Bible Verses AboutDivine Encounter
Bible verses about Divine Encounter
Encountering the Divine is not merely a chance occurrence, but a sacred invitation woven throughout the tapestry of scripture. From the burning bush to the road to Emmaus, the Bible overflows with transformative moments where individuals encountered God's presence, altering the course of their lives and destinies. Understanding these divine encounters through scripture allows us to recognize God's active involvement in our own lives. By studying these verses, we open ourselves to the possibility of experiencing God's profound love, guidance, and purpose, allowing us to live with greater faith, hope, and a deeper connection to the Almighty.
Most Helpful Verses
Begin with these carefully selected verses that address this topic most directly.
And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice.
And Moses spake unto the Lord, saying,
Scripture Passages
So I turned and came down from the mount, and the mount burned with fire: and the two tables of the covenant were in my two hands.
And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice.
And Moses spake unto the Lord, saying,
And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.
Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink;
When I was gone up into the mount to receive the tables of stone, even the tables of the covenant which the Lord made with you, then I abode in the mount forty days and forty nights, I neither did eat bread nor drink water:
And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.
And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming.
We will go into his tabernacles: we will worship at his footstool.
And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they fell upon their faces: and the glory of the Lord appeared unto them.
And as they went up the hill to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them, Is the seer here?
And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming.
And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.
And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
And the angel of the Lord said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread: and if thou wilt offer a burnt offering, thou must offer it unto the Lord. For Manoah knew not that he was an angel of the Lord.
And it came to pass, that, when Abraham’s servant heard their words, he worshipped the Lord, bowing himself to the earth.
And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the Lord met him, and sought to kill him.
And he said, Hagar, Sarai’s maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.
So I turned and came down from the mount, and the mount burned with fire: and the two tables of the covenant were in my two hands.
And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Beth–el.
And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the Lord yonder.
And when the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.
And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the Lord shall name.
And the king said unto her, Be not afraid: for what sawest thou? And the woman said unto Saul, I saw gods ascending out of the earth.
And God came unto Balaam, and said, What men are these with thee?
Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.
And the Lord spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only ye heard a voice.
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
And it came to pass, when Moses came down from mount Sinai with the two tables of testimony in Moses’ hand, when he came down from the mount, that Moses wist not that the skin of his face shone while he talked with him.
But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die.
And the priest shall bring her near, and set her before the Lord:
And thou shalt put it before the vail that is by the ark of the testimony, before the mercy seat that is over the testimony, where I will meet with thee.
I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.
Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves; for ye saw no manner of similitude on the day that the Lord spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire:
And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.
And I made an ark of shittim wood, and hewed two tables of stone like unto the first, and went up into the mount, having the two tables in mine hand.
And the angel of God said unto him, Take the flesh and the unleavened cakes, and lay them upon this rock, and pour out the broth. And he did so.
And Moses went up unto God, and the Lord called unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel;
And thou shalt kill the bullock before the Lord, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.
And he overlaid the cherubims with gold.
I would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near unto him.
And it shall be on the day when ye shall pass over Jordan unto the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, that thou shalt set thee up great stones, and plaister them with plaister:
Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.
And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.
And when Moses was gone into the tabernacle of the congregation to speak with him, then he heard the voice of one speaking unto him from off the mercy seat that was upon the ark of testimony, from between the two cherubims: and he spake unto him.
Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord God, and his Spirit, hath sent me.
And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, and go with them; but yet the word which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do.
And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the Lord descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.
And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the Lord yonder.
And when the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.
And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh.
And the king said unto her, Be not afraid: for what sawest thou? And the woman said unto Saul, I saw gods ascending out of the earth.
And the Lord descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the Lord.
And he called the name of that place Beth–el: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.
And they took them out of the midst of the tent, and brought them unto Joshua, and unto all the children of Israel, and laid them out before the Lord.
And he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before the Lord, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the vail:
And he said, The Lord came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them.
And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.
And went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak: and he said unto him, Art thou the man of God that camest from Judah? And he said, I am.
And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Beth–el, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.
In the courts of the Lord’s house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the Lord.
And the Lord said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?
I rose up to open to my beloved; and my hands dropped with myrrh, and my fingers with sweet smelling myrrh, upon the handles of the lock.
And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming.
Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.
And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.
And the altar of burnt offering with all his vessels, and the laver and his foot.
That all the people of the earth may know that the Lord is God, and that there is none else.
Then hear thou from the heavens, even from thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for; that all people of the earth may know thy name, and fear thee, as doth thy people Israel, and may know that this house which I have built is called by thy name.
And the angel of the Lord said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread: and if thou wilt offer a burnt offering, thou must offer it unto the Lord. For Manoah knew not that he was an angel of the Lord.
And as they went up the hill to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them, Is the seer here?
And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the Lord.
