Thematic Bible: Face
Thematic Bible
Face » Of Christ » His personal appearance figuratively described
"{I continued watching} until thrones were placed and an Ancient of Days sat; his clothing [was] like white snow and the hair of his head [was] like pure wool and his throne [was] a flame of fire and its wheels [were] burning fire.
You are [the most] handsome of [the] sons of humankind; grace is poured out on your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever.
{His mouth} [is] sweet, and he is altogether desirable. This [is] my beloved; this [is] my friend, {O young women of Jerusalem}.
Just as many were appalled at you-- such [was] his appearance beyond human disfigurement, and his form beyond the sons of mankind--
For he went up like shoot before him, and like root from dry ground. He had no form and no majesty that we should see him, and no appearance that we should take pleasure in him.
And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothing became bright as the light.
and his head and hair [were] white like wool, white as snow, and his eyes [were] like a fiery flame,
And the one seated [was] similar in appearance to jasper and carnelian stone, and a rainbow [was] around the throne similar in appearance to emerald.
Face » God's hidden » God's face hidden on account of sin
Rather, your iniquities have been {barriers} between you and your God, and your sins have hidden [his] face from you, from hearing.
And there is no one who calls on your name, who pulls himself up to keep hold of you, for you have hidden your face from us, and melted us into the hand of our iniquity.
And when you stretch out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you; even though you make many prayers, I [will] not be listening. Your hands are full of blood.
But I will certainly hide my face on that day, because [of] all of the evil that they did because they turned to other gods.
and the nations will know that because of their guilt the house of Israel went into exile, {because} they acted unfaithfully against me, and I hid my face from them, and I gave them into the hand of their foes, and they fell by the sword, all of them.
Then they will cry to Yahweh, but he will not answer them. He will hide his face from them at that time, when they have made their deeds evil.
Face » Shining » Shining faces, general references to
Now his appearance was like lightning and his clothing white as snow.
And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothing became bright as the light.
But if the ministry of death in letters carved on stone came with glory, so that the sons of Israel were not able to look intently into the face of Moses because of the glory of his face, which was transitory,
And Aaron and all the {Israelites} saw Moses, and, {to their amazement}, the skin of his face shone, and they were afraid of coming near to him.
Who [is] like the sage? Who knows [the] interpretation of a thing? A man's wisdom makes his face shine, and the hardness of his face is changed.
And [as they] looked intently at him, all those who were sitting in the Sanhedrin saw his face [was] like the face of an angel.
Face » Transfiguring of » Jesus
And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothing became bright as the light.
And as he was praying, the appearance of his face became different, and his clothing [became] white, gleaming like lightning.
Face » Transfiguring of » moses
{And} when Moses came down from Mount Sinai, the two tablets of the testimony [were] in the hand of Moses at his coming down from the mountain; and Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone because of his speaking with him. And Aaron and all the {Israelites} saw Moses, and, {to their amazement}, the skin of his face shone, and they were afraid of coming near to him. And Moses called to them, and Aaron and all the leaders of the community returned to him, and Moses spoke to them. read more.
And afterward all the {Israelites} came near, and he commanded them all that Yahweh had spoken with him on Mount Sinai. And Moses finished speaking with them, and he put a veil on his face. And when Moses came before Yahweh to speak with him, he would remove the veil until he went out, and he would go out and would speak to the {Israelites} what he had been commanded. And the {Israelites} would see the face of Moses, that the skin of the face of Moses shone, and Moses would put back the veil on his face until his coming to speak with him.
And afterward all the {Israelites} came near, and he commanded them all that Yahweh had spoken with him on Mount Sinai. And Moses finished speaking with them, and he put a veil on his face. And when Moses came before Yahweh to speak with him, he would remove the veil until he went out, and he would go out and would speak to the {Israelites} what he had been commanded. And the {Israelites} would see the face of Moses, that the skin of the face of Moses shone, and Moses would put back the veil on his face until his coming to speak with him.
Face » Disfiguring of, in fasting
"Whenever you fast, do not be sullen like the hypocrites, for they make their faces unrecognizable in order that they may be seen fasting by people. Truly I say to you, they have received their reward in full!
Face » Covering of
Seraphs [were] standing above him. {Each had six wings}: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.
Face » Character revealed in
The look on their faces testifies against them and they declare their sin like Sodom; they do not hide [it]. Woe to their soul! For they have dealt out evil to themselves.
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