Saturday, November 18, 2006
Glory Cloud
And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.
Genesis 3:8
I was looking at this verse on StudyLight.org. The word translated "sound" is qowl in Hebrew. It is translated voice 383 times in the KJV and 284 times in the NASB. It is only translated sound 39 times (not quite 8%) in the KJV and only this once (twice as sounds) in the NASB. The word translated "cool" is ruwach, which is translated Spirit or spirit 232 times in the KJV, Spirit 76 times and spirit 127 times in the NASB. This is the only time it is translated cool. "Day" is yowm, which is translated as day thousands of times in both.

So, what's my point? Consider this: They heard the Voice of the Lord God... in the Spirit of the Day. The Voice, the Spirit, the Day. Do you recognize the imagery? Here's a hint:
On the morning of the third day [Yowm/Day] there were thunders and lightnings and a thick cloud on the mountain and a very loud trumpet blast, so that all the people in the camp trembled. Then Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God, and they took their stand at the foot of the mountain. Now Mount Sinai was wrapped in smoke because the Lord had descended on it in fire. The smoke of it went up like the smoke of a kiln, and the whole mountain trembled greatly. And as the sound [Qowl/Voice] of the trumpet grew louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him in thunder [Qowl/Voice]. The Lord came down on Mount Sinai, to the top of the mountain. And the Lord called Moses to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up.
Exodus 19:16-20
The Voice, the Spirit, the Day. Psalm 29 describes this Voice:
The voice [Qowl/Voice] of the Lord is over the waters;
the God of glory thunders,
the Lord, over many waters.
The voice [Qowl/Voice] of the Lord is powerful;
the voice [Qowl/Voice] of the Lord is full of majesty.

The voice [Qowl/Voice] of the Lord breaks the cedars;
the Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon.
He makes Lebanon to skip like a calf,
and Sirion like a young wild ox.

The voice [Qowl/Voice] of the Lord flashes forth flames of fire.
The voice [Qowl/Voice] of the Lord shakes the wilderness;
the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.

The voice [Qowl/Voice] of the Lord makes the deer give birth
and strips the forests bare,
and in his temple all cry, “Glory!”
Psalm 29:3-9
Consider also Ezekiel 30:3:
For the day is near,
the day of the Lord is near;
it will be a day of clouds,
a time of doom for the nations.
Are you starting to see that "In the Garden" will never be "hymn of the week" at this site? What Adam and Eve heard was the terrible Voice of the Lord coming in His Glory-Cloud as He did on Mount Sinai and to fill the Tabernacle and the Temple. And also, in Revelation:
I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet
Revelation 1:10
Now, don't miss this!
What did John see in the Glory-Cloud?
Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking to me, and on turning I saw seven golden lampstands, and in the midst of the lampstands one like a son of man, clothed with a long robe and with a golden sash around his chest. The hairs of his head were white like wool, as white as snow. His eyes were like a flame of fire, his feet were like burnished bronze, refined in a furnace, and his voice was like the roar of many waters. In his right hand he held seven stars, from his mouth came a sharp two-edged sword, and his face was like the sun shining in full strength.
Revelation 1:12-16
Compare Daniel 7:9-10:
As I looked,

thrones were placed,
and the Ancient of days took his seat;
his clothing was white as snow,
and the hair of his head like pure wool;
his throne was fiery flames;
its wheels were burning fire.
A stream of fire issued
and came out from before him;
a thousand thousands served him,
and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him;
the court sat in judgment,
and the books were opened.
And Daniel 7:13-14:
I saw in the night visions,

and behold, with the clouds of heaven
there came one like a son of man,
and he came to the Ancient of Days
and was presented before him.
And to him was given dominion
and glory and a kingdom,
that all peoples, nations, and languages
should serve him;
his dominion is an everlasting dominion,
which shall not pass away,
and his kingdom one
that shall not be destroyed.
And Daniel 10:5-11:
I lifted up my eyes and looked, and behold, a man clothed in linen, with a belt of fine gold from Uphaz around his waist. His body was like beryl, his face like the appearance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of burnished bronze, and the sound [Qowl/Voice] of his words like the sound [Qowl/Voice] of a multitude. And I, Daniel, alone saw the vision, for the men who were with me did not see the vision, but a great trembling fell upon them, and they fled to hide themselves. So I was left alone and saw this great vision, and no strength was left in me. My radiant appearance was fearfully changed, and I retained no strength. Then I heard the sound [Qowl/Voice] of his words, and as I heard the sound [Qowl/Voice] of his words, I fell on my face in deep sleep with my face to the ground.

And behold, a hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees. And he said to me, “O Daniel, man greatly loved, understand the words that I speak to you, and stand upright, for now I have been sent to you.” And when he had spoken this word to me, I stood up trembling.
Yes, Jesus is the very incarnation of the Glory of God!
 
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At 8:01 AM, Blogger Hannah said...

Yes, that is an incredible post. Thanks for sending me the link to it.

 

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