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Yahweh spoke to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. He turned again into the camp, but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, didn`t depart out of the Tent.
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A Friendship with God
Commentators explain that God speaking to Moses "face to face" does not mean Moses saw God's full, unveiled glory. Instead, it describes a uniquely intimate, clear, and familiar relationship. Scholars like John Calvin and John Gill note it was like a person speaking openly with a friend. This special access validated the Law given through Moses and shows the kind of personal relationship God can have with His people.
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Exodus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Face to face - See Exodus 33:20 note.
19th Century
Anglican
Face to face. — Compare to Numbers 12:8; Deuteronomy 34:10. This is clearly spoken of as a privilege peculiar to Moses;…
16th Century
Protestant
And the Lord spake unto Moses face to face. Moses would later be dignified by this distinction, as God would subsequently declare the diff…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the Lord spoke unto Moses face to face Not by an angel, but he himself in person; not by a dream or vision, but …
Moses took the tabernacle and pitched it outside the camp. This seems to have been a temporary building, set up for worship, and where he judged di…
