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Thou canst not
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"This is well explained by Rabbi Jehudah, in Sepher Cosri, (P. iv. 3.) ""Of that divine glory mentioned in the Scripture, there is one degree which the eyes of the prophets were able to explore; another which all the Israelites saw, as the cloud and consuming fire; the third is so bright, and so dazzling, that no mortal is able to comprehend it; but should anyone venture to look on it, his whole frame would be dissolved."" In such inconceivable splendour is the Divine Majesty revealed to the inhabitants of the celestial world, where he is said to ""dwell in the light which no man can approach unto."" (1Ti 6:16.) By the ""face of God,"" therefore, we are to understand that light inaccessible before which angels may stand, but which would be so insufferable to mortal eyes, that no man could see it and live. Exd 24:10; Gen 32:30; Deu 5:24; Jdg 6:22; Jdg 13:22; Isa 6:5; Jhn 1:18; 1Ti 6:16; Hbr 1:13; Rev 1:16,17" |
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1Ti 6:16 |
Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom [be] honour and power everlasting. Amen. |
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Exd 24:10 |
And they saw the God of Israel: and [there was] under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in [his] clearness. |
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Gen 32:30 |
And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved. |
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Deu 5:24 |
And ye said, Behold, the LORD our God hath shewed us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: we have seen this day that God doth talk with man, and he liveth. |
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Jdg 6:22 |
And when Gideon perceived that he [was] an angel of the LORD, Gideon said, Alas, O Lord GOD! for because I have seen an angel of the LORD face to face. |
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Jdg 13:22 |
And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God. |
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Isa 6:5 |
Then said I, Woe [is] me! for I am undone; because I [am] a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts. |
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Jhn 1:18 |
No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him]. |
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1Ti 6:16 |
Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom [be] honour and power everlasting. Amen. |
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Hbr 1:13 |
But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool? |
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Rev 1:16 |
And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance [was] as the sun shineth in his strength. |
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Rev 1:17 |
And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: |
Cite This Page: (explanation of citations)
Scott, Thomas. "Exodus 33:20," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
<http://www.blueletterbible.org/tsk_b/Exd/33/20.html>.
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