory to Moses by declaring His sovereign goodness
  • Exodus 34:5–9
  • John 14:8–10

So What?

• Through Christ alone we can know the Father and dwell in His presence forever.
  • Psalm 5:11, 12
  • Revelation 21:1–4