And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory.
Then Moses said, “Please show me Your glory.”
And he saith, `Shew me, I pray Thee, Thine honour;'
And he said, Let me, I pray thee, see thy glory.
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I beseech thee, show me thy glory--This is one of the most mysterious scenes described in the Bible: he had, for his comfort and encouragement, a splendid and full display of the divine majesty, not in its unveiled effulgence, but as far as the weakness of humanity would admit. The face, hand, back parts, are to be understood figuratively.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed
Something it was more than he had yet seen that Moses desired. If it was purely for the assisting of his faith and devotion, the desire was commendable; but perhaps there was in it a mixture of human infirmity. God will have us walk by faith, not by sight, in this world; and faith comes by hearing.
Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan
I beseech thee shew me thy glory - Moses had lately been in the mount with God, and had had as intimate communion with God, as ever any man had on this side heaven, and yet he is still desiring a farther acquaintance. Shew me thy glory - Make me to see it; so the word is: make it some way or other visible, and enable me to bear the sight of it.
John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical
Exodus — Deliverance, covenant, presence. A slave-people redeemed from Egypt, brought to Sinai, and given a tabernacle so that God might dwell among them.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread — the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The verses this one reaches12
No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
Philip saith unto him, Lord, show us the Father, and it sufficeth us.
Seeing it is God, that said, Light shall shine out of darkness, who shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
And the city hath no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine upon it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the lamp thereof is the Lamb.
looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
And he said, Thou canst not see my face; for man shall not see me and live.
who only hath immortality, dwelling in light unapproachable; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honor and power eternal. Amen.
Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth over the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in lovingkindness.
But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord the Spirit.
Many there are that say, Who will show us any good? Jehovah, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
And she called the name of Jehovah that spake unto her, Thou art a God that seeth: for she said, Have I even here looked after him that seeth me?
Yea, they shall sing of the ways of Jehovah; For great is the glory of Jehovah.
8 more places the canon echoes this verse are mapped by book below ↓
The whole remaining floor, clustered by book in canonical order. The first references in each book travel with their words; the rest are one click from theirs.
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Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; OpenBible.info (CC-BY).
The walk8
Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page, and every stop travels with its words.
Through
2 Corinthians 4:6Seeing it is God, that said, Light shall shine out of darkness, who shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus…
leads to
For, behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the peoples; but Jehovah will arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.
And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
But ye are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that ye may show forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into…
And we have the word of prophecy made more sure; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day-star…
for ye were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord: walk as children of light
Through
1 Timothy 6:16who only hath immortality, dwelling in light unapproachable; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honor and power eternal. Amen.
leads to
No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Through
Titus 2:13looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
leads to
henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give to me at that day; and not to me only, but also to all them…
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