LESSON: Moses in the cleft of the rock What problem/tension is left unsettled in this passage? Moses wants to see God’s glory, but no sinful person can see God and live. So Moses must be satisfied with seeing God’s back, not his face. Good news! How is this solved in Jesus? In Jesus we have seen God’s glory more fully than Moses did, yet in a form that brings us life rather than death. And one day we will see God’s face (Revelation 22:4). Believe it! How does believing this good news change how we live? We give up our puny desires for the lesser things of this world, setting our hopes on
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