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 out of a state of bondage and slavery, in which evil and sin confine him, and which state is Egypt—into that of spiritual liberty, life, blessedness, and wisdom, which is denoted by the land of Canaan; a land which, spiritually, still flows with milk and honey. The natural force of this —its vigour and power, can never be abated, neither can its clear Truth ever become dim!—in itself it is always fresh and vigorous! It can never perish, nor its sepulchre be known. Hence it is said of Moses, the legitimate representative of the Word, that although he died, yet his eye was not dim—his natural force was not abated; and that no man knows of his sepulchre unto this day. In a spiritual point of view, the natural force of Moses is not now abated—his eye is not dim, but as clear and expressive as ever; and those who are seeking the sepulchre of Moses will never find it.

It is said that "when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone; and they were afraid to come nigh unto him" (v. 30), and it was in consequence of their fear, that Moses put the vail upon his face! Never was there a truer representation given of the religious state of any people, than this circumstance gives of the state of the Jews. The sublimity of the Hebrew language, however, gives a more full and expressive description of this fact than is contained in our English version. The words which are here rendered "Behold the skin of his face shone," are more beautifully expressed according to the Hebrew, by "Behold the skin of his face shot forth radiant beams of light." Now, keeping in mind the carnal state of these people, and the great difference between that state and the radiant