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When the priests came out of the Holy Place, a thick cloud filled the Temple of the LORD.

1 Kings 8:10

Shekinah Glory

It is hard to define the glory of God; we could call it the radiant outshining of His character and presence. Here it was manifested in a cloud.

This is the cloud

• that stood by Israel in the wilderness
  (Exodus 13:21-22).
• that God spoke to Israel from
  (Exodus 16:10).
• from which God met with Moses and others
  (Exodus 19:9, 24:15-18, Numbers 11:25, 12:5, 16:42).
• that stood by the door of the Tabernacle
  (Exodus 33:9-10)
• from which God appeared to the High Priest in the Holy Place inside the veil
  (Leviticus 16:2).
• of Ezekiel’s vision, filling the temple of God with the brightness of His glory
  (Ezekiel 10:4).
• of glory that overshadowed Mary when she conceived Jesus by the power of the Holy Spirit
  (Luke 1:35).
• that was present at the transfiguration of Jesus
  (Luke 9:34-35).
• of glory that received Jesus into heaven at His ascension
  (Acts 1:9).
• that will display the glory of Jesus Christ when He returns in triumph to this earth
  (Luke 21:27, Revelation 1:7).

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What would it be like to experience this in church this Sunday? Or even in our personal quiet time with the Lord?

The priests could not continue their service because of the cloud, for the glorious presence of the LORD filled the Temple of the LORD.
1 Kings 8:11

The intense sense of the presence of our holy God is not a “warm and fuzzy” feeling. Men like Peter (Luke 5:8), Isaiah (Isaiah 6:5), and John (Revelation 1:17) felt stricken in the presence of God. This was not because God forced an uncomfortable feeling upon them, but because they simply could not be comfortable sensing the difference between their sinfulness and the holiness of God.

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Do I dare to pray, “show me Your glory?”https://youtu.be/2zEiiZi2DKk