Moses experienced God and had the glory on his face to prove it.The rest of the Children of Israel, retreated from his presence, and were satisfied with talking about God or letting Moses talk to God on their behalf.
The Children had the atmosphere. Moses had the glory.
Jesus explained why this happened.
John 3:
19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
20 For every one that doeth evil
hateth the light, neither cometh to the light,
lest his deeds should be reproved.
21
But he that doeth truth
cometh to the light,
that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
It is a humbling thing for a human who is naturally wicked, to come to the true God of the Bible. His "Light" makes bare our sins and wickedness. This brings fear, and a contrite and sorrowful heart, which are uncomfortable, but good for us just the same.
Once He has revealed who we truly are to us, and we are naked in His sight, then we can begin to have our relationship with Him in honesty and truth.
Like a married couple who grow together, who know each others true self.
This is difficult for people to do, to trust someone enough to really open our self up to them. We keep secrets, we hide from parts of our self. This doesn't work with any relationship.
But it isn't for God's sake that we must do this, He already knows who we are, it is for us to see, to admit, to "confess" the truth about us.
Heb. 12:
10 For they verily for a few days chastened
us after their own pleasure;
but he for our profit, that
we might be
partakers of his holiness.
11 Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous,
but grievous: nevertheless afterward it
yieldeth the peaceable
fruit of righteousness unto them
which are exercised thereby.
12 Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;
13 And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but
let it rather be healed.
Phil. 3:
14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
15 Let us therefore,
as many as be perfect, be thus minded:
and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded,
God shall reveal even this unto you.
This, in my opinion, is why we must have that special relationship with God. There is no other way. And you can't get it by just hearing the Word, but trusting it enough to "DO" it.
Rom. 2:
13 (For not the hearers of the law
are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.
Trust, or as it is also called, "Faith" enough to let God/Jesus expose our true self is the only way to have a relationship with Him. And no one can understand the change that comes to a man's heart when He allows himself to trust the God of the bible, unless they themselves do the same.
Very good thread which is near dear to my heart. Thanks for posting