splendour, magnificence. The glory of God in the writings of
Moses, denotes, generally, the divine presence; as when he appeared on
Mount Sinai; or, the bright cloud which declared his presence, and
descended on the tabernacle of the congregation, Exod. xxiv, 9, 10, 16,
17. Moses, with Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy elders of Israel, went
up to Mount Sinai, and “saw the glory of the Lord.” Now “the glory of
the Lord was, as it were, a burning fire on the mountain; and under his
feet was, as it were, the brightness of the sapphire stone, resembling
heaven itself in clearness.” The glory of the Lord appeared to Israel in
the cloud also, when he gave them manna and quails, Exod. xvi, 7, 10.
Moses having earnestly begged of God to show his glory to him, God said,
“Thou canst not see my face, for there shall no man see me and live. And
the Lord said, There is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock:
and it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put
thee in the cleft of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I
pass by: and I will take away my hand, and thou shalt see my back
parts:” (the train, the fainter rays of the glory:) “but my face shall
not be seen,” Exod. xxxiii, 18. The ark of God is called the glory of
Israel; and the glory of God, 1 Samuel iv, 21, 22; Psalm xxvi, 8. The
priestly ornaments are called “garments of glory,” Exod. xxviii, 2, 40;
and the sacred vessels, “vessels of glory,” 1 Macc. ii, 9, 12. Solomon
“in all his glory,” in all his lustre, in his richest ornaments, was not
so beautifully arrayed as a lily, Matt. vi, 29; Luke xii, 27. When the
prophets describe the conversion of the Gentiles, they speak of the
“glory of the Lord” as filling the earth; that is, his knowledge shall
universally prevail, and he shall be every where worshipped and
glorified. The term “glory” is used also of the Gospel dispensation by
St. Paul; and to express the future felicity of the saints in heaven.
When the Hebrews required an oath of any man, they said, “Give glory to
God:” confess the truth, give him glory, confess that God knows the most
secret thoughts, the very bottom of your hearts, Joshua vii, 19; John
ix, 24.
Moses, denotes, generally, the divine presence; as when he appeared on
Mount Sinai; or, the bright cloud which declared his presence, and
descended on the tabernacle of the congregation, Exod. xxiv, 9, 10, 16,
17. Moses, with Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy elders of Israel, went
up to Mount Sinai, and “saw the glory of the Lord.” Now “the glory of
the Lord was, as it were, a burning fire on the mountain; and under his
feet was, as it were, the brightness of the sapphire stone, resembling
heaven itself in clearness.” The glory of the Lord appeared to Israel in
the cloud also, when he gave them manna and quails, Exod. xvi, 7, 10.
Moses having earnestly begged of God to show his glory to him, God said,
“Thou canst not see my face, for there shall no man see me and live. And
the Lord said, There is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock:
and it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put
thee in the cleft of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I
pass by: and I will take away my hand, and thou shalt see my back
parts:” (the train, the fainter rays of the glory:) “but my face shall
not be seen,” Exod. xxxiii, 18. The ark of God is called the glory of
Israel; and the glory of God, 1 Samuel iv, 21, 22; Psalm xxvi, 8. The
priestly ornaments are called “garments of glory,” Exod. xxviii, 2, 40;
and the sacred vessels, “vessels of glory,” 1 Macc. ii, 9, 12. Solomon
“in all his glory,” in all his lustre, in his richest ornaments, was not
so beautifully arrayed as a lily, Matt. vi, 29; Luke xii, 27. When the
prophets describe the conversion of the Gentiles, they speak of the
“glory of the Lord” as filling the earth; that is, his knowledge shall
universally prevail, and he shall be every where worshipped and
glorified. The term “glory” is used also of the Gospel dispensation by
St. Paul; and to express the future felicity of the saints in heaven.
When the Hebrews required an oath of any man, they said, “Give glory to
God:” confess the truth, give him glory, confess that God knows the most
secret thoughts, the very bottom of your hearts, Joshua vii, 19; John
ix, 24.