This was Moses’ cry unto the Lord, as he earnestly sought God for the great task that lay before him. "There shall no man see me, and live," saith God (Ex. 33:20). Then God put Moses in the cleft of the rock, covering him with His hand as He passed by, and Moses only saw the "backparts" of God. He only saw Him as He had gone by. I do not think Moses was content with this revelation, glorious as it must have been. Seeing God as He passed by? The way He used to work? What He had done in a past day? Many are content with that--but not Moses. And from what follows I am sure that God must have granted him a still greater revelation of Himself, but still falling short of the Glory that God had reserved for the New Covenant people. God says, "There shall no man see Me, and live." "Then, oh Lord, show us Your face! Let the time past of our lives be sufficient to have accomplished the will of the flesh! Let us see You in all Your glory--that in seeing You we might die, that in dying we might live again, to walk with You in newness of life. Let us see You as our dying substitute, taking upon Yourself our sins, and becoming ‘sin for us, who knew no sin.’ Let us see You as our very own corruptible flesh, crucified and cursed of God, that we might come forth in newness of life, henceforth to live and move in the power of Your resurrection."