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NASB | Exodus 24:9 ¶ Then Moses went up with Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Exodus 24:9 ¶ Then Moses, Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel went up [the mountainside], |
Subject: The Face of God |
Bible Note: Thank you for your response. Your answer actually backs up my first impression of these verses. The only thing that I might disagree with (and that's if I'm understanding your answer correctly) is the usage of the word anthropomorphic in reference to God's appearance as I am a very strong believer that man was made in His image and I tend to interpret Scripture literally before trying to impose any spiritual meaning to it. I have no problem attributing God with having a literal "back" or "face". However since Ex. 33:20 makes it clear that one cannot view His face and live I do believe that the other verses I cited are referring to "encounters" as opposed to face to face conversations which, as you cited, would have most certainly been an overwhelming humbling and awesome experience. Blessings in Christ, budderfligh |