It was the privilege of the Jewish nation to represent the character of God as it had been revealed to Moses. In answer to the prayer of Moses, "Show me Thy glory," the Lord promised, "I will make all My goodness pass before thee." Ex. 33:18, 19. "And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, the Lord God, 286 merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin." Ex. 34:6, 7. This was the fruit that God desired from His people. In the purity of their characters, in the holiness of their lives, in their mercy and loving-kindness and compassion, they were to show that "the law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul." Ps. 19:7.

Det var jødefolkets forret at åbenbare Guds karakter som den var blevet fremstillet for Moses. Som svar på Moses bøn: "Lad mig dog skue din herlighed," lovede Herren: "Jeg vil lade al min rigdom drage forbi dig." "Og Herren gik forbi ham og råbte: Herren, Herren, Gud, som er barmhjertig og nådig, langmodig og rig på miskundhed og trofasthed, som bevarer miskundhed mod tusinder som tilgiver brøde, overtrædelse og synd!" Det var den slags frugt, Herren ønskede, at hans folk skulle bære. Med deres rene karakter i deres hellige liv og med deres barmhjertighed, kærlighed og medlidenhed skulle de vise, at "Herrens lov er fuldkommen, kvæger sjælen"