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a few verses later, in which Moses is not allowed to see the face of God. For some reason, the same presence that spoke to Moses in the tent, face-to-face, could not allow Moses to see its face on the top of Mount Sinai. Like anyone else who experiences the mystical, phenomenal paranormal, there is always the desire to be drawn in and know more, see more, experience more. So Moses asked for more:
“18 Then Moses said, ‘Now show me your glory.’ 19 And the LORD said, ‘I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, the LORD, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. 20 But,’ he said, ‘you cannot see my face, for no one may see me and live.’ 21 Then the LORD said, ‘There is a place near me where you may stand on a rock. 22 When my glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the rock and cover you with my hand until I have passed by. 23 Then I will remove my hand and you will see my back; but my face must not be seen.’”
(Exodus 33:18-23)
In establishing the magnificence and glory of the all powerful Jehovah God, Moses writes that even he was not allowed to look on God’s face, though just a few sentences earlier he had established that he possessed a special, hierarchical relationship with God, being the only man who had ever talked with God “face-to-face,” as a man talkswith his friend. This was all written so that the people would understand that Moses indeed as powerful as the Pharaoh-Gods of Egypt; he communed with the Divine in the most intimate of ways! And later, during the 40 years of wandering in the wilderness as a nomadic people, Moses goes a step further, and in his anger with the people he equates himself with God by referring to himself and God as “We.” For this, the scripture then tells us, Moses was reprimanded by God for his pride, and not allowed to enter into the Land of Promise. Whether that anecdotal story was part of Moses’ original account, or was added later by a future editor, such as Joshua, Moses’ successor, is unknown. But what is clear is that Moses took on himself the persona of the Pharaoh-God, the ruler who has absolute authority and absolute communion with the Divine.
The Residual Effect of Communing With Deity
“29 When Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the covenant law in his hands, he was not aware that his face was radiant because he had spoken with the LORD. 30 When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, his face was radiant, and they were afraid to come near him. 31 But Moses called to them; so Aaron and all the leaders of the community came back to him, and he spoke to them. 32 Afterward all the Israelites came near him, and he gave them all the commands the LORD had given him on Mount Sinai. 33 When Moses finished speaking to them, he put a veil over his face. 34 But whenever he entered the LORD’s presence to speak with him, he removed the veil until he came out. And when he came out and told the Israelites what he had been commanded, 35 they saw that his face was radiant. Then Moses would put the veil back over his face until he went in to speak with the LORD.”
(Exodus 34:29-35)
Moses’ encounters with the Divine left physical traces. His face glowed and his hair and beard turned white as snow. So frightening was his appearance that he had to veil his face to hide the radiance. Hisface-to-face encounters with the radioactive deity bleached his skin and made him … glow. And according to the biblical passage, he didn’t even realize it until the people recoiled in superstitious horror.
It is interesting to note at this point that the Watchers who descended to the slopes of Mount Hermon, and in their varying forms as manifested in other cultures around the ancient world, were said to be bright, shining gods who descended from the skies. The ancient Sumarian
El
, the Celtic
Aillil
,
“18 Then Moses said, ‘Now show me your glory.’ 19 And the LORD said, ‘I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, the LORD, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. 20 But,’ he said, ‘you cannot see my face, for no one may see me and live.’ 21 Then the LORD said, ‘There is a place near me where you may stand on a rock. 22 When my glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the rock and cover you with my hand until I have passed by. 23 Then I will remove my hand and you will see my back; but my face must not be seen.’”
(Exodus 33:18-23)
In establishing the magnificence and glory of the all powerful Jehovah God, Moses writes that even he was not allowed to look on God’s face, though just a few sentences earlier he had established that he possessed a special, hierarchical relationship with God, being the only man who had ever talked with God “face-to-face,” as a man talkswith his friend. This was all written so that the people would understand that Moses indeed as powerful as the Pharaoh-Gods of Egypt; he communed with the Divine in the most intimate of ways! And later, during the 40 years of wandering in the wilderness as a nomadic people, Moses goes a step further, and in his anger with the people he equates himself with God by referring to himself and God as “We.” For this, the scripture then tells us, Moses was reprimanded by God for his pride, and not allowed to enter into the Land of Promise. Whether that anecdotal story was part of Moses’ original account, or was added later by a future editor, such as Joshua, Moses’ successor, is unknown. But what is clear is that Moses took on himself the persona of the Pharaoh-God, the ruler who has absolute authority and absolute communion with the Divine.
The Residual Effect of Communing With Deity
“29 When Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the covenant law in his hands, he was not aware that his face was radiant because he had spoken with the LORD. 30 When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, his face was radiant, and they were afraid to come near him. 31 But Moses called to them; so Aaron and all the leaders of the community came back to him, and he spoke to them. 32 Afterward all the Israelites came near him, and he gave them all the commands the LORD had given him on Mount Sinai. 33 When Moses finished speaking to them, he put a veil over his face. 34 But whenever he entered the LORD’s presence to speak with him, he removed the veil until he came out. And when he came out and told the Israelites what he had been commanded, 35 they saw that his face was radiant. Then Moses would put the veil back over his face until he went in to speak with the LORD.”
(Exodus 34:29-35)
Moses’ encounters with the Divine left physical traces. His face glowed and his hair and beard turned white as snow. So frightening was his appearance that he had to veil his face to hide the radiance. Hisface-to-face encounters with the radioactive deity bleached his skin and made him … glow. And according to the biblical passage, he didn’t even realize it until the people recoiled in superstitious horror.
It is interesting to note at this point that the Watchers who descended to the slopes of Mount Hermon, and in their varying forms as manifested in other cultures around the ancient world, were said to be bright, shining gods who descended from the skies. The ancient Sumarian
El
, the Celtic
Aillil
,
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