Moses said unto the Lord, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou has also found grace in my sight. Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, show me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight: and consider that this nation is they people. he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest. he said unto him, if thy presence go not with me, carry us not up hence.  Exodus 33:12-15