“And the LORD said unto Moses, Depart, and go up hence, thou and the people which thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt, unto the land which I sware unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, Unto thy seed will I give it:”
The land of Canaan was compassed with hills: so they that entered into it, must pass up by the hills. Cross references: : Gen. 12:7
“And I will send an angel before thee; and I will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite:”
Exod. 23:27 ; Josh. 24:11 ; Deut. 7:22
“For the LORD had said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiffnecked people: I will come up into the midst of thee in a moment, and consume thee: therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do unto thee.”
That either I may show mercy, if thou repent, or else punish thy rebellion.
“And Moses took the tabernacle, and pitched it without the camp, afar off from the camp, and called it the Tabernacle of the congregation. And it came to pass, that every one which sought the LORD went out unto the tabernacle of the congregation, which was without the camp.”
That is, the Tabernacle of the Congregation: so called, because the people resorted thither, when they should be instructed of the Lord’s will.
“And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle.”
Most plainly and familiarly of all others, Num. 12:7 , 8 ; Deut. 34:10 .
“And Moses said unto the LORD, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in my sight.”
I care for thee and will preserve thee in this thy vocation.
“And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.”
Signifying that the Israelites should excel through God’s favor all other people, verse 16. Hebrew, face.
“And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory.”
Thy face, thy substance, and thy majesty.
“And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.”
Rom. 9:15 My mercy and fatherly care. Read Exod. 34:6 , 7 . For finding nothing in man that can deserve mercy, he will freely save his.
“And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.”
For Moses saw not his face in full majesty, but as man’s weakness could bear.
“And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen.”
So much of my glory as in this mortal life thou art able to see.