Deuteronomy 5:22-24
“These words the Lord spoke to all your assembly at the mountain out of the midst of the fire, the cloud, and the thick darkness, with a loud voice; and he added no more. And he wrote them on two tablets of stone and gave them to me. And as soon as you heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, while the mountain was burning with fire, you came near to me, all the heads of your tribes, and your elders. And you said, ‘Behold, the Lord our God has shown us his glory and greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire. This day we have seen God speak with man, and man still live.
Tag: God wants to show us His Glory!!
In the above passage we see the reason for the smoke, fire, thunder and darkness at Mt. Sinai during the giving of the Law to Moses and the Children of Israel. It was for the purpose of God showing us His glory. When Moses was in the mountain he asked God to show him His glory:
Exodus 33:18
Moses said, “Please show me your glory.”
God did so:
Exodus 33:19-23
And he said, “I will make all my goodness pass before you and will proclaim before you my name ‘The Lord.’ And I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy. But,” he said, “you cannot see my face, for man shall not see me and live.” And the Lord said, “Behold, there is a place by me where you shall stand on the rock, and while my glory passes by I will put you in a cleft of the rock, and I will cover you with my hand until I have passed by. Then I will take away my hand, and you shall see my back, but my face shall not be seen.”
God wanted us to see His glory and sent His son so that we might see it:
2 Corinthians 4:3-4
And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
The entire point of the nation of Israel was for mankind to see the glory of God through the goodness of God as He displayed it onto the people of God. But, Israel rejected that glory. The glory of God is now seen through the Word of God as it points to Christ. We can behold His glory and worship and live in light of that glory.
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