Christmas - the glory of God returns by Cripplegate
we looked at the significance of John’s use of the word “dwelt” in John 1:14 . I argued that by using the peculiar word for to pitch a tent , John was calling our attention to the Tabernacle of Israel , where God condescended to reveal Himself to Israel for worship and communion. The climax of the story of the Tabernacle comes in Exodus 40:34–38, where Yahweh ’s glory fills the Tabernacle, signifying that He will dwell—that He will take up residence—with His people. That scene sheds light on the relationship between the two phrases in John 1:14 : “and [He] dwelt among us,” fits perfectly with “and we saw His glory.” There is an inseparable connection between the (a) dwelling place of God, and (b) His glory that fills that place. The dwelling of God is inseparable from the glory of God. The Journey of the Glory of Yahweh in the Tabernacle And so the glory of Yahweh was with Israel in the tabernacle—a cloud by day and a fire by n...