Isaiah 45:15 Truly you are a God that hide yourself, O God of Israel, the Savior. In all times and circumstances this tendency of God to hide Himself has been forced upon men. God hid Himself in the burning bush, in the cloud of glory that rested over the tabernacle. He shined forth from Mount Paran, and Sinai, and Seir, but no man beheld Him. Often were the tones of His voice heard, but no form was seen. Often was His glory made manifest, but His face concealed. Men like Enoch and Noah and Elijah walked with God and communed with Him; yet upon the Almighty they gazed not. Often did God speak to men in dreams and visions of the night, but none ever saw the face or distinguished the form of the Eternal. Moses could sing his grand song, but God must put into his mouth, "I will hide My face from them; I will see what their end shall be." Job inquires — and how pathetic is the question on this man's lips! — "Wherefore hidest Thou Thy face?" Even Isaiah, who enjoyed a clearer vision of God than most men, makes Him out to be the Great Mystery of all things, and yet says: "I will wait upon the Lord that hideth His face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for Him." Truly "no man can see God"; no man can see anything that is really great. The invisible things are the greatest, and God is in them all. He is nearer to you than your hands and feet, and closer to you than your breathing; yet you cannot see Him. (G. Felix Williams.) Parallel Verses KJV: Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour.WEB: Most certainly you are a God who hidden yourself, God of Israel, the Savior.'" |
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