Exodus 33:16
The Scripture
(16) For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight? is it not in that thou goest with us? so shall we be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Moses and Aaron approach God at the mountain and receive a divine sign, after which Moses declares that God will not go up with them while Aaron says He will. God replies that He will go up with them, but He will not go up with them, and they are told to return. This passage highlights the seriousness of approaching God and the limits of human authority.
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