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“The Lord used to speak to Moses face to face, as one man speaks to another.” - Exodus 33:11

“Never since has there arisen a prophet in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face. He was unequalled for all the signs and wonders that the Lord sent him to perform in the land of Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants and his entire land, and for all the mighty deeds and all the terrifying displays of power that Moses performed in the sight of all Israel. ” - Deuteronomy 34.

St. Gregory of Nyssa wrote a wonderful treatise called, “The Life of Moses” - it is imbued with his spiritual sense of the scriptures.  “He describes the spiritual ascent as taking place in three stages, symbolized by the Lord’s revelation of Himself to Moses; first in light, then in the cloud and, finally, in the dark.”   It is a classic in mystical theology.  The book is available from Aquinas and Moore.   

(Icon: God appears to Moses in the form of a burning bush.)