# Moses — Poetry character guide

> Moses in Poetry by George MacDonald.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0004-an-old-story

## Who they are

Biblical prophet and lawgiver, referenced in poems.

## In the story

### [The Unseen Face](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_8_se/chapters/the-unseen-face)

Moses beseeches God to show His face and is placed in a cleft of the rock to see only God's back.

### [A Threefold Cord](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_8_se/chapters/a-threefold-cord)

Referenced as growing too radiant for his people's eyes after being in God's presence, used as a simile for spiritual transformation.

### [The Pinafore](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_8_se/chapters/the-pinafore)

Referenced as an example of one who became radiant after being in God's presence.

### [The Temple of God](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_8_se/chapters/the-temple-of-god)

Moses is depicted in the desert by the bush, silencing his heart before God.

## Links

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