And he said, If now I have found grace in thy sight, O LORD, let my LORD, I pray thee, go among us; for it is a stiffnecked people; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for thine inheritance.
And Moses said, 'If I have found favor with you, O LORD, please let my Lord go with us, even though we are a stubborn people. Please forgive our wrongdoing and our sin, and make us your own people.'
Moses is humbly asking God to stay with the Israelites despite their stubbornness, pleading for forgiveness and asking God to claim them as His own people.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Exodus, Moses is interceding with God on behalf of the Israelites after they had sinned by worshiping a golden calf, which demonstrated their rebellion and lack of faith. This verse takes place during Moses' second ascent of Mount Sinai, where God is renewing the covenant despite the people's stubbornness, showing His patience and mercy. Moses pleads for God's presence and forgiveness, acknowledging the Israelites as a stiff-necked people and asking that they be taken as God's inheritance.
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