And the LORD descended in a cloud, stood with him there, and proclaimed His name, the LORD.
Parallel translations
- WEB Yahweh descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed Yahweh’s name.
- KJV And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD.
- NKJV Now the Lord descended in the cloud and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the Lord.
- NASB And the Lord descended in the cloud and stood there with him as he called upon the name of the Lord.
- NLT Then the Lord came down in a cloud and stood there with him; and he called out his own name, Yahweh.
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Quick answer
God descends in the cloud, stands with Moses, and proclaims His own name, Yahweh. God Himself reveals who He is.
Overview
In answer to Moses' earlier plea to see His glory, God comes down and proclaims His name. The self-revelation of God's name is the unveiling of His character and glory. This shows that we know God truly only as He graciously makes Himself known, supremely in His Son (Hebrews 1:1-3).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 12
- Exod 33:19“I will cause all My goodness to pass before you,” the LORD replied, “and I will proclaim My name—the LORD—in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”
- Num 11:25Then the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke to him, and He took some of the Spirit that was on Moses and placed that Spirit on the seventy elders. As the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied—but they never did so again.
- Luke 9:34–35While Peter was speaking, a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.
- Exod 33:9As Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would come down and remain at the entrance, and the LORD would speak with Moses.
- Num 11:17And I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take some of the Spirit that is on you and put that Spirit on them. They will help you bear the burden of the people, so that you do not have to bear it by yourself.
- Prov 18:10The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
- Ps 102:21that they may proclaim the name of the LORD in Zion and praise Him in Jerusalem,
- Exod 19:18Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke, because the LORD had descended on it in fire. And the smoke rose like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked violently.
- Deut 32:3For I will proclaim the name of the LORD. Ascribe greatness to our God!
- Isa 1:10Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the instruction of our God, you people of Gomorrah!
- Num 14:17So now I pray, may the power of my Lord be magnified, just as You have declared:
- 1 Kgs 8:10–12And when the priests came out of the Holy Place, the cloud filled the house of the LORD
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