THE EVENT OF THE GOLDEN CALF (8), Dr. Samuel Lee
MOSES' RADIANT FACE
Passage: Exodus 34:29~35  
Key verse: 29
The Radiant Face of Moses
29 When Moses came down from Mount Sinai(A) with the two tablets of the covenant law in his hands,(B) he was not aware that his face was radiant(C) because he had spoken with the Lord. 30 When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, his face was radiant, and they were afraid to come near him. 31 But Moses called to them; so Aaron and all the leaders of the community(D) came back to him, and he spoke to them. 32 Afterward all the Israelites came near him, and he gave them all the commands(E) the Lord had given him on Mount Sinai.
33 When Moses finished speaking to them, he put a veil(F) over his face. 34 But whenever he entered the Lord’s presence to speak with him, he removed the veil until he came out. And when he came out and told the Israelites what he had been commanded, 35 they saw that his face was radiant.(G) Then Moses would put the veil back over his face until he went in to speak with the Lord.
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1. When Moses came down (29-32)
Moses listened to God. He wrote down the words God told him. Then he came down the mountain. Because he had been with God, his face became radiant, and he was not even aware of it. The people were afraid to come near him. He called them together and spoke to them the words God had commanded him. His first task as God's servant and their shepherd was to be their Bible teacher.
2. The veil on Moses' face (33-35)
When Moses finished speaking to them, he put a veil over his face. As he lived and worked among men, the glory gradually faded (2Co 3:13). Then he would go back to meet God, and the radiance would be renewed. There was nothing special about Moses the man. But Moses who had been with God reflected God's glory in his face and in his life.
Prayer: Lord, grant that I may spend time with you until my face and my life shine with your glory.
One Word: Spend time with God and have a radiant face