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Beth Moore, A Woman's Heart: God's Dwelling Place

"The veil... protected God's dwelling place but also protected the people yet unprepared to stand in His presence.... Humanity had to meet with God by going up [Moses up Mt. Sinai] because God had not yet met with humanity by coming down" (162).

"the effects of God's glory in the life on one He invites to approach

"1. A change took place.... we can never partake of God's glory without His presence evoking a change in us. Sometimes I believe this is exactly why we avoid His presence. Change would be inevitable, and we so often resist change.

"2. Moses was not aware that His face was radiant.... the light of the glory of His Presence shines two ways: It sheds light on the knowledge of God so that we can learn to see Him more clearly, but it also sheds light on us so that we can see our own sin more clearly [perhaps a further explanation of the change we avoid by avoiding His presence].... the closer [I] approach the light, the brighter it shines on [me].... [I] see Him more clearly, and [I] see [myself] more clearly. It is the perfect safeguard against pride.... true intimacy breeds true humility!"

"3. ... your own [family members] may have a harder time dealing with God's glory in you than your unbelieving friends and coworkers.... radiance to one is confrontational to another.

"4. The mark of radiance on Moses finally faded. The greater the gap of time since he had climbed the mountain, the more his radiance dissipated" (164-165).