That doesn’t prevent God from saying to Moses on the horizontal level — speaking geographically now — “you will not be able to see My face, for no human can see Me and live” (Exod 33:20).

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Because Moses so identified with that unity of the people, because he mirrored that oneness, he was able to speak to God face to face.

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The expression “seeing God face to face” highlights the fact that Moses was a holy man, an intimate friend of God and privileged to be in His presence. Like Moses, we long to see God’s face.

And he often mentions his face. For example, on Mt. Sinai, Moses was not allowed to see God’s “face,” i.e. God’s full glory, because no sinful human being can see God’s holy glory and live.

Moses would then put the veil back over his face until he went in to speak with God” (Exodus 34:34-35). Like God, Moses is also concealing his face.

“Lord, you know everybody’s singing about the face of God, they can see your face and I want to see your face,” Washington said.

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