because of the tender mercy

Exo33 contains one of the most overlooked and underpreached stories in the history of the world, and that's the story of Moses and the rockcleft (as Barry might say, good name for a Hebrew band). God passes by Moses and allows him to literally see God Almighty in some form. Repeat, he saw God.

That alone should astound beyond all manner of belief, the physicality of seeing a deity. But the more remarkable aspects of this story flow from the heart of God. This is a God who:
* Wants to see us
* Wants to be seen and met by us
* Wants us in the presence
* Cares enough to cover us in a cleft for our protection
* Gentle enough to use a fatherly hand as the protection

One of the few stories in the Bible that by its lonesome delivers everything you need to know about salvation.