Yahweh on some capacity passed in front of Moses in a very anthropomorphic way. He shields Moses with his hand, he shows his back and he warns against seeing his face. The description of him is of a man of intense power yet existing in this way it would seem to conflict his immutability as God would be as present on the top of the mountain as he would be at the bottom.
This encounter seems to be very much different than the theophanies in other accounts and it is even stressed that what passed in front of Moses was powerful enough to kill Moses just by looking upon it.
So are we to say this is a manifestation of his glory grouped with the other theophanies and he does not have a human body? are we to say it is some sort of incarnation though not Christ? are we to say that he does exist in human form pre-incarnation of Christ? What substance did Moses encounter of God here?
This encounter seems to be very much different than the theophanies in other accounts and it is even stressed that what passed in front of Moses was powerful enough to kill Moses just by looking upon it.
So are we to say this is a manifestation of his glory grouped with the other theophanies and he does not have a human body? are we to say it is some sort of incarnation though not Christ? are we to say that he does exist in human form pre-incarnation of Christ? What substance did Moses encounter of God here?