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1 | The Face of God | Ex 24:9 | budderfligh | 198108 | ||
Ex 33:20 quotes God saying "Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live." Yet I find a number of verses that seem to be saying that His face has been seen. Gen 32:30 And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved. Gen 33:10 And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand: for therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me. Exd 33:11 And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle. I know that Scripture doesn't contradict itself. I'm rather hesitant about asking questions such as these because everyone on the forum seems to surpass me far and away with their knowledge of the Word, but I'd really like this explained. I would ask you to forgive me of my ignorance on this subject. I know there's a logical answer, I just can't seem to figure out what it is! I also have a second question. Sometimes it seems that the words Angel and the Lord are inter-changeable. For instance in Ex. 3:2 when Moses is before the burning bush it says "And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush [was] not consumed". I know that in Gal. 3:19 it states that the law was given through the mediation of angels and I don't fully understand that because I know it was God who spoke with Moses from the burning bush. Also, Gen. 18:1-22 has me confused as it seems to relate a visit from three men (angels) but the text seems to switch back and forth from the Lord speaking to Abram while the actual visitors seems to be the angels. Who was Abram entertaining in his tent that day? Thank you very much for your consideration of these questions. I read the forum daily for new questions and have learned much by reviewing prior threads. God bless any and all who responds to these questions. |
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2 | The Face of God | Ex 24:9 | Val | 198113 | ||
Those are excellent questions. As I understand it the Lord is a person and He did speak face to face to Moses and the others you mentioned. Since He is a spirit it is still difficult to understand the full picture. As I understand it His full glory was not show Moses and the others. His full glory will be shown when He returns and every knee will bow. He is so awesome that it causes every knee to bow whether they are believers or not. The main point of these stories is that He is a person and we are made in His image so that we can communicate with Him. He had a purpose for these men and He helped them fulfill that purpose. Some believe it was the Lord Jesus Himself in Abram's tent. May God bless you. Genesis 18:1-22 | ||||||