| Gen 32:30, 33:10 | Jacob thinks he has seen God’s face and compares Esau’s face to it |
| Ex 33:11 Num 12:8 | God regularly speaks to Moses face-to-face |
| Num 14:14-16 Deut 5:4-5, 34:10 | The fact that God spoke face-to-face to Israel (through Moses) is unique |
| Ex 33:20 | God says no-one can see his face and live |
| Num 6:24-26 | Aaronic blessing: “The Lord make his face to shine upon you” |
| Deut 31:17-18, 32:20 Ps 13:1, 27:9, 30:7, 44:24, 69:17, 88:14, 102:2, 104:29, 143:7 Is 8:17, 54:8, 57:17, 59:2, 64:7 Jer 18:17, 33:5 Ez 7:22, 14:8, 15:7, 39:23-24, 39:29 Micah 3:4 | Fear or threat that God will hide his face, i.e. reject or ignore |
| Job 33:26 Ps 4:6, 67:1, 80:3, 7, 19 | Seeing God’s face brings joy, peace, salvation |
| Ps 11:7, 17:15, 22:24 Rev 22:4 | The upright will see God’s face |
| Ps 24:6, 27:8, 105:4, 119:58 | It is good to seek God’s face |
| Num 6:24-26 Ps 31:16, 44:3, 67:1, 119:135 | God’s face shines! Compare with Moses (Ex 34, 2 Cor 3:7-13), Jesus (Mt 17:2, Lk 9:29) and us (2 Cor 3:18, 4:6) |
| Ps 51:9 | Request that Go will hide his face so as not to see our sin |
| Mt 18:10 | Angels see God’s face |