God: Glory of

There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from within a bush. Moses saw the bush ablaze with fire, but it was not consumed.

On the third day, when morning came, there was thunder and lightning. A thick cloud was upon the mountain, and a very loud blast of the ram’s horn went out, so that all the people in the camp trembled.

Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke, because the LORD had descended on it in fire. And the smoke rose like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked violently.

And as the sound of the ram’s horn grew louder and louder, Moses spoke and God answered him in the thunder.

When all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sounding of the ram’s horn, and the mountain enveloped in smoke, they trembled and stood at a distance.

“Speak to us yourself and we will listen,” they said to Moses. “But do not let God speak to us, or we will die.”

…and they saw the God of Israel. Under His feet was a work like a pavement made of sapphire, as clear as the sky itself.

And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like a consuming fire on the mountaintop in the eyes of the Israelites.

Then Moses said, “Please show me Your glory.” …

…and when My glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft of the rock and cover you with My hand until I have passed by.

Then I will take My hand away, and you will see My back; but My face must not be seen.”

And the LORD descended in a cloud, stood with him there, and proclaimed His name, the LORD.

And when Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the Testimony in his hands, he was unaware that his face had become radiant from speaking with the LORD. …

Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.

Moses was unable to enter the Tent of Meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.

You came near and stood at the base of the mountain, a mountain blazing with fire to the heavens, with black clouds and deep darkness.

And the LORD spoke to you out of the fire. You heard the sound of the words but saw no form; there was only a voice.

Has a people ever heard the voice of God speaking out of the fire, as you have, and lived?

He let you hear His voice from heaven to discipline you, and on earth He showed you His great fire, and you heard His words out of the fire.

At that time I was standing between the LORD and you to declare to you the word of the LORD, because you were afraid of the fire and would not go up the mountain. And He said:

…and you said, “Behold, the LORD our God has shown us His glory and greatness, and we have heard His voice out of the fire. Today we have seen that a man can live even if God speaks with him.

But now, why should we die? For this great fire will consume us, and we will die, if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any longer.

Do not be terrified by them, for the LORD your God, who is among you, is a great and awesome God.

For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God, showing no partiality and accepting no bribe.

If you are not careful to observe all the words of this law which are written in this book, that you may fear this glorious and awesome name—the LORD your God—

He said: “The LORD came from Sinai and dawned upon us from Seir; He shone forth from Mount Paran and came with myriads of holy ones, with flaming fire at His right hand.

“There is none like the God of Jeshurun, who rides the heavens to your aid, and the clouds in His majesty.

And David sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.

After the earthquake there was a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a still, small voice.

Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples.

For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.

For He is not a man like me, that I can answer Him, that we can take each other to court.

Nor is there a mediator between us, to lay his hand upon us both.

Would His majesty not terrify you? Would the dread of Him not fall upon you?

Is not God as high as the heavens? Look at the highest stars, how lofty they are!

Can His troops be numbered? On whom does His light not rise?

Look to the heavens and see; gaze at the clouds high above you. …

Then there comes a roaring sound; He thunders with His majestic voice. He does not restrain the lightning when His voice resounds.

God thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things we cannot comprehend.

Out of the north He comes in golden splendor; awesome majesty surrounds Him.

O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth!

Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger. …

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands. …

Who is this King of Glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle. …

Ascribe to the LORD the glory due His name; worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness. …

“Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted over the earth.”

Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; may Your glory cover all the earth.

Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; may Your glory cover all the earth.

They have seen Your procession, O God—the march of my God and King into the sanctuary.

Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.

And blessed be His glorious name forever; may all the earth be filled with His glory. Amen and amen.

You are resplendent with light, more majestic than mountains filled with game.

Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples.

For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.

Splendor and majesty are before Him; strength and beauty fill His sanctuary.

Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the nations, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.

Clouds and darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are His throne’s foundation. …

For You, O LORD, are Most High over all the earth; You are exalted far above all gods.

For the LORD will rebuild Zion; He has appeared in His glory.

…when peoples and kingdoms assemble to serve the LORD.

May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in His works.

Yet He saved them for the sake of His name, to make His power known.

The LORD is exalted over all the nations, His glory above the heavens.

…the glorious splendor of Your majesty. And I will meditate on Your wondrous works.

…to make known to men Your mighty acts and the glorious splendor of Your kingdom.

Therefore the Lord GOD of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, declares: “Ah, I will be relieved of My foes and avenge Myself on My enemies.

Go into the rocks and hide in the dust from the terror of the LORD and the splendor of His majesty.

In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted; and the train of His robe filled the temple. …

Cry out and sing, O citizen of Zion, for great among you is the Holy One of Israel.”

The moon will be confounded and the sun will be ashamed; for the LORD of Hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before His elders with great glory.

You have enlarged the nation, O LORD; You have enlarged the nation. You have gained glory for Yourself; You have extended all the borders of the land.

