THEOSISWlastow G.K.
Moses begins by addressing the people, encountering no resistance, and declares, “I will go up to the Lord, and will not blot out your sin.” He ascends the mountain and in a subsequent prayer articulates profound sentiments that reveal his deep love for his people. A parallel sentiment is echoed by the Apostle Paul, who states, “I wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh” (Rom. 9:3). Only a love as profound as that of Moses and Paul possesses the courage to express such sentiments, showcasing a willingness to sacrifice themselves entirely for those entrusted to their care.
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As Calvin observes, “I do not deny that Moses, driven by his intense prayer, may have transcended the limitations of what a man can convey to the Lord, but in the prayers of the saints, when they lay their griefs before the Lord, the impassioned heart expresses itself: ‘sighs unspoken,’ where it is not the words that carry significance, but the emotions they present before the throne of the Most High.” The phrases “the book of the Lord” and “the book of life” also appear in the New Testament, as indicated in Revelation 3 and 5, as well as in Luke 10:20, where it is said, “rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”