GoD's WorK - God's Puzzle Solved

26 God’s WorkThe CloudIn Exodus 23:20, after Israel sinned at the mount, by breakingGod’s commandments, God said to Moses, “Behold, I sendan Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bringthee into the place which I have prepared” (Verse 21). Godinstructed the nation to obey this angel’s voice because He willnot pardon you. God explained that this angel spoke in God’svoice because “My Name” is in Him. This was brought about bythe strict adherence to The Law of Moses in The Letter, whichcaused their death. There was no forgiveness. From this pointon, God was not with them, to lead them. Instead, the angel wasdesignated to lead Israel.After God gave Moses The Law (Exodus 33), The Israelites builta tabernacle and God restated that “the angel” would lead Israelto their rest in The Promised Land (Exodus 23:1-7). This tabernaclewas not in the camp of Israel, but outside. Why was this?The cloud, that led Israel out of Egypt, was by the tabernacleand there The Lord spoke to Moses (Exodus 33:7-9). Then inVerse 11, it states that God spoke to Moses as a friend, face toface. Who was in the cloud? God was in the cloud and spoke toMoses at the tabernacle. God, no longer would speak to, or bewith Israel. The voice was “the angel” speaking in the first person.At this point, God had threatened to destroy Israel and onlypermitted The Tribe of Moses, The Levites, to live. God wouldno longer lead Israel, as His people. The tabernacle was builtoutside the camp of Israel since God would no longer be in theirmidst. If Israel had not sinned, proving they were stiff-neckedand unrepentant, there would have been no need for a tabernacleor temple. In Deuteronomy 5:29, God said, “O that there weresuch an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep allmy commandments always, that it might be well with them,