“那时，你们走前来，站在山下；山上有火烧着，火焰冲天，又有黑暗、密云和幽暗。”
申命记 4:11
“You came near and stood at the foot of the mountain while it blazed with fire to the very heavens, with black clouds and deep darkness.”
Deuteronomy 4:11
God’s voice thundered, and the people trembled. It was terrifying. It’s an awesome, knee-buckling experience to encounter the living God.
“Then the Lord spoke,” and they “heard the sound of words but saw no form” (v. 12). The voice that rattled their bones provided life and hope. God gave Israel the Ten Commandments and renewed His covenant with them. The voice from the dark cloud caused them to quake, but also wooed and loved them with tenacity (Exodus 34:6–7).
God is powerful, beyond our reach, even startling. And yet He’s also full of love, always reaching out to us. A God both powerful and loving—this is who we desperately need.
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