Exodus 20:21
20:21 The people kept
their distance, but Moses drew near the thick darkness
where God was.
Leviticus 16:2
16:2 and the
Lord said to Moses: “Tell Aaron your brother that he must not enter at any time into the holy place inside the veil-canopy
in front of the atonement plate
that is on the ark so that he may not die, for I will appear in the cloud over the atonement plate.
Deuteronomy 5:22
The Narrative of the Sinai Revelation and Israel’s Response
5:22 The Lord said these things to your entire assembly at the mountain from the middle of the fire, the cloud, and the darkness with a loud voice, and that was all he said. Then he inscribed the words on two stone tablets and gave them to me.
Isaiah 45:15
45:15 Yes, you are a God who keeps hidden,
O God of Israel, deliverer!
Hebrews 12:18
12:18 For you have not come to something that can be touched,
to a burning fire and darkness and gloom and a whirlwind