Exo 33:14-17 | TNotes | STEP | 33:14 I will give you rest: Literally a place to roost, as in a place where a bird can land and be at peace. Ever since Abraham left Ur, he and his descendants had had no such place.

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‏ Exodus 33:14-17

33:14 ^a I will give you rest: Literally a place to roost, as in a place where a bird can land and be at peace. Ever since Abraham left Ur, he and his descendants had had no such place.
Summary for Exod 33:15-16: 33:15-16 ^b Moses made his request even more direct. Again he showed his understanding of what God was doing. The Exodus was not merely about getting the Israelites out of Egypt so they could go to Canaan. It was about a personal experience of God that would change how they lived. If that was not possible, then they might just as well have stayed at Sinai. Going on to Canaan would be disastrous without the Lord.
33:17 ^c The Lord reaffirmed his agreement to go with them and his personal appointment of Moses.