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Face to face is walking with God

And the Lord spake unto Moses face to face, as any man speaketh to his friend; then he returned to the camp; but his servant, the young Joshua son of Nun, never departed from the midst of the tent. Exodus 33:11

The people had been evil in the eyes of God, making a golden calf to worship. Today's chapter says they were a stiff-necked people (does not bow the neck), verse 3. In Exodus 32:7-14 defines stiff-necked as disobedience. Moses interceded for the people, telling God that the Egyptians would give a bad witness that God brought his people out of Egypt to kill them in the desert. God's answer was, I regret the harm I said I would do to the people. Destroying everyone.

Although verse 11 says that the Lord spoke to Moses face to face, it is a poetic way of saying that He spoke to Moses, "as a man speaks to his friend." In Exodus 33:20 it says that Moses could not see the face of God if he would not die. Verse 23 confirms that Moses saw God from behind.

Today God wants to speak to us face to face as he opens the Bible. When we do this our neck bends, don't be stiff-necked, with your nose in the air (proud) thinking you know what's best for your life. Only Joshua stood before the tent of meeting after Moses had entered and spoke to God in the cloud. If you stop to read what the prophet says instead of bowing your neck just for the cell phone, verse 17 says that God will find grace and know us by name, so that everyone will know that God walks with us, verse 16.

God wants to talk to us, what will we bring to Him?

This will be a continual burnt offering throughout your generations, at the door of the tent of meeting before the LORD, where I will meet you there, to speak with you there. Exodus 29:42

There are five main types of sacrifices, or offerings, in the Old Testament. The burnt offering (Leviticus 1; 6:8-13; 8:18-21; 16:24), the meal offering (Leviticus 2; 6:14–23), the peace offering (Leviticus 3; 7:11–34 ), the sin offering (Leviticus 4; 5:1–13; 6:24–30; 8:14–17; 16:3–22), and the guilt offering (Leviticus 5:14–19; 6:1 – 7; 7:1-6).

Voluntary offer

Holocaust (bull, bird or bullock) Demonstrating commitment to God or unintentional sin
Meals: (cake, bread, flour, oil, salt, wine) Show gratitude for God's provision
Peaceful: (any animal from the immaculate herd or grain or bread). Demonstrate thanksgiving and fellowship, followed by a shared meal.

Mandatory Offer

Sin (a bullock, a goat, a goat, a dove or 1/10 of an ephah of flour). Purpose to atone for sin and cleanse from corruption. Every animal given to God, separated by fat and liver and kidneys.
Guilt (Heifer). Purpose unintentional sin, purification from unholy sin or physical ailments.

The sacrifices in the Old Testament pointed to the perfect and final sacrifice of Christ. As with the rest of the Law, sacrifices were "a shadow of things to come, but the body is Christ's" (Colossians 2:17). Christians today recognize Christ's atoning death on the cross as the only necessary sacrifice for sin, offered once for all (Hebrews 10:1–18). His death opened the "Holy of Holies" to us (Hebrews 10:19–22) so that we could freely enter God's presence and offer our "sacrifice of praise" (Hebrews 13:15; cf. 9:11–28; 4:14—5:10).