holy, who does not treat sin lightly, who allows the repercussions of sin to reverberate down through history. This is not just God the forgiver but also God the judge. It’s not just the loving God; it’s also the holy God. That is the whole person of God. And that is what prompts Moses to bow his head in reverence and worship. In the subsequent verses (34:9–14) God warns Moses against idolatry. He warns Moses against directing his worship, his reverence, his awe, his submission, his desires to anything