That is a very good question. As we also have Exodus 33:20 stating no one can see the face of God and live. As I have heard a couple of Testimonies, from people, that stated to have experiences with God the Father and could not see His face.
Back to your question. The Greek word "horao", translated "to see", has a word origin stating this. "Properly to stare at, that is (by implication), to discern clearly (physically or mentally). The uses, of the same word, in the KJV Bible are: behold, perceive, see, take heed. As see and perceive, also behold, are usually for physically seeing something. To "take heed" may have a translation of: to keep to, obey, regard or mind something. And others. So really using the word "see", as in John 1:18, as you've pointed out, doesn't look like the word they should have used. Like you stated with having people observing, seeing, God in Exodus 24:10-11. As maybe a better word, in John 1:18, would have been something along the line of obeyed or regarded. As nobody has ever lived a sinless life except Jesus Christ. Heeding all glory to the Father.
As I am in no way a professional scribe or pastor. This was just what I came up with to give you some sort of an answer to your question. Someone else may have a better more in depth explanation. God Bless.
Genesis 9:4 Only, you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood.
Exodus 24:8 Moses took the blood and dashed it on the people, and said, 'See the blood of the covenant that the Lord has made with you in accordance with all these words.'
Leviticus 3:17 It shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations, in all your settlements: you must not eat any fat or any blood.
Leviticus 7:26 - 27 You must not eat any blood whatever, either of bird or of animal, in any of your settlements. Any one of you who eats any blood shall be cut off from your kin.
Leviticus 17:10 - 12 [ Eating Blood Prohibited ] If anyone of the house of Israel or of the aliens who reside among them eats any blood, I will set my face against that person who eats blood, and will cut that person off from the people. For the life of the flesh is in the blood; and I have given it to you for making atonement for your lives on the altar; for, as life, it is the blood that makes atonement. Therefore I have said to the people of Israel: No person among you shall eat blood, nor shall any alien who resides among you eat blood.
Leviticus 17:14 For the life of every creature-its blood is its life; therefore I have said to the people of Israel: You shall not eat the blood of any creature, for the life of every creature is its blood; whoever eats it shall be cut off.
Matthew 26:28 for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
Mark 14:24 He said to them, 'This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.
Luke 22:20 And he did the same with the cup after supper, saying, 'This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood.
John 6:54 - 56 Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood have eternal life, and I will raise them up on the last day; for my flesh is true food and my blood is true drink. Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them.
I believe they only saw a representation of God which really could not be described in human language. However the writer had done a good job of putting it in a way that we can understand. 1 John 3:2 explains it best. When we see him we will know what and how he looks.
That is letting people know that to see YA aka G D is something that only the pure in heart shall see YA aka G d! If you read verse 1 Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel and worship ye afar off. - they were close enough to see his form and his feet only, it didn't mention his face or features. Matthew 5:8 Blessed ae the pure in heart, for they will see God. I saw him...
Great question. Since God is invisible Colossians 1:15 whatever people saw was a physical representation of Him or just his glory Exodus 33:19, but perhaps lacking in his true essence, because to truly see Him, people would die: Exodus 33:20.
Exodus 24:10-11. There are several places in the Bible where God says things like "You can't see my face and live",etc. So why did God give this many people at one time that good a look at Him?
Seeing God and His Glory, is to wake up every morning, and see the goodness of His Light surrounding you. The calmness, the strength He gives you for the day, waking up in His Light of the sun shining bright on us. His Son died for our sins we commit living in this world of evilness. We must pray at the start of the day, to keep Gods Protection around us.Every day we wake up is a Blessing!!
10 And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness.
11 And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: also they saw God, and did eat and drink.
(They actually saw God, and did eat and drink. They had to prepared themselves to see him, so keep reading and studying.)
God is love,I can't imagine a day without Him,His love comfort us,I will praise God in days of happiness nor sadness because He will answer me when I call Him in troubles,let no man says there's no God in their hearts God is forever... God be my Sharon Amen
All they saw was a cloud. But they heard his voice. No man has seen God. (fully) He did let Moses see his back parts as he passed by. Usually when it says a person saw God, they saw a cloud or maybe something like Moses did in the burning bush. Also when it says God told someone to do this or that, it was by voice or by an angel.
Does anybody really read scripture anymore? In Exodus 24:10, Moses and 70 elders "saw" GOD, where did the same experience of the prophets come from - was their "vision" corrupted by their own perspectives or intentionally enhanced to suit their audience? Does anyone read past the words on the page anymore - or just reflexively quote verse without seeking the deeper meaning? Can you see beyond?
Matthew 11:15 He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. Revelation 21:10 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, Exodus Chapter 24:10 And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness. 1 John 3:2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him for we shall see him as he is. Hebrews 12:29 For our God is a consuming fire.
open question; on exodus 24:10, what are the elders seeing here? Was this an interpretation of his presence constrained by human vocabulary/interpretation or simply the reverential description of the writer of this biblical book? Looking for insightful answers.
