Leviticus 16:2 The LORD said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron not to come whenever he chooses into the Most Holy Place behind the curtain in front of the atonement cover on the ark, or else he will die, because I appear in the cloud over the atonement cover.”

We see in the history of God’s people that there is a progression of revelation by God. To approach his awesome nature, one has to be specially chosen, like Moses, or to a lesser extent, his brother Aaron. Finally, through Jesus, God becomes approachable without any barriers. All along, there is a sense of having as much of God as we can stand.

Thank God for Jesus who gives us direct, no-holds-barred access to all of his glory.