Can you believe that we have actually read through ALL of Exodus? We've seen the growth and oppression of the children of Israel, the birth and adoption of Moses, the burning bush, the plagues, and the miraculous escape through the Red Sea. We've watched the Israelites complain, turn away from God, and rededicate their lives. Moses met with God on the mountain and returned with new guidelines for living, and the Israelites donated time and treasures to create the tabernacle in which God resides.

Today I tried to determine my favorite part of the book...it was tough! But I decided on Exodus 34:29-35.

Text:

29 When Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the Testimony in his hands, he was not aware that his face was radiant 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 came back to him, and he spoke to them. 32 Afterward all the Israelites came near him, and he gave them all the commands the LORD had given him on Mount Sinai.
33 When Moses finished speaking to them, he put a veil 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. Then Moses would put the veil back over his face until he went in to speak with the LORD. (NIV)

taken from www.biblegateway.com

Being in the presence of God not only changed Moses' heart, it changed his physical appearance, too. He had such a glow about him that others couldn't bear to look upon him and he had to wear a veil to cover the glory of God.

The text says that he wore this veil in between the times he met with God, but whenever he was in God's presence it was removed. I wonder if the glow faded as he was away from God?

I think it's important to link these verses with Paul's reference to the veil in 2 Corinthians 3:13-18:

13We are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to keep the Israelites from gazing at it while the radiance was fading away. 14But their minds were made dull, for to this day the same veil remains when the old covenant is read. It has not been removed, because only in Christ is it taken away. 15Even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts. 16But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. 17Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. (NIV)

We are able to reflect God's glory wherever we go. But we have to remember that we can only obtain that glow from God by meeting with him. So get you glow on and get moving!