REVELATION THAT PROPHECY IS SEALED BY GOD IN HEARTS OF MAN
THE HEBREW MEANING OF THE BOOK nifʿal, of the verb galah ("to uncover, reveal"),
1- divine revelation (Gen. 35:7; I Sam. 2:27; 3:21). 2-revelation consists less in the disclosing of a secret or a mystery-manifestation of the invisible God, unknowable to man -3-view of revelation -nifʿal of the verbs raʿah ("to see"), and yadaʿ ("to know"), nirʿah, "he let himself be seen, showed himself," refers originally to a visionary manifestation of God in a holy place. 4- holy places are often regarded as sites where theophanies took place.divine appearances - Genesis 12:6–7, for instance, Abraham passed through the land to the holy site of Shechem, terebinth of Moreh (cf. Judg. 9:37). There the Lord "showed Himself " to Abraham, and there Abraham built an altar to the Lord. The particular holiness of the altar marking the sacred place only after the Lord has spoken that His manifestation can be understood and acquires importance for human life. characteristics are common to most divine revelations by the use of the nifʿal nirʾah.
ancient times, that it is deadly for man to see the Deity (Ex. 33:20; Judg. 13:22).
dream gives a stronger vision and the malʾakhthat YHWH
1- malʾakh YHWH ("angel of the Lord")
makes Himself visible, and communicates to man His purposes and intentions. He does so to Abraham (Gen. 12:6–7; 17:1–2), Isaac (Gen. 26:24), Jacob (Gen. 35:9–10; 48:3–4; cf. Ex. 6:3), Moses (Ex. 3:2ff., 16–17), Manoah (Judg. 13:21–22), and Solomon (I Kings 3:5ff.; 9:2ff.). Nevertheless, He may show Himself to the whole of the people at the Tent of Meeting (Lev. 9:4, 6, 23; Deut. 31:15; cf. 31:11), which is "a kind of permanent image of the revelation on Mount Sinai"
GLORY-kavod
2- kavod, the "Presence of the Lord"
(Lev. 9:6, 23) 3--ʿammud he-ʿanan, the "pillar of cloud"(Deut. 31:15). kavod, I Sam. 4:21; I Kings 8:11; Ps. 24:7–10)
nodaʿ, "he made himself known,"
nodʿa to nirʾah in Exodus 6:3, the latter denoting the Deity's self-identification by name. Exodus 6:2–8
nodaʿ is connected ʾani YHWH ("I am the Lord").
manifestation of God in acts or appearances which overawe man (gillui Shekhinah)
God's revelation of His word to man (devar Adonai).
giving of the Torah- (mattan Torah)
God's world is revealed to the Jewish people and to the prophets
(*Ru'aḥ ha-Kodesh) to *prophecy itself;
The Torah is identified with the wisdom which had existed before the creation of the world
Torah min ha-Shamayim
revelation, like prophecy, comes to each individual in accordance with his capacities. When the voice went forth at Sinai, God addressed each person with a voice he could endure
The voice from Sinai (kol mi-Sinai)
cessation of prophecy and subsequent revelations are confined to a Heaven-inspired echo
direct revelation of God Himself by means of a created voice which Moses heard;
divine command" (alamr al-ilāhĩ) link between God and man, clings to the prophet chosen by God to reveal His will to man. 2 Peter 3:2 to be done by divine revelation
1- Divine truth is revealed to man
2-revelation represents the manifestation of a relationship
3- revelation represents which God communicates His teachings and concern for man.
4-revelation into the mold of God's personality,
5-revelation continually provides new insights into God's will for man.
6-The act of revelation act of "God's turning towards man"
7- Presence of God. It is in the "covenantal community" that man in dialogue with God