from the burning bush on, God has been revealing himself

• if that was like sunrise, the light has been getting brighter

• now it is so bright as blind

◦ my fear has to do with my inadequacy to present a revelation this awesome

◦ I want you to experience the fullness of what transpires in this passage

– there are some big ideas here, but those are not all we are meant to see

• people tell stories in order to share their experience

• so, probably, it is best if we try to feel our way through these verses