Moses from the burning bush (“Moses, Moses.… Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet”), Moses understandably “[hides] his face; for he was afraid to look upon God” (Exod. 3:4–6). Later, on Mount Sinai, the Lord tells Moses that “it is a terrible thing that I will do with thee” (34:10), and when the Lord descends “in the cloud,” Moses, again overcome by the awe-filled presence of God, “made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped” (34:8). Elsewhere, we read that