Cloud and glory imagery uses cloud, overshadowing, smoke, brightness, and cloud-coming language to describe divine presence, guidance, concealment, majesty, and eschatological appearing.
Cloud and glory imagery uses cloud, overshadowing, smoke, brightness, and cloud-coming language to describe divine presence, guidance, concealment, majesty, and eschatological appearing.
A biblical theophanic motif in which clouds mediate divine nearness and hiddenness, mark covenant presence, guide God’s people, or signal royal heavenly coming and final vindication.
These examples show how Cloud and Glory Imagery functions in biblical language, rhetoric, poetry, prophecy, narrative, or theological imagery.
a pillar of a cloud
The cloud guides Israel and manifests the LORD’s covenant presence.
the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud
Cloud imagery conveys visible divine glory before the congregation.
a cloud covered the tent
The cloud marks the LORD’s presence filling the completed tabernacle.
the cloud covered the tabernacle
Cloud imagery governs Israel’s movement and encampment under God’s direction.
the cloud filled the house
The temple cloud displays the LORD’s glory filling the house.
who maketh the clouds his chariot
Cloud imagery poetically describes the LORD’s majestic rule over creation.
with the clouds of heaven
Cloud-coming imagery presents heavenly royal authority for the Son of Man figure.
a bright cloud overshadowed them
The bright cloud marks divine presence and heavenly testimony at the transfiguration.
a cloud received him
Cloud imagery accompanies Christ’s ascension and heavenly exaltation.
caught up together with them in the clouds
Cloud imagery belongs to the hope of meeting the Lord at His coming.
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