Moses wanted to know more than some FACTS about God. He wanted to KNOW God, to know God intimately. If you have been a Christian for any length of time, you have probably heard again and again that you are supposed to read the Bible in order to know God. You might even remember that as a new Christian, reading the Bible was like eating chocolate. It was wonderful. But that may not be true any more. That “chocolate bar” may be small or discolored. You may know the stories about Adam and Eve, Noah and the flood, Lot’s wife and Sodom and Gomorrah, Moses and Pharaoh, Joshua and the land of Palestine, Samson and the Philistines, David and Goliath, Daniel and the lions den, and Jonah in the great fish. But there is no fire in your heart when you read them. The fire has dimmed or is just smoldering.

Moses’ fire was in flames. He wanted more than just facts about God. Most of us know that God is all-knowing, all-powerful, and always present. We know that God never changes, but do you know God intimately? The Israelites whom Moses led through the wilderness did not know and understand God. Yes, they saw Him part the Red Sea, drown the Egyptian army, provide them manna, and give them water from rocks. They saw His acts. Many of us read the Bible and see His acts or deeds too! But Moses wanted to know God personally - in a deep way.

At the end of Deuteronomy we are told that Moses was the greatest prophet of his time.