Then Moses said: now show me your glory. The request to see God's glory comes after the greatest intercessory victory in the Torah. Moses has secured the continuation of the Exodus mission and the restoration of divine presence — and then asks for more. The audacity of the request is the audacity of intimacy: a friend who has secured everything asks to see everything. The glory of God — kavod, the weighty, radiant presence — is what the tabernacle is designed to house. Moses asks to see it directly. John 1:14 says the Word became flesh and we beheld his glory — the glory Moses asks to see in Exodus 33:18 is the glory that becomes visible in the incarnation.

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