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NASB | Exodus 34:9 He said, "If now I have found favor in Your sight, O Lord, I pray, let the Lord go along in our midst, even though the people are so obstinate, and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us as Your own possession." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Exodus 34:9 And he said, "If now I have found favor and lovingkindness in Your sight, O Lord, let the Lord, please, go in our midst, though it is a stiff-necked (stubborn, rebellious) people, and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us as Your possession." |
Subject: Leading difficult people w/out Giving up |
Bible Note: Moses continues to be so amazing in his own character to continue to lead the people in mercy and compassion to ask God based on his favor with God for the people even though they do not deserve it. It is also bold for Moses to come to the throne with such a request. Certainly such boldness is similar to the heart of Esther. "if I have received favor" was also what Esther used to save her people. As in Exodus 34:6 it has amazed me that the first thing that Moses says when he sees God's glory is that He is merciful and gracious and longsuffering. It's interesting that we often admire people for the very qualities that are within ourselves. What if we like Moses would worship the Lord in His character that we need to do service as a nation of holy priests. I have always wondered how Moses was able to lead people who were so stiff necked without giving up on them. Perhaps I have found the answer. It is because God equipped him with the part of His nature to lead the people and that Moses worshipped the Lord in the things he needed to lead God's people. 2 Timothy 3:17 that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work. 2 Corinthians 9:8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work. |