ASK the average Bible reader if anybody has ever seen Yahweh, the God of Israel and the prompt reply is likely to be “No.” He may however add that the only person who almost saw the god of Israel face to face was Prophet Moses, but then even Moses only saw Yawheh’s “backside.”
But that is a lie.
At least 74 men saw the God of Israel race to face. Not only that, they also ate and drank in his presence – and probably with him.
The 74 men even saw Yahweh’s feet and described what was under them. And this is clearly recorded in the Bible.
But why in the name of all that is true and honest have many Bible readers down the ages pretended, not to see this passage and prefer to continue to mouth that cheap, common lie that: “Nobody has ever seen the god of Israel.”
The truth is that that passage puts the lie to the idea being promoted by certain interests that the entity Yahweh, is the one and only omniscient, omnipotent and invisible God of the whole universe.
To now admit that 74 persons saw him face to face reduces him to the level of a physical being.
But that is exactly what the Bible clearly states:
“Then Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu and seventy of the elders of Israel went up, and they saw the God of Israel; and there was under his feet as it were a pavement of sapphire stone, like the very heaven for clearness. And he did not lay his hand on the chief men of the people of Israel, they beheld God, and ate and drank (Revised Standard Version, second Edition).
I shan’t disclose that portion of the Bible right away. That’s mild penalty for our penchant to mouth traditional fallacies, simply because some “hallowed” authorities say so. Well let’s just say it’s in Exodus; search it out.
It should be noted that the scribe who recorded this encounter on Mt. Sinai was himself surprised, that the elders who saw Yahweh did not fall dead or something, as was the belief then (even today) that nobody sees God and lives.
So the surprised scribe writes: “And he (Yahweh) did not lay his hand, on the chief men of the people of Israel.” Then he repeated “they beheld God and ate and drank.”
Rendered in modern parlance, the scribe was saying something like: “Can you beat that! Those old fellows actually saw God —- live! And rather than die or something, they actually had a rollicking time eating and drinking!”
Now, let’s see how other Bible versions render this passage. One of the versions actually put an exclamation mark!
Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel;
And they saw the God of Israel, and there was under his feet as it were of sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in its clearness.
And upon the nobles of the children of Israel, he laid not his hand, also they saw God, and did eat and drink.” (King James Version).
Then Moses went up, also Aaron, Nadab and Abihu and seventy of the elders of Israel.
And they saw the God of Israel and there was under His feet as it were a paved work of sapphire stone, and it was like the very heavens in its clarity.
But on the nobles of the children of Israel, he did not lay His hand. So they saw God, and they ate and drank.” (New King James Version).
Then Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu and 70 elders (leaders) of Israel went up the mountain.
On the mountain, these men saw the God of Israel. God was standing on something that looked like blue sapphire as clear as the sky.
All the leaders of Israel saw God, but God did not destroy them. They all ate and drank together.” (Holy Bible, Easy-to-Ready Version).
Apparently rattled by this passage, the translators of this Bible version quickly explain in a footnote:
“The Bible says that people cannot see God. But God wanted these leaders to know what he was like, so he let them see him in some special way.”
“Then Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu and seventy of the elder of Israel went up the mountain. There they saw the God of Israel. Under his feet there seemed to be a pavement of brilliant sapphire, as clear as the heavens. And though Israel’s leaders saw God, he did not destroy them. In fact, they shared a meal together in God’s presence!” (New Living Translation).
A million pities that we may never corner Prophet Moses or any of those elders for an interview. We would have loved to ask so many questions.
• What did Yahweh’s feet look like?
• Were they bare or shod?
• What did his face look like?
• What type of food was served? Manna and Ambrosia or lamb meat with goat milk?
• In what kind of plates was the meal served?
• Who served the meal? Were there females among them?
• Did any of the elders sneak away part of the delicacies as memento for his people back in the Israelites camp?
• Did Yahweh partake of the food? Nothing in the passage says he didn’t.
• Who set the table? Table? Didn’t you know there was furniture on Mt. Sinai? Yahweh himself told Moses:
“And let them make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell in their midst. According to all that I show you concerning the pattern of tabernacle, and of all its furniture.” (Exodus 25:9).
Some of my beloved friends have countered that what Moses and the elders saw was a vision and not a true-life Yahweh.
But that’s not true.
Yahweh himself is quoted as saying that with other prophets, he spoke in dreams and visions, but with Moses, it was “face to face like a man with his friend.”
Angered that Aaron and Miriam, criticized Moses for marrying an Ethiopian lady, Yahweh, lashed out.
“If there is a prophet among you, I, Yahweh make himself known to him in a vision, I speak with him in a dream. Not so with my servant, Moses, he is entrusted with my entire house (which house?), with him, I speak mouth to mouth, clearly, and he beholds the form of the LORD.” (Numbers 12: 6-8).
Who really is this entity who has his residence in Mt. Sinai where he receives and entertains special guests?
Yahweh’s dwelling must be quite expansive to accommodate 74 guests at a time, excluding the permanent residents. And he had furniture there. (And carpenters too?).
Many times, Moses disappeared into this dwelling for 40 days or more. That Moses was never reported to look weak or famished after any of such sojourns indicates there were provisions there to accommodate and feed Moses for those long periods.
Who was/is this entity who treated 74 men to a sumptuous meal on Mt. Sinai?
Until the world, Africans especially, snap out of the mental rut of “letting things be,” of “leaving well alone,” too scared to ask pertinent questions about so-called “sacrosanct” religious materials, the Western powers and their puppeteers, will continue to fool us with retrogressive religious submissiveness while they make advances in science and technology –-- and flex muscles with the very gods…
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