Reflected Glory — Part 5: 01/26/2024

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                       Reflected Glory - Part 5
                            Exodus 34:34-35
                              01/26/2024


        34   Whenever Moses went in before the LORD to speak
             with him, he would remove the veil, until he came
             out. And when he came out and told the people of
             Israel what he was commanded,
        35   the people of Israel would see the face of Moses,
             that the skin of Moses' face was shining. And
             Moses would put the veil over his face again,
             until he went in to speak with him.  (ESV)

        We read in Exodus:
        Whenever Moses went in before the LORD to speak with
        him, he would remove the veil, until he came out. And
        when he came out and told the people of Israel what he
        was commanded, the people of Israel would see the face
        of Moses, that the skin of Moses' face was shining. And
        Moses would put the veil over his face again, until he
        went in to speak with him.


        On Transfiguration Sunday we saw Jesus shining because He is
   true God.  We learned that Moses veiled himself because the
   Israelites were afraid to see the reflection of God's glory
   because they were sinners.  Do we ask Jesus to veil Himself for
   the same reason?

        Our Lord does hide Himself in the spoken and visible Word.
   Each time we hear the Gospel, ``For God did not send his Son into
   the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might
   be saved through him,''1 we see God's glory hidden in the words.
   We believe, teach, and confess that Jesus will, on some unknown
   day, fully reveal God's glory when He returns to judge the living
   and the dead.

        Please join us at Trinity Lutheran Church on Sunday morning
   at 9:00 a.m. to learn more of our loving, gracious God, who
   desires that you behold Him in the fullness of His glory forever.
   Amen.