Ambrose of Milan : Moses, too, passing by things of this world, saw a great sight and said, "I will turn aside and see this great sight," for had he been held by the fleeting pleasures of this world he would not have seen so great a mystery. — Concerning Repentance 1.14.74 Gregory the Dialogist : Hence Moses, when he was seeking the glory of heavenly contemplation, said, "I will now pass on, and see this great sight." For except he had withdrawn the footstep of the heart from the love of the world, he would never have been able to understand things above. — Morals on the Book of Job, Book 15, Section 68 Jerome : Moses says, "I must go over to look at this remarkable sight." If he does not go over, that is, if he does not escape all vice, he cannot behold the great marvel. — HOMILIES ON THE Psalms 51 Origen of Alexandria : Moses, when he had seen the bush burning and not consumed, marveling at the sight said: "I will pass over and behold this sight." Certainly he too was not signifying that he would traverse some span of earth, nor climb mountains nor go apart into the steep places of the valleys. The vision was close to him, in his mouth and in his eyes. But he says: "I will pass over," to show that, admonished by the heavenly vision, he ought to ascend to a higher life and to cross over from those things in which he was to better things. — HOMILIES ON Genesis 12.2