“One day Moses said to the Lord, “You have been telling me, ‘Take these people up to the Promised Land.’ But you haven’t told me whom you will send with me. You have told me, ‘I know you by name, and I look favorably on you.’ If it is true that you look favorably on me, let me know your ways so I may understand you more fully and continue to enjoy your favor. And remember that this nation is your very own people.” The Lord replied, “I will personally go with you, Moses, and I will give you rest—everything will be fine for you.” Then Moses said, “If you don’t personally go with us, don’t make us leave this place. How will anyone know that you look favorably on me—on me and on your people—if you don’t go with us? For your presence among us sets your people and me apart from all other people on the earth.” The Lord replied to Moses, “I will indeed do what you have asked, for I look favorably on you, and I know you by name.” Moses responded, “Then show me your glorious presence.” The Lord replied, “I will make all my goodness pass before you, and I will call out my name, Yahweh, before you. For I will show mercy to anyone I choose, and I will show compassion to anyone I choose. But you may not look directly at my face, for no one may see me and live.” The Lord continued, “Look, stand near me on this rock. As my glorious presence passes by, I will hide you in the crevice of the rock and cover you with my hand until I have passed by. Then I will remove my hand and let you see me from behind. But my face will not be seen.””
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Exodus‬ ‭33‬:‭12‬-‭23‬ ‭NLT

In a very anthropocentric sense, God is the loneliest of beings. He is holy in the way that there are none like him. No one can understand him exhaustively and he is completely unintelligible without his own effort. But in his own sense, he is also the most pro social being that exists. He exists eternally in community and his very essence is a spiration of positive emotions regarding his own essence. He is always “together.” He made man a curious picture of this juxtaposition. If he is a sphere, we can only perceive the circle of him. To see him fully would destroy the dimensionality of our essential canvas. In an almost lovecraftian way, God tells Moses that to look on his true face would destroy him. And yet, because of his desire to be in community, he still offers Moses the best that can be offered. Moses being made in God’s image, wants this despite the potential harm to him. This back and forth illustrates what a friendship with God is to be. It is a constant balancing of one’s essence with the other’s needs. Just as Moses longs to see God, God longs to be seen. Just as God longs for Moses to know him, Moses desires it as well. Together they come up with a way to execute a furthering of their friendship despite limits.

God’s Nature: God is both the loneliest being, being incomprehensible to others, and the most pro-social being, existing eternally in community.

Human’s Relationship with God: Humans, created in God’s image, desire to know and see God, but God’s true nature is incomprehensible to humans.

Friendship with God: A friendship with God is a constant balancing of human desire and God’s nature, finding ways to connect despite limitations.