Exodus 33:7 (NIV)

⁷ Now Moses used to take a tent and pitch it outside the camp some distance away, calling it the “tent of meeting.” Anyone inquiring of the Lord would go to the tent of meeting outside the camp.

I Want to Hear from God

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Exodus 33:8 (NIV)

⁸ And whenever Moses went out to the tent, all the people rose and stood at the entrances to their tents, watching Moses until he entered the tent.

Set the Example

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Exodus 33:9 (NIV)

⁹ As Moses went into the tent, the pillar of cloud would come down and stay at the entrance, while the Lord spoke with Moses.

Take the Next Step

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Exodus 33:10-11a (NIV)

¹⁰ Whenever the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance to the tent, they all stood and worshiped, each at the entrance to their tent. ^11a The Lord would speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend.

Intimacy is the Goal

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Exodus 33:11 (NIV)

¹¹ The Lord would speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his young aide Joshua son of Nun did not leave the tent.