"And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory."
"And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory." Exodus 33:18. These are the words of an Old Testament saint; of that Moses who as a servant was faithful over all the house of God. True piety is the same in substance in all ages, and points at one thing as its center and its rest, the knowledge and enjoyment of God. In the preceding verses, Moses had been employed in earnest prayer and intercession for the people of Israel. He had met with success and acceptance in these requests; for it is said, in the fourteenth verse: "My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest." And in the seventeenth: "And the Lord said unto Moses, I will do this thing also that thou hast spoken; for thou hast found grace in my sight, and I know thee by name." The condescension of a gracious God, though it satisfies, does not extinguish the desires of his saints, but rather makes them more ardent and importunate; for he immediately adds, in the words of the text, ...