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Seeing God's Back - Part 5
Exodus 33:21-23
01/19/2024
21 And the LORD said, ``Behold, there is a place by
me where you shall stand on the rock,
22 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.
23 Then I will take away my hand, and you shall see
my back, but my face shall not be seen. (ESV)
Moses, seeking to see God's glory, was shown His back.
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.
When the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle, when the
glory of the LORD filled the Temple, no one was able to enter.
When Isaiah saw the throne room of Heaven, he said, ``Woe is me!
For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the
midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the
King, the Lord of hosts!''4 Saint Paul reminds us that we do not
see the full glory of the LORD, ``For now we see in a mirror
dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall
know fully, even as I have been fully known.''5
We behold the glory of the LORD through the spoken and
visible Word of God. In the Word and Sacraments we are shown the
fullness of God's grace, love, and mercy. We are shown Jesus,
and given faith in Him as our Redeemer from sin and death.
Though dimly, we see the Son of God and have life everlasting.
Please join us at Trinity Lutheran Church on Sunday morning
at 9:00 a.m. to learn more of God's rich love as revealed in
Jesus Christ. May you continue to receive our Lord's richest
blessings. Amen.
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4. Isaiah 6:5 (ESV)
5. 1 Corinthians 13:12 (ESV)