119 passages · God
The LORD says he will rain down bread from heaven and test whether they will follow his instructions, with a double portion on the sixth day. Moses says their grumbling is against the LORD, whose glory then appears in the cloud.
On the third day thunder, lightning, a thick cloud, and a loud ram's horn make the camp tremble. Moses leads the people to the foot of the mountain, which is wrapped in smoke and shakes, and God answers Moses in the thunder.
Moses, Aaron, his sons and seventy elders go up and see the God of Israel above a pavement like sapphire. God does not harm them, and they eat and drink in his presence.
The LORD calls Moses higher to receive stone tablets, so Moses leaves Aaron and Hur in charge and goes up with Joshua. The glory of God covers the mountain like fire, and Moses stays forty days and nights.
Moses asks to see God's glory. The LORD says he will let his goodness pass by and proclaim his name, but Moses cannot see his face and live, so he will be sheltered in a rock cleft and see God's back.
Moses comes down with the tablets, unaware his face is radiant. The people are afraid, so he speaks to them and then puts on a veil, removing it whenever he speaks with the LORD.
A cloud covers the tent and the glory of the LORD fills it, so Moses cannot enter. The cloud's lifting or staying guides the Israelites' travels, and fire is in it by night.
On the eighth day Moses summons Aaron, his sons, and the elders, and lists the animals for Aaron and the people to offer. He says the LORD will appear to them that day.
Aaron blesses the people, and Moses and Aaron then come out of the Tent and bless them again. The glory of the LORD appears, and fire consumes the offering, so the people shout for joy and fall on their faces.
Korah's followers and Aaron are to bring censers before the LORD. God's glory appears, He tells Moses and Aaron to separate, and they plead for mercy.
Moses urges Israel to remember and teach their children what they saw at Horeb, where God spoke from fire and darkness. They heard a voice without seeing any form, and God gave the Ten Commandments.
Hearing the news, the pregnant wife of Phinehas goes into labor and dies after giving birth. She names the boy Ichabod, saying the glory has departed from Israel.
David describes God's coming with earthquake, fire, dark clouds and thunder to scatter the enemy. He says God reached down and drew him out of deep waters.
The interior is paneled in cedar and the floor covered with cypress. The inner sanctuary for the ark is overlaid with pure gold.
Solomon gathers Israel's leaders and the priests bring the ark into the inner sanctuary. A cloud fills the house so the priests cannot minister.
The song calls the whole earth to sing, since the Lord is great and made the heavens, unlike the idols of the nations. Creation is urged to rejoice because he is coming to judge the earth.
Two large gold-covered cherubim with outstretched wings are made for the Most Holy Place. Solomon also makes a veil of blue, purple, and crimson yarn with cherubim woven into it.
The priests set the ark under the cherubim's wings in the Most Holy Place. The ark's poles are still visible from the Holy Place, and it contains only the two stone tablets from Horeb.
Priests and Levitical singers with instruments praise God with one voice, saying He is good and His loving devotion endures forever. A cloud fills the temple, and the priests cannot continue their service.
When Solomon finishes praying, fire from heaven consumes the offerings and the LORD's glory fills the temple. The people bow with their faces to the ground and thank God for His enduring loving devotion.
Solomon surpasses every king in riches and wisdom, and rulers come from everywhere with tribute. He rules from the Euphrates to Egypt's border and keeps thousands of horses.
Elihu praises God's power as a teacher no one can correct, and urges Job to remember to honor His works, since God's greatness is beyond human knowledge.
Elihu is stirred by thunder and lightning, which he describes as God's voice doing great things people cannot understand.
Elihu tells Job to stand still and consider God's wonders, asking whether Job can do what God does. He concludes that the Almighty is beyond reach, just and awe-inspiring.
The psalm opens by praising the LORD for His majestic name and glory above the heavens. It says God has established praise from the mouths of children to silence His enemies.
God made humans a little lower than angels, crowned them with glory, and gave them care of animals, birds, and fish.
The psalm ends by repeating its opening line, praising the LORD's majestic name throughout the earth.
The psalmist pictures God's answer as a storm: earthquake, smoke, fire, dark clouds, thunder, and lightning. God scatters enemies and the depths of the sea are exposed at His rebuke.
The psalmist says the skies constantly speak of God's glory, without words yet reaching the whole earth. The sun is pictured as a bridegroom or runner crossing the sky.
The psalmist calls on the gates to lift up so the King of Glory may enter. The question 'Who is the King of Glory?' is answered: the LORD, mighty in battle, the LORD of Hosts.