Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Darkness » Illustrative of » Greatness and unsearchableness of God
“He made darkness
A mass of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
Clouds and thick darkness surround Him [as at Sinai];
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.
So the people stood at a [safe] distance, but Moses approached the thick cloud where God was.
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“He bowed the heavens also, and came down
With thick darkness under His feet.
Then Solomon said,“The Lord has said that He would dwell in the thick darkness [of the cloud].
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Darkness » Miraculous » At mount sinai
So the people stood at a [safe] distance, but Moses approached the thick cloud where God was.
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For you have not come [as did the Israelites in the wilderness] to a mountain that can be touched and to a blazing fire, and to gloom and darkness and a raging windstorm,
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Fellowship, with God » With Christ » Moses' fellowship with God
Moses alone shall approach the Lord, but the others shall not come near, nor shall the people come up with him.”
There I will meet with you; from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the Testimony, I will speak [intimately] with you regarding every commandment that I will give you for the Israelites.
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Whenever Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would descend and stand at the doorway of the tent; and the Lord would speak with Moses.
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So the people stood at a [safe] distance, but Moses approached the thick cloud where God was.
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Moses went up to God [on the mountain], and the Lord called to him from the mountain, saying, “Say this to the house of Jacob and tell the Israelites:
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The Lord came down on Mount Sinai, to the top of the mountain; and the Lord called Moses to the top of the mountain, and he went up.
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The Lord called to Moses and spoke to him from the Tent of Meeting, saying,
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God » Fellowship with » Moses' fellowship with God
Moses alone shall approach the Lord, but the others shall not come near, nor shall the people come up with him.”
There I will meet with you; from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the Testimony, I will speak [intimately] with you regarding every commandment that I will give you for the Israelites.
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Whenever Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would descend and stand at the doorway of the tent; and the Lord would speak with Moses.
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So the people stood at a [safe] distance, but Moses approached the thick cloud where God was.
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Moses went up to God [on the mountain], and the Lord called to him from the mountain, saying, “Say this to the house of Jacob and tell the Israelites:
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The Lord came down on Mount Sinai, to the top of the mountain; and the Lord called Moses to the top of the mountain, and he went up.
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The Lord called to Moses and spoke to him from the Tent of Meeting, saying,
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Spiritual » Fellowship with Christ » Moses' fellowship with God
Moses alone shall approach the Lord, but the others shall not come near, nor shall the people come up with him.”
There I will meet with you; from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the Testimony, I will speak [intimately] with you regarding every commandment that I will give you for the Israelites.
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Whenever Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would descend and stand at the doorway of the tent; and the Lord would speak with Moses.
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So the people stood at a [safe] distance, but Moses approached the thick cloud where God was.
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Moses went up to God [on the mountain], and the Lord called to him from the mountain, saying, “Say this to the house of Jacob and tell the Israelites:
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The Lord came down on Mount Sinai, to the top of the mountain; and the Lord called Moses to the top of the mountain, and he went up.
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The Lord called to Moses and spoke to him from the Tent of Meeting, saying,
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Symbols and similitudes » Darkness, of God's inscrutability
The Lord said to Moses,
“Tell Aaron your brother that hemust not enter at any time into the Holy Place inside the veil (the Holy of Holies), before the mercy seat which is on the ark, or he will die, for I will appear in the cloud over the mercy seat.
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“Tell Aaron your brother that he
Clouds and thick darkness surround Him [as at Sinai];
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.
So the people stood at a [safe] distance, but Moses approached the thick cloud where God was.
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Then Solomon said,“The Lord has said that He would dwell in the thick darkness [of the cloud].
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He made darkness His hiding place (covering); His pavilion (canopy) around Him,
The darkness of the waters, the thick clouds of the skies.
For you have not come [as did the Israelites in the wilderness] to a [material] mountain that can be touched, [a mountain] that is ablaze with fire, and to gloom and darkness and a raging storm, And to the blast of a trumpet and a voice whose words make the listeners beg that nothing more be said to them.