Exodus 33:22 (WEB)
It will happen, while my glory passes by, that I will put you in a cleft of the rock, and will cover you with my hand until I have passed by;
Catechism · 2
In the Old Testament
“Finally, taking the desert road that leads to the place where the living and true God reveals himself to his people, Elijah, like Moses before him, hides "in a cleft of he rock" until the mysterious presence of God has passed by.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. 1 Kings 19:1-14; cf. Ex 33:19-23.
The Way of Prayer
“But the one name that contains everything is the one that the Son of God received in his incarnation: JESUS. the divine name may not be spoken by human lips, but by assuming our humanity the Word of God hands it over to us and we can invoke it: "Jesus," "YHWH saves."” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Ex 3:14; 33: 19-23; Mt 1:21.
Fathers and councils · 8
Irenaeus of Lyons
“But when My splendour shall pass by, then thou shalt see My back parts, but My face thou shalt not see: for no man sees My face, and shall live.”” — editor's note: Ex. xxxiii. 20–22.
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Cyril of Jerusalem
“Behold, I will put thee in the clift of the rock: for as being little, thou shalt lodge in a little space.’” — editor's note: Ex. xxxiii. 22.
Read the whole comment“Nay more, we produce two witnesses, those who stood before Lord on Mount Sinai: Moses was in a clift of the rock, and Elias was once in a clift of the rock: they being present with Him at His Transfiguration on Mount Tabor, spoke to the Disciples of His decease which fire should accomplish at Jerusalem.” — editor's note: Ex. xxxiii. 22.
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Jerome
“Therefore they could stand, as Elijah, in the crevice of the rock, they could pass through the needle’s eye, and behold the back parts of the Lord.” — editor's note: 1 Kings xix. 11–13, cf. Exod. xxxiii. 21–23.
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Ephrem the Syrian
“He gave imposition of hands to Moses in the Mount, and received it in the midst of the river from John.” — editor's note: Exod. xxxiii. 22.
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Ambrose of Milan
“…and elsewhere: “I will place thee in the cleft of the rock, and I will cover thee with Mine hand, I have placed My hand under the covering of the rock,” which refers to the mystery of the Incarnation, because the eternal Power of God took on Itself the covering of a body), it is certainly clear that Scripture…” — editor's note: Ex. xxxiii. 22.
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Augustine of Hippo
“…of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by: and I will take away my hand, and thou shalt see my back parts; but my face shall not be seen.”” — editor's note: Ex. xxxiii. 11–23
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Tertullian
“And the Lord, with like reference to the future, replied, “I will pass before thee in my glory,” etc. Then at the last He says, “And then thou shalt see my back.”” — editor's note: See Ex. xxxiii. 13–23.
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Cross-references · 12
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Cited together in Catechism §2666.
Cited together in Catechism §2666.
Cited together in Catechism §2666.
Cited together in Catechism §2666.
Cited together in Catechism §2666.
Cited together in Catechism §2666.
Cited together in Catechism §2666.