Becoming a theologian: God's Glory

The last of God's attributes that we will be examining as part of our study is God's glory. There are two different concepts in the Bible that are translated as glory: the honor and respect that God is due (remember our discussion of God's jealousy) and the appropriate outward expression of God's excellence. It is the second of these that we will be looking at today. Let's look at a few verses where God's glory is mentioned.

Then Moses said, "Now show me your glory."

Exodus 33:18

When Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the Testimony in his hands, he was not aware that his face was radiant because he had spoken with the LORD.

Exodus 34:29

An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.

Luke 2:9

The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp.

Revelation 21:23

• In Exodus, Moses asks to see God's glory. God passes by Moses but does not let Moses see His face. When Moses comes down from the mountain, Moses' face is glowing!
• In Luke, when the Shepherds saw the angels announcing the birth of Jesus, there was a bright glow around them, God's glory!
• In Revelation, it talks of the heavenly city not needing the sun, because God's glory is it's light.
• Do we get to see a visible glowing (or whatever) as God's glory? I don't know. Maybe we have and I was not aware of it.
• But, the Bible tells us that we were created to reflect God's glory, in other words, when people look at us, God wants them to see Him in us!
• Do you want to reflect God's glory?