Broadcast
Reflected Glory - Part 1
Exodus 34:29
01/22/2024
29 When Moses came down from Mount Sinai, with the
two tablets of the testimony in his hand as he
came down from the mountain, Moses did not know
that the skin of his face shone because he had
been talking with God. (ESV)
The weeks following Christmas are called the Epiphany Season
in the churches which follow the liturgical cycle of the Church
Year. From the visit of the Wise Men as they gave their gifts of
gold, frankincense, and myrrh to the infant Jesus, to our Lord's
baptism in the Jordan River, to His first miracle of changing
water into wine, the season focuses on revealing Jesus as true
God. In keeping with an older practice, in the congregations
where the historic series of readings are used, this past Sunday
was the last Sunday of Epiphany.
Lutherans, from around 1525, have celebrated the
Transfiguration of Jesus as the ultimate revelation of His
divinity. The Father's voice which declared Jesus as His beloved
Son at baptism makes the same proclamation while Peter, James,
and John looked in awe at the shining face of Jesus. Therefore,
we have moved this commemoration from August 6 to the end of the
Epiphany Season.
Sunday's Old Testament lesson shows how Moses reflected the
glory of being in the presence of God on Mount Sinai.
When Moses came down from Mount Sinai, with the two
tablets of the testimony in his hand as he came down
from the mountain, Moses did not know that the skin of
his face shone because he had been talking with God.
Being in the presence of God, seeing the glimpse of God's
glory as He hid Moses in the cleft of a rock, caused Moses' face
to shine.
May our Lord grant us the wisdom to see His glory revealed
in the Word of God, and give to us the blessings of His grace.
Amen.