Exodus 24:10

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Summary

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.

Saw

Of a sapphire stone

In his clearness

Bible References

Saw

and they saw the God of Israel. Beneath His feet was something like a pavement made of sapphire stone, as clear as the sky itself.

Then He continued, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” Moses hid his face because he was afraid to look at God.

But He answered, “You cannot see My face, for no one can see Me and live.”

Jacob then named the place Peniel, “For I have seen God face to face,” he said, “and I have been delivered.”

The Angel of the Lord did not appear again to Manoah and his wife. Then Manoah realized that it was the Angel of the Lord.

Then Micaiah said, “Therefore, hear the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on His throne, and the whole heavenly host was standing by Him at His right hand and at His left hand.

In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a high and lofty throne, and His robe filled the temple.

The appearance of the brilliant light all around was like that of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day. This was the appearance of the form of the Lord’s glory. When I saw it, I fell facedown and heard a voice speaking.

No one has ever seen God.
The One and Only Son—
the One who is at the Father’s side—
He has revealed Him.

Jesus said to him, “Have I been among you all this time without your knowing Me, Philip? The one who has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?

the only One who has immortality,
dwelling in unapproachable light;
no one has seen or can see Him,
to Him be honor and eternal might.
Amen.

No one has ever seen God.

If we love one another, God remains in us and His love is perfected in us.

Of a sapphire stone

The shape of a throne with the appearance of sapphire stone was above the expanse.

There was a form with the appearance of a human on the throne high above.

Then I looked, and there above the expanse over the heads of the cherubim was something like sapphire stone resembling the shape of a throne that appeared above them.

and the One seated looked like jasper and carnelian stone. A rainbow that looked like an emerald surrounded the throne.

The foundations of the city wall were adorned with every kind of precious stone:

the first foundation jasper,
the second sapphire,
the third chalcedony,
the fourth emerald,

In his clearness

Y Who is this

who shines like the dawn—

as beautiful as the moon,
bright as the sun,
awe-inspiring as an army with banners?

He was transformed in front of them, and His face shone like the sun. Even His clothes became as white as the light.

He had seven stars in His right hand; a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth, and His face was shining like the sun at midday.

arrayed with God’s glory. Her radiance was like a very precious stone, like a jasper stone, bright as crystal.