Homilist Exodus 33:18 And he said, I beseech you, show me your glory. 1. That God raises human society by the ministry of individual men. 2. That the individual man by whom He raises society, He qualifies by a close fellowship with Himself. I. THE PROFOUNDEST CRAVINGS OF THE SOUL. "Show me Thy glory." 1. This craving explains the existence of polytheism. 2. This craving implies a supreme existence. 3. This craving renders the prevalence of atheism impossible. 4. This craving reveals the grand distinction of human nature. II. THE GRANDEST REVELATIONS OF GOD. "I will proclaim the name of the Lord before thee." 1. The revelation of moral character. 2. The revelation of the sublimest moral character. (1) Absolute love. (2) Compassionate love. (3) Sovereign love. III. THE NECESSARY IGNORANCE OF MAN. "Thou canst not see My face," etc. (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory. |
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