carrying with him two tablets of stone; and there, as he stood in an alcove of the rocks, the presence of God passed by, and the name of God was proclaimed, and he remained for a second period of forty days and forty nights, descending to the people with shining face, the living evidence of the reality and closeness of the fellowship. “And the Lord spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend” (Exod. 33:11). This fellowship had an ennobling effect on his character. Not only did