34:8,9
Moses bows down and worships, this is the right response to the revelation of the Lord. Moses is still very concerned about whether or not the Lord would travel with them. He makes the basis for his prayer his having found favour in the eyes of the Lord. This plea is not made on the basis of any rose-tinted view of what the Israelites were like. He knows full well that they were a “stiff-necked people”, and seems to include himself in that “forgive our wickedness and our sin.
34:10,11
The Lord then declares that He is making a covenant with the people. God does not enter into casual relationships, but only serious ones. The Lord does not expect blind faith. They have already seen many miracles, but He declares that He will “do wonders never before done”. “The people you live among”, this could refer to the Israelites, or to the surrounding peoples. The various peoples would be driven out from the Promised Land. However, the covenant was not one sided, the people had to obey what God commanded them.
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