View from the cleft

“There is a place near me where you may stand on a rock. When my glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the rock and cover you with my hand until I have passed by” ~Exodus 33:21-22

This is the picture I drew when imagining what Moses saw while standing in the cleft of the rock God put him in. I traced my hand to make the hand of God. That made me think about how my hands (our hands) are the hands of God on earth. What must it have been like to see God’s glory this way?!

Then Moses said, “Now show me your glory.”

And the Lord said, “I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, the Lord, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. But,” he said, “you cannot see my face, for no one may see me and live.”

Then the Lord said, “There is a place near me where you may stand on a rock. When my glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the rock and cover you with my hand until I have passed by. Then I will remove my hand and you will see my back; but my face must not be seen.” ~Exodus 33:18-23