Did Moses see Jesus?

Moses Saw Jesus Christ and Satan. Discuss what it is like to walk into a dark room from a brightly lit room, or vice versa.
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Did Moses see the back of God?

Moshe (Moses) asks God "Show me your glory." God responds that He cannot be seen by any human being. But, God tells Moshe, "Stand in the cleft of the rock" and "you will see My back, but My face must not be seen." (Exodus 33: 17-23) What does this mean?
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What did Moses do with Jesus?

And in Matthew's gospel, Jesus is the new Moses. Through Moses, the Israelites experience God's central saving act, the deliverance from slavery in Egypt.
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What did Moses do when he saw God?

Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up. So Moses thought, "I will go over and see this strange sight--why the bush does not burn up." When the LORD saw that he had gone over to look, God called to him from within the bush, "Moses! Moses!" And Moses said, "Here I am."
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What did Jesus say about Moses?

He [Jesus] said unto them, Moses, for your hardness of heart, suffered you to put away your wives ; but from the beginning it hath not been so." Matt. 19:7, 8. . " For Moses said, honor thy father and mother." Mark 7 :10o.
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What Did it Mean When Moses Saw God?



Where did Jesus see Moses and Elijah?

He then met with God on Mount Sinai and gave the people God's laws, the Ten Commandments . Moses' face was radiant after such close contact with God. Elijah was a prophet, one of God's messengers. He also went to Mount Sinai, where God revealed himself in a gentle whisper.
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How many years are between Moses and Jesus?

This popular 4,000 year theological timespan, which ends with the birth of Jesus, differs from the 4,000 timespan later proposed for the Masoretic text alone, which ends with the Temple rededication in 164 BCE.
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Did Moses see the face of God?

Moses saw God face-to-face upon an unknown mountain sometime after he spoke to the Lord in the burning bush but before he went to free the children of Israel from Egypt (see Moses 1:1–2, 17, 25–26, 42; see also Exodus 3:1–10).
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Who saw God's face in the Bible?

Ex 33:11 informs a reader that God would speak to Moses face to face as a man speaks with his friend. A few verses later, in 33:14-15, God promises Moses that His face will go with him.
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Who saw God and died in the Bible?

All Moses saw was God's back, because God knew that if Moses were to see His face, Moses would be killed instantly. If indeed Moses had seen God's face on Mount Nevo, what was different this time that did not apply some 40 years earlier?
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Who was born first Moses or Jesus?

The reason is that Moses is the first child born after the remarriage of his parents.
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Why is Jesus called the new Moses?

Matthew further emphasizes Jesus' importance to Judaism by modeling his birth and ministry on Moses' birth and mission: Jesus is the new Moses who has been appointed by God to free his people from bondage and to give the (new) law.
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What did Jesus say about the Old Testament?

In Matthew 5:17-18, Jesus says, "Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.
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Did Abraham see the Lord?

Bible Gateway Genesis 18 :: NIV. The LORD appeared to Abraham near the great trees of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance to his tent in the heat of the day. Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he hurried from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.
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When did Isaiah see God?

Isaiah's vision

The earliest recorded event in his life is his call to prophecy as now found in the sixth chapter of the Book of Isaiah; this occurred about 742 bce. The vision (probably in the Jerusalem Temple) that made him a prophet is described in a first-person narrative.
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Where was Moses buried?

He buried him in Moab, in the valley opposite Beth Peor, but to this day no one knows where his grave is. Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died, yet his eyes were not weak nor his strength gone.
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Why do we not see God?

"We can't see God because it's easy for you to see somebody and believe he or she is real. God wants us to be strong and not see but still believe and for us to have faith in him." Yes, the eyes of faith!
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Can a man see God?

These verses seem to contradict other Bible verses that say that men—such as Jacob, Abraham, Moses, and Isaiah—have seen God (see Genesis 18:1; 32:30; Exodus 33:11 Isaiah 6:1). Fortunately, we have the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible, which clarifies the four scriptures that say that man can't see God.
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Can you see God in heaven?

He is invisible. He is present everywhere. And, he is not localized like we are. Any change in our nature wouldn't help us see God, because it would take a change in His (invisible) nature.
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Did Ezekiel see God?

Ezekiel had a remarkable vision; I read you part of it. And from the midst of the amazing thing he saw, he heard the voice of God. He fell on his face, and the voice of God said to him, “Mortal, stand up! I have something to say to you.” And that was the beginning of his troubles.
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How many generations were there between Moses and Jesus?

The total of 42 generations is achieved only by omitting several names, so the choice of three sets of fourteen seems deliberate. Various explanations have been suggested: fourteen is twice seven, symbolizing perfection and covenant, and is also the gematria (numerical value) of the name David.
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How old was Joseph when Jesus was born?

However, now we believe that Mary and Joseph were both in their teens when Jesus was born, around sixteen and eighteen respectively. This was the norm for Jewish newlyweds at that time.
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Who Wrote the Bible?

Even after nearly 2,000 years of its existence, and centuries of investigation by biblical scholars, we still don't know with certainty who wrote its various texts, when they were written or under what circumstances.
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When did Jesus see Moses and Elijah?

Once on the mountain, Matthew 17:2 states that Jesus "was transfigured before them; his face shining as the sun, and his garments became white as the light." At that point the prophet Elijah representing the prophets and Moses representing the Law appear and Jesus begins to talk to them.
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Who went up the mountain with Jesus?

Feast of the Transfiguration, Christian commemoration of the occasion upon which Jesus Christ took three of his disciples, Peter, James, and John, up on a mountain, where Moses and Elijah appeared and Jesus was transfigured, his face and clothes becoming dazzlingly bright (Mark 9:2–13; Matthew 17:1–13; Luke 9:28–36).
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