Show Me Your Glory: The Glory of God in the Old Testament - Hardcover

by Rebecca G. S. Idestrom (Author)

What does Scripture mean when it speaks of the glory of God? The answer to this question is not as straightforward as we might think! In Show Me Your Glory, Rebecca Idestrom invites the reader on a journey to discover what the Old Testament teaches us about God's glory. While exploring this biblical theme, she examines various scriptural passages about the glory of the LORD within their larger narrative context in each biblical book. She also considers the different key words used for glory as well as the many diverse images and themes connected to God's glory. This thematic investigation demonstrates that the Old Testament Scriptures present a deeply profound and multifaceted portrait of the glory of God. Although it is impossible to fully capture what the Bible says about God's majestic glory, Show Me Your Glory yields many wonderful insights into its depiction, meaning, and significance, resulting in a deep and rich biblical theology of divine glory.

Author Biography

Rebecca G. S. Idestrom is professor of Old Testament at Tyndale University, Toronto. She is the author of two commentaries, "Habakkuk" and "Zephaniah" in The Book of the Twelve, edited by John Christopher Thomas (2020), and From Biblical Theology to Biblical Criticism: Old Testament Scholarship at Uppsala University, 1866-1922 (2000).