Exodus 33 - Introduction

Jehovah bids Moses lead the people on to the promised land, but refuses to go with them personally Himself, vv.1 3. The people strip themselves of their ornaments, vv.4 6. How Moses used to pitch the Tent of Meeting at some distance outside the camp, and how Jehovah used to speak with him there, vv.7 11. Moses again entreats Jehovah, partly (vv.12, 14 16) to let him know whom He will send with him on the way to Canaan, partly (vv.13, 17 23) to vouchsafe him a vision of His glory.