The fact that the Old Testament at times has Yahweh appearing in visible form should now be on your radar. We’re going to see a lot more of him (pun intended). One of my favorite passages that features Yahweh made visible is 1 Samuel 3, the story of the young soon-to-be prophet, Samuel. Many readers will no doubt be familiar with it. The chapter opens with the cryptic statement, “The word of Yahweh was rare in those days; visions were not widespread.” The reader is predisposed by the comment to expect a vision of the “Word of Yahweh.”
