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Glory

The visible, overwhelming weight of God's presence — when He shows up, you KNOW

lightbulbGod's visible weightiness — when His presence shows up so heavy the priests can't even stand

Definition

The Hebrew 'kavod' literally means 'weight' or 'heaviness.' God's glory filled the Tabernacle so intensely Moses couldn't enter (Exodus 40:34-35). It appeared as fire, cloud, and blinding light. Isaiah saw it and fell apart (Isaiah 6). Jesus is called 'the radiance of God's glory' (Hebrews 1:3). The whole earth is full of it (Isaiah 6:3), and the end goal of history is that every knee will bow and acknowledge it.