The Lord tore open the sky and came down! He stood on a thick, dark cloud!
1 Kings 8:12 - Easy To Read Version Then Solomon said: Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then spake Solomon, The LORD said that he would dwell in the thick darkness. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then Solomon said, The Lord said that He would dwell in the thick darkness. American Standard Version (1901) Then spake Solomon, Jehovah hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness. Common English Bible Then Solomon said, “The LORD said that he would live in a dark cloud, Catholic Public Domain Version Then Solomon said: "The Lord has said that he would dwell in a cloud. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Then Solomon said: The Lord said that he would dwell in a cloud. |
The Lord tore open the sky and came down! He stood on a thick, dark cloud!
The priests could not continue their work because the temple was filled with the Glory of the Lord. [110]
So Ezra opened the book. All the people could see Ezra because he was standing above them on the high stage. And as Ezra opened the Book of the Law, all the people stood up.
Thick dark clouds surround the Lord.\par Goodness and justice make his kingdom strong.\par
The people stood away from the mountain while Moses went to the dark cloud where God was.
God, you are the God people can’t see.\par You are the Savior of Israel.\par
The Lord said, “Talk to your brother Aaron. Tell him that he cannot go behind the curtain into the Most Holy Place [263] anytime he wants to. The Holy Box [264] is in the room behind that curtain. The special cover [265] is on top of that Holy Box. And I appear in a cloud over that special cover. If Aaron goes into that room, he might die!
You came near and stood at the bottom of the mountain. The mountain burned with fire that reached up to the sky. There were thick black clouds and darkness.
{Moses said,} “The Lord gave these commands to all of you when you were together there at the mountain. The Lord spoke with a loud voice that came from the fire, the cloud, and the thick darkness. After he gave us these commands, he didn’t say any more. He wrote his words on two stone tablets and gave them to me.
You have come to a new place. It is not a place like the mountain that the people of Israel {\cf2\super [161]} came to. You have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire. You have not come to a place with darkness, sadness, and storms.