![]() ![]() The references to God’s glory refer back to Old Testament passages narrating the manifestation of the presence and glory of God in theophanies (appearances of God), the tabernacle, or the temple (e.g., Ex. Later, through the Holy Spirit, Christ will make into a temple both the church (1 Cor. Thus, the coming of Christ fulfills the Old Testament symbolism for God’s dwelling with man in the tabernacle and the temple. Now God takes up residence among his people in the incarnate Word, Jesus Christ (cf. In the past, God had manifested his presence to his people in the tabernacle and the temple. skēnoō), an allusion to God’s dwelling among the Israelites in the tabernacle (cf. “Dwelt among us” means more literally “pitched his tent” (Gk. This is the most amazing event in all of history: the eternal, omnipotent, omnipresent, infinitely holy Son of God took on a human nature and lived among humanity as one who was both God and man at the same time, in one person. “Became flesh” does not mean the Word ceased being God rather, the Word, who was God, also took on humanity (cf. “The Word” continues the opening words of the prologue in John1:1. ![]() Read about God’s condescension and wonder anew at his redemptive plan for humanity with these verses and commentary from the ESV Study Bible, and let your heart be awed by God’s perfect plan to redeem his people.Īnd the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. This article is part of the Key Bible Verses series.
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