Then the Lord said: there is a place near me where you may stand on a rock. The provision for Moses' protection — a place near God, on a rock — is the practical arrangement that makes the partial vision possible. Near me but not at the full divine face: the proximity is maximized within the protection that allows Moses to survive it. 1 Corinthians 10:4 says the rock that accompanied Israel was Christ — Moses standing on the rock to receive the partial vision of God's glory is the type of the one through whom the full vision becomes possible.

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