Monday, January 19, 2009

God's Glory is Transitive



Leviticus 9:23-24


Moses and Aaron went into the tent of meeting. When they came out and blessed the people, the glory of the LORD appeared to all the people. Then fire came out from before the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the portions of fat on the altar; and when all the people saw it, they shouted and fell on their faces.


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In math, transitive property means the core value of an equation is transferred across the equal signs; so, A = B, and B = C, then A = C. What I saw from this sequence of events is that when Moses and Aaron were in the tent of meeting, they were in the presence of God's glory (so Glory => M + A). When they came out that same glory appeared to all the people (M + A => People) resulting in Glory => People. This transition was not diluted at all in this case because the fire that came out which consumed the burnt offering was so awesome that people shouted for joy and fell on their faces to worship God.



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