Exodus 33:20

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Summary

Exodus 33:20

And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.

Thou canst not

General references

Exodus 33:18

Deuteronomy 4:33

Job 26:9

Bible References

Thou canst not

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

You said, ‘Look, the Lord our God has shown us His glory and greatness, and we have heard His voice from the fire. Today we have seen that God speaks with a person, yet he still lives.

When Gideon realized that He was the Angel of the Lord, he said, “Oh no, Lord God! I have seen the Angel of the Lord face to face!”

“We’re going to die,” he said to his wife, “because we have seen God!”

Then I said:

Woe is me for I am ruined
because I am a man of unclean lips
and live among a people of unclean lips,
and because my eyes have seen the King,
the Lord of Hosts.

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

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.

Now to which of the angels has He ever said:

Sit at My right hand
until I make Your enemies Your footstool?

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.

General references

Then Moses said, “Please, let me see Your glory.”

Has a people heard God’s voice speaking from the fire as you have, and lived?

He obscures the view of His throne,
spreading His cloud over it.