As Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the commandments in his hands, he did not know that the skin of his face had become radiant while he conversed with the Lord. When Aaron, then, and the other children of Israel saw Moses and noticed how radiant the skin on his face had become, they were afraid to come near him. Only after Moses called to them did Aaron and the other rulers of the community come back to him. Moses then spoke to them. Later on, all the children of Israel came up to him, and he enjoined on them all that the Lord had told him on Mount Sinai. When he finished speaking with them, he put a veil over his face. Whenever Moses entered the presence of the Lord to converse with him, he removed the veil until he came out again. On coming out, he would tell the children of Israel all that had been commanded. Then the children of Israel would see that the skin of Moses was radiant; so he would again put the veil over his face until he went in to converse with the Lord.
Consideration: The Glory of the Lord was radiating from the face of Moses when he came down from Mount Sinai. Was this grace given to Moses as a foreshadowing of the glory of heaven? Will we too shine as brilliant as the stars of heaven when we enter into his glory?
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