Exodus 33:19

“And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, etc.] Which is his glory; the glory of the Lord lies in his goodness, and that appears in the works of his hands, in the methods of his providence, especially in the distribution of his sovereign grace and mercy, and particularly in his pardoning grace and mercy, through the blood of Christ; for as it is “the glory” of a man “to pass over a transgression”, (<201911>Proverbs 19:11) much more it is the glory of God, of which this goodness is afterwards interpreted; and may be understood of Christ himself, who is the goodness of God itself, is not only good, but the Lord’s good One, emphatically good; as he is called his holy One, so…”

“But his request could not be granted in accordance with the conditions of human existence. The glory of the Almighty in its fulness is not to be revealed to the eye of man. Compare Judges 6:22; Isaiah 6:5. A further revelation of the divine goodness was however possible (see Exodus 33:6-7). It was vouchsafed to Paul, as it had been to Moses, to have special “visions and revelations of the Lord” 2 Corinthians 12:1-4. But he had, also like Moses, to find the narrow reach of the intellect of man in the region of Godhead 1 Timothy 6:16. However intimate may be our communion with the Holy One, we are still, as long as we are in the flesh, “to see through a glass darkly,” waiting for the time when…”

“33:19 In his positive reply, God subtly changed the terms. He would grant Moses a glorious experience, but he would not show Moses his face. Rather, he would show him his goodness and express his character (my name), marked above all by mercy and compassion (see Rom 9:14-16). • Yahweh: Here God is emphasizing his own personal name.”

“all my goodness: Neh 9:25; Psa 25:13 \*marg. Psa 65:4; Jer 31:12, Jer 31:14; Zac 9:17; Rom 2:4; Eph 1:6-8 proclaim: Exo 3:13-15, Exo 34:5-7; Isa 7:14, Isa 9:6, Isa 12:4 I will be: Rom 9:15-18, Rom 9:23 Exodus 33:20”