About a week ago I was one of millions who traveled to experience a rare opportunity: a total solar eclipse. I had heard that this was a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and indeed, it was amazing. While I gazed at the spectacle above, I couldn’t help but think of what Moses might have felt in Exodus 33:18-23. There, Moses asked to see God’s glory. God responded by eclipsing himself while he passed by, allowing Moses only a glimpse at his back. Even that limited encounter (and time with God atop Mount Sinai) caused an afterglow (or “horns”) on Moses’ head days afterward […]
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The Day the Sun Went Dark
On Monday I was one of millions to journey into the path of the total eclipse that passed over the width of the United States. I was in absolute awe watching the total eclipse. The corona glistened in splendor, a few planets winked into the sky, the entire horizon looked like a sunset in every direction. If you’ve never experienced a total eclipse, I highly recommend experiencing one. How does the eclipse relate to the world of the Bible? I could easily refer to several passages of gloom and doom about the sun going dark, but there’s a more definitive […]