One of the problems I have with a 100% invisible God is the glory of God. Men can see the glory of God. In Exodus 33:18, Moses asks, pray Thee, show “I me Thy And in verse 22, God says, My glory is passing you glory!” “While by,” will see my back. There appears to be a relationship between the kabod or glory of God and his back in this passage. Moses was looking at the back of God as it emitted glory. In Exodus 16:7 in the RSV we read, in the morning you shall see the “And glory of the What is the of YHWH? First, we must recognize that LORD.” “glory” the is something that will be seen. Secondly, the word is an “glory” “glory” abstract word. If we look at how this word is paralleled with other words in poetical passages of the Bible, we can discover the original concrete meaning of this word. In Psalm 3:3 the kavod of God is paralleled with his shield, and in Job 29:20 Job's kavod is paralleled with his bow. In Psalm 24:8 we read is this “who king of the YHWH is strong and mighty, YHWH is mighty in The kavod, battle.” original concrete meaning of kavod is battle armaments. This meaning of with the literal meaning of the root of kavod which is as “armament” fits “heavy” armaments are the heavy weapons and defenses of battle. In the Exodus 16:7, Israel will the of YHWH, who is the one who has done battle for “see” “armament” them with the Egyptians. How does an invisible, have either a back or a way to ethereal “being” have glory? Moses was so close to God that he was required to wear a veil when he was with the people because it was hard to look at him, because of the Glory of God shining in him. In Exodus 24: 9-11, in these three verses in this one
One of the problems I have with a 100% invisible God is the glory of God. Men can see the glory of God. In Exodus 33:18, Moses asks, “I pray Thee, show me Thy glory!” And in verse 22, God says, “While My glory is passing by,” you will see my back. There appears to be a relationship between the kabod or glory of God and his back in this passage. Moses was looking at the back of God as it emitted glory. In Exodus 16:7 in the RSV we read, “And in the morning you shall see the glory of the LORD.” What is the “glory” of YHWH? First, we must recognize that the “glory” is something that will be seen. Secondly, the word “glory” is an abstract word. If we look at how this word is paralleled with other words in poetical passages of the Bible, we can discover the original concrete meaning of this word. In Psalm 3:3 the kavod of God is paralleled with his shield, and in Job 29:20 Job's kavod is paralleled with his bow. In Psalm 24:8 we read “who is this king of the kavod, YHWH is strong and mighty, YHWH is mighty in battle.” The original concrete meaning of kavod is battle armaments. This meaning of “armament” fits with the literal meaning of the root of kavod which is “heavy” as armaments are the heavy weapons and defenses of battle. In the Exodus 16:7, Israel will “see” the “armament” of YHWH, who is the one who has done battle for them with the Egyptians. How does an invisible, ethereal “being” have either a back or a way to have glory? Moses was so close to God that he was required to wear a veil when he was with the people because it was hard to look at him, because of the Glory of God shining in him. In Exodus 24: 9-11, in these three verses in this one
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