Overview
The Bible addresses cloud of glory across 10 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in Numbers and Exodus. Closely related themes include Cloud, Theocracy, The, or Immediate Government By God, High Priest, the and Prophets. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Moses.
Key Bible verses about cloud of glory
Old Testament
Exodus
And the glory of the LORD abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud.
And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel.
And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and gat him up into the mount: and Moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights.
Numbers
And when the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle, then after that the children of Israel journeyed: and in the place where the cloud abode, there the children of Israel pitched their tents.
At the commandment of the LORD the children of Israel journeyed, and at the commandment of the LORD they pitched: as long as the cloud abode upon the tabernacle they rested in their tents.
And when the cloud tarried long upon the tabernacle many days, then the children of Israel kept the charge of the LORD, and journeyed not. tarried: Heb. prolonged
And so it was, when the cloud was a few days upon the tabernacle; according to the commandment of the LORD they abode in their tents, and according to the commandment of the LORD they journeyed.
And so it was, when the cloud abode from even unto the morning, and that the cloud was taken up in the morning, then they journeyed: whether it was by day or by night that the cloud was taken up, they journeyed. abode: Heb. was
Or whether it were two days, or a month, or a year, that the cloud tarried upon the tabernacle, remaining thereon, the children of Israel abode in their tents, and journeyed not: but when it was taken up, they journeyed.
At the commandment of the LORD they rested in the tents, and at the commandment of the LORD they journeyed: they kept the charge of the LORD, at the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses.
People in the Bible and cloud of glory
Biblical figures whose stories intersect with this theme.
In the Bible dictionary
Studying cloud of glory for yourself
- Begin with Exodus 24:16, then read the passages below in canonical order.
- Compare how Numbers and Exodus each treat the theme.
- Consider the lives of Moses and how their stories intersect with it.
- Widen the study to related themes: Cloud, Theocracy, The, or Immediate Government By God, High Priest, the and Prophets.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Bible say about cloud of glory?
The Bible addresses cloud of glory across 10 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in Numbers and Exodus. Closely related themes include Cloud, Theocracy, The, or Immediate Government By God, High Priest, the and Prophets. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Moses.
How many Bible verses are about cloud of glory?
The Bible references cloud of glory in 10 verses (King James Version).
Where does the Bible first mention cloud of glory?
In canonical order, the first of these passages is Exodus 24:16: “And the glory of the LORD abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud.”
Which people in the Bible are associated with cloud of glory?
Moses.
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