On that day the LORD of Hosts will be a crown of glory, a diadem of splendor to the remnant of His people,

For when he sees his children around him, the work of My hands, they will honor My name, they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and they will stand in awe of the God of Israel.

And the LORD will cause His majestic voice to be heard and His mighty arm to be revealed, striking in angry wrath with a flame of consuming fire, and with cloudburst, storm, and hailstones.

The LORD is exalted, for He dwells on high; He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.

“Now I will arise,” says the LORD. “Now I will lift Myself up. Now I will be exalted.

It will bloom profusely and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God.

And the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all humanity together will see it.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.

…everyone called by My name and created for My glory, whom I have indeed formed and made.”

The people I formed for Myself will declare My praise.

Sing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, O depths of the earth. Break forth in song, O mountains, you forests and all your trees. For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and revealed His glory in Israel.

For the sake of My name I will delay My wrath; for the sake of My praise I will restrain it, so that you will not be cut off.

For My own sake, My very own sake, I will act; for how can I let Myself be defamed? I will not yield My glory to another.

He said to Me, “You are My Servant, Israel, in whom I will display My glory.”

I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh; they will be drunk on their own blood, as with wine. Then all mankind will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.”

The LORD has bared His holy arm in the sight of all the nations; all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.

“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.

For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.

Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.

For behold, darkness covers the earth, and thick darkness is over the peoples; but the LORD will rise upon you, and His glory will appear over you.

Caravans of camels will cover your land, young camels of Midian and Ephah, and all from Sheba will come, bearing gold and frankincense and proclaiming the praises of the LORD.

No longer will the sun be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on your night; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your splendor. …

…to console the mourners in Zion—to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.

You will be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, a royal diadem in the palm of your God.

…who sent His glorious arm to lead them by the right hand of Moses, who divided the waters before them to gain for Himself everlasting renown,

Like cattle going down to the valley, the Spirit of the LORD gave them rest. You led Your people this way to make for Yourself a glorious name.

This is what the LORD says: “Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me? Or where will My place of repose be?

Has not My hand made all these things? And so they came into being,” declares the LORD. “This is the one I will esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word.

“And I, knowing their deeds and thoughts, am coming to gather all nations and tongues, and they will come and see My glory.

For just as a loincloth clings to a man’s waist, so I have made the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah cling to Me, declares the LORD, so that they might be My people for My renown and praise and glory. But they did not listen.

A glorious throne, exalted from the beginning, is the place of our sanctuary.

So this city will bring Me renown, joy, praise, and glory before all the nations of the earth, who will hear of all the good I do for it. They will tremble in awe because of all the goodness and prosperity that I will provide for it.

Above the expanse over their heads was the likeness of a throne with the appearance of sapphire, and on the throne high above was a figure like that of a man. …

Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard a great rumbling sound behind me: “Blessed be the glory of the LORD in His dwelling place!”

So I got up and went out to the plain, and behold, the glory of the LORD was present there, like the glory I had seen by the River Kebar, and I fell facedown.

And there I saw the glory of the God of Israel, like the vision I had seen in the plain.

But I acted for the sake of My name, so that it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.

Then you will know, O house of Israel, that I am the LORD, when I have dealt with you for the sake of My name and not according to your wicked ways and corrupt acts, declares the Lord GOD.”

Therefore tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: It is not for your sake that I will act, O house of Israel, but for My holy name, which you profaned among the nations to which you went.

I will show the holiness of My great name, which has been profaned among the nations—the name you have profaned among them. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD, declares the Lord GOD, when I show My holiness in you before their eyes.

…and the glory of the LORD entered the temple through the gate facing east.

Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple.

His radiance was like the sunlight; rays flashed from His hand, where His power is hidden. …

So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’

“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom His favor rests!”

I do not seek My own glory. There is One who seeks it, and He is the Judge.

Father, glorify Your name!” Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.”

When Judas had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in Him.

If God is glorified in Him, God will also glorify the Son in Himself—and will glorify Him at once.

And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

When Jesus had spoken these things, He lifted up His eyes to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son may glorify You.

All I have is Yours, and all You have is Mine; and in them I have been glorified.

But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.

…and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.

For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen.

For all the promises of God are “Yes” in Christ. And so through Him, our “Amen” is spoken to the glory of God.

All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is extending to more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow, to the glory of God.

…to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.

…in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, would be for the praise of His glory.

…who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, to the praise of His glory.

…in order that in the coming ages He might display the surpassing riches of His grace, demonstrated by His kindness to us in Christ Jesus.

…to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

…filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

…and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.

…which the blessed and only Sovereign One—the King of kings and Lord of lords—will bring about in His own time.

He alone is immortal and dwells in unapproachable light. No one has ever seen Him, nor can anyone see Him. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.

For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom, and storm; …

…to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority through Jesus Christ our Lord before all time, and now, and for all eternity. Amen.

“Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist and were created.”

And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from His power; and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.

And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city of Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God,

…shining with the glory of God. Its radiance was like a most precious jewel, like a jasper, as clear as crystal.

And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.