Edwina Hawley, I by all Scripture disagree that Moses and his holy entourage actually saw God. Moses saw glimpses of God and his entourage saw even less over the years in the wilderness. This chapter talks about seeing clouds and a sapphire pavement for God 's feet but like Matthew Henry said in his commentary they did not see enough of God to create a sort of imagine. John 1:8 says, "No man hath seen God at anytime the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the father, he hath declared him ". 1 Cor. 13:12 says, "For now we see through a glass, darkly but then face to face: now I know in part but then shall I know even as also I am known ". To see God in his glory for a man would be like taking a trip to the Sun when he get near he would simply be destroyed. Imagine how bright our Holy God is. God bless us all and in the understanding of his Word. Glory be to Jehovah in the highest through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen!
God knows his own way to manifest us as his own people. His ways is higher than our ways and his thoughts is higher than our thoughts. He knows how to provide us his message and protection in any situation may have. Our God is true and there is no other God before him. Our Heavenly Father show 's his mercy and grace to his people because of his love he sent his only Son Jesus Christ to redeemed the world for us to be save and have life. Keep thanking God and praise Jesus for his blood that sheds for us. Jesus loves you and his words is true and purified 7 times.
I believe they saw Jesus. I believe the reason He said no one has seen the Father except the Son was because He was the Father and the Son. He was God Almighty and as Isaiah said it - the Everlasting Father. I can 't explain it but I believe it.
I understand that 70 elders AND Joshua actually SAW God, SPOKE with God and ATE with God. Believe THAT encounter was pivotal in the life of Joshua. He was a strong, warrior, a man used to using his OWN strength. This encounter took his focus off himself and put it on God. Off strong, tough, brave Joshua TO RELY on God 's "strange " methods to victory.
God can choose any way he wants to communicate with people or to reveal himself to any body he choose, this is not God the pre incarnate Jesus, I believe it is one of the many ways the only one God always choose to manifest himself "Manifestation ".
GOD HIMSELF TOLD MOSES THAT TO LOOK UPON HIM THAT MOSES WOULD SURELY DIE SO I BELIEVE GOD AT THAT TIME IN SPIRIT FORM SHAPE OF A MAN FEATURES.BECAUSE HE SAID HE MADE MAN IN HIS ON IMAGE
THEY INDEED SAW GOD GOD THE SON PRE INCARNATEJESUS WAS REVEALED TO THEM ACCORDING REVELATIONS 1 8 HE ALSO IS ALMIGHTY GOD BUT NOT GOD THE FATHER SINCE JESUS HIMSELF SAID NO ONE HAS SEEN THE FATHER EXCEPT THE SON FOR HE SEES THE SON HAS SEEN THE FATHER
To my men and my brothers and sisters that are following me..We now see that the book of the Covenant..Are what make up chapters 21 22 and 23..!!!Very simple keep reading..Again if you see something by the Holy Spirit say it do not hold it do not test just say it and let our brothers and sisters be on the same page....Keep reading..If you are new go back to the beginning in Genesis follow my notes below my brothers and sisters notes...The mystery of the Bible has been un covered and revealed....
That is a very good question. As we also have Exodus 33:20 stating no one can see the face of God and live. As I have heard a couple of Testimonies, from people, that stated to have experiences with God the Father and could not see His face.
Back to your question. The Greek word "horao", translated "to see", has a word origin stating this. "Properly to stare at, that is (by implication), to discern clearly (physically or mentally). The uses, of the same word, in the KJV Bible are: behold, perceive, see, take heed. As see and perceive, also behold, are usually for physically seeing something. To "take heed" may have a translation of: to keep to, obey, regard or mind something. And others. So really using the word "see", as in John 1:18, as you've pointed out, doesn't look like the word they should have used. Like you stated with having people observing, seeing, God in Exodus 24:10-11. As maybe a better word, in John 1:18, would have been something along the line of obeyed or regarded. As nobody has ever lived a sinless life except Jesus Christ. Heeding all glory to the Father.
As I am in no way a professional scribe or pastor. This was just what I came up with to give you some sort of an answer to your question. Someone else may have a better more in depth explanation. God Bless.
Exodus 24:8 Moses took the blood and dashed it on the people, and said, 'See the blood of the covenant that the Lord has made with you in accordance with all these words.'
Leviticus 3:17 It shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations, in all your settlements: you must not eat any fat or any blood.
Leviticus 7:26 - 27 You must not eat any blood whatever, either of bird or of animal, in any of your settlements. Any one of you who eats any blood shall be cut off from your kin.
Leviticus 17:10 - 12 [ Eating Blood Prohibited ] If anyone of the house of Israel or of the aliens who reside among them eats any blood, I will set my face against that person who eats blood, and will cut that person off from the people. For the life of the flesh is in the blood; and I have given it to you for making atonement for your lives on the altar; for, as life, it is the blood that makes atonement. Therefore I have said to the people of Israel: No person among you shall eat blood, nor shall any alien who resides among you eat blood.
Leviticus 17:14 For the life of every creature-its blood is its life; therefore I have said to the people of Israel: You shall not eat the blood of any creature, for the life of every creature is its blood; whoever eats it shall be cut off.
Matthew 26:28 for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
Mark 14:24 He said to them, 'This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.
Luke 22:20 And he did the same with the cup after supper, saying, 'This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood.
John 6:54 - 56 Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood have eternal life, and I will raise them up on the last day; for my flesh is true food and my blood is true drink. Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them.
11 And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: also they saw God, and did eat and drink.
(They actually saw God, and did eat and drink. They had to prepared themselves to see him, so keep reading and studying.)