The LORD continued, “There is a place near Me where you are to stand upon a rock,
Parallel translations
- WEB Yahweh also said, “Behold, there is a place by me, and you shall stand on the rock.
- KJV And the LORD said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock:
- NKJV And the Lord said, “Here is a place by Me, and you shall stand on the rock.
- NASB Then the Lord said, “Behold, there is a place by Me, and you shall stand there on the rock;
- NLT The Lord continued, “Look, stand near me on this rock.
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Quick answer
God provides a place on the rock where Moses may stand to witness His passing glory. God graciously makes a way to reveal Himself safely.
Overview
God appoints a sheltered spot for Moses, showing His care to satisfy Moses' longing without destroying him. The rock becomes the place of refuge for the encounter. It pictures how God Himself provides the means by which sinners may safely draw near, ultimately in Christ, the Rock of our salvation.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Deut 5:31But you stand here with Me, that I may speak to you all the commandments and statutes and ordinances you are to teach them to follow in the land that I am giving them to possess.”
- Zech 3:7“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘If you walk in My ways and keep My instructions, then you will govern My house and will also have charge of My courts; and I will give you a place among these who are standing here.
- Josh 20:4When someone flees to one of these cities, stands at the entrance of the city gate, and states his case before its elders, they are to bring him into the city and give him a place to live among them.
- Isa 56:5I will give them, in My house and within My walls, a memorial and a name better than that of sons and daughters. I will give them an everlasting name that will not be cut off.
- Luke 15:1Now all the tax collectors and sinners were gathering around to listen to Jesus.
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The Passover lamb whose blood turns away death, the exodus through the sea, the manna, the rock, and the tabernacle where God dwells with his people all foreshadow Jesus — our Passover, our redemption, the bread from heaven, and God-with-us in the flesh.
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