Jan 4, 2022 · Because everyone was afraid to come near Moses (verse 31), he wore a veil over his face to shroud the glory (verses 33–35). We are not told how long this lasted, but presumably the glory began to fade when Moses was no longer regularly going into the presence of God.

We are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to prevent the Israelites from seeing the end of what was passing away. New Living Translation We are not like Moses, who put a veil over his face so the people of Israel would not see the glory, even though it was destined to fade away.

The Radiant Face of Moses - 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. ...

Jun 8, 2018 · While Moses’ ministry had a blazing, terrifying glory, it was always a fading glory (“the Israelites could not gaze at Moses’ face because of its glory, which was being brought to an end” – 2 Cor 3:7-11).

May 7, 2021 · One of the Bible’s most enduring exegetical enigmas has to be the strangely shining semblance of Moses. The Book of Exodus relates how after the great Hebrew lawgiver receives the Ten Commandments from the Lord, he descends Mount Sinai, upon which everyone notices his face has become newly ‘radiant’.

Mar 20, 2006 · When God revealed Himself to Moses and made Moses' face reflect His glory, He was giving validation to both Moses and the Law. The people saw that and were in awe. However, God designed for that glory on Moses' face to fade away as a picture of what was going to happen to the law.

When the people first saw Moses lit up by the presence of God, they were “afraid to come near him” (Exodus 34:30). Because of that, it would be easy to assume that Moses was putting a veil over his face because he didn’t want the people to be overwhelmed by God’s light.

But the interpretation which St. Paul follows presents a very different view. Moses put the veil over his face that they might not see the end, the fading away of that transitory glory. For them it was as though it were permanent and unfading.

The glory associated with the Old Covenant is evident in the account of Moses receiving the Ten Commandments, where his face shone with the glory of God (Exodus 34:29-35). This glory, however, was temporary and served as a foreshadowing of the greater glory to come.

Jul 22, 2003 · The glory they saw in Moses’ face was transitory (2 Cor 3:7). It was fading. There was a new, a better glory to come. Just as Moses had, God’s people would one day see the face of God. We recently celebrated the Transfiguration. Frightened disciples on another mountain saw the glory of God. And Moses was there, a witness not merely of, but ...