And they brought in the ark of the Lord, and set it in his place, in the midst of the tabernacle that David had pitched for it: and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord.
And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
And the Lord said unto Moses, I will do this thing also that thou hast spoken: for thou hast found grace in my sight, and I know thee by name.
By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.
We will go into his tabernacles: we will worship at his footstool.
That all the people of the earth may know that the Lord is God, and that there is none else.
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron in mount Hor, by the coast of the land of Edom, saying,
And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.
And the Levites shall lay their hands upon the heads of the bullocks: and thou shalt offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, unto the Lord, to make an atonement for the Levites.
Surely thou hast spoken in mine hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words, saying,
But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die.
The voice of the Lord maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests: and in his temple doth every one speak of his glory.
And he said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, then shew me a sign that thou talkest with me.
And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the Lord am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant?
I rose up to open to my beloved; and my hands dropped with myrrh, and my fingers with sweet smelling myrrh, upon the handles of the lock.
And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the Lord:
And the Levites shall lay their hands upon the heads of the bullocks: and thou shalt offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, unto the Lord, to make an atonement for the Levites.
And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and gat him up into the mount: and Moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights.
And Moses rose up, and his minister Joshua: and Moses went up into the mount of God.
And they took them out of the midst of the tent, and brought them unto Joshua, and unto all the children of Israel, and laid them out before the Lord.
And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.
Now the Lord had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying,
Surely thou hast spoken in mine hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words, saying,
Then said Saul to his servant, Well said; come, let us go. So they went unto the city where the man of God was.
And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the Lord be of fowls, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves, or of young pigeons.
And he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before the Lord, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the vail:
And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
Then said Saul to his servant, Well said; come, let us go. So they went unto the city where the man of God was.
And if any soul sin through ignorance, then he shall bring a she goat of the first year for a sin offering.
And he overlaid the cherubims with gold.
And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the Lord:
And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the Lord shall name.
And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and gat him up into the mount: and Moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights.
And Moses rose up, and his minister Joshua: and Moses went up into the mount of God.
Then hear thou from the heavens, even from thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for; that all people of the earth may know thy name, and fear thee, as doth thy people Israel, and may know that this house which I have built is called by thy name.
An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.
With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the Lord shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?
And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.
And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the Lord.
Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink;
When I was gone up into the mount to receive the tables of stone, even the tables of the covenant which the Lord made with you, then I abode in the mount forty days and forty nights, I neither did eat bread nor drink water:
And he said, The Lord came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them.
They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.
And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the Lord shall name.
And the angel of the Lord said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread: and if thou wilt offer a burnt offering, thou must offer it unto the Lord. For Manoah knew not that he was an angel of the Lord.
And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.
And Abraham planted a grove in Beer–sheba, and called there on the name of the Lord, the everlasting God.
And he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before the Lord, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the vail:
And Moses said, It is not meet so to do; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to the Lord our God: lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and will they not stone us?
I would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near unto him.
And the angel of the Lord said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread: and if thou wilt offer a burnt offering, thou must offer it unto the Lord. For Manoah knew not that he was an angel of the Lord.
So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the Lord.
And Moses said, It is not meet so to do; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to the Lord our God: lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and will they not stone us?
And Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven:
And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the Lord am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant?
And for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the pattern of the chariot of the cherubims, that spread out their wings, and covered the ark of the covenant of the Lord.
That the Lord appeared to Solomon the second time, as he had appeared unto him at Gibeon.
And he left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.
And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.
The voice of the Lord maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests: and in his temple doth every one speak of his glory.
And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen.
And Moses said, It is not meet so to do; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to the Lord our God: lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and will they not stone us?
And the angel of the Lord called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,
And Moses spake unto the Lord, saying,
And the Levites shall lay their hands upon the heads of the bullocks: and thou shalt offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, unto the Lord, to make an atonement for the Levites.
And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming.
And he said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, then shew me a sign that thou talkest with me.
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
Did ever people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and live?
And the angel of God said unto him, Take the flesh and the unleavened cakes, and lay them upon this rock, and pour out the broth. And he did so.
And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick darkness.
And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the Lord yonder.
And when the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.
Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his apparel, and came into the house of the Lord, and worshipped: then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat.
And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
And the Lord appeared in the tabernacle in a pillar of a cloud: and the pillar of the cloud stood over the door of the tabernacle.
So I turned and came down from the mount, and the mount burned with fire: and the two tables of the covenant were in my two hands.
I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.
And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Art thou that my lord Elijah?
And the Lord came down in the pillar of the cloud, and stood in the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam: and they both came forth.
Then the Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the Lord said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.
And Jethro, Moses’ father in law, came with his sons and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness, where he encamped at the mount of God:
And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the Lord came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah?
And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.
And the angel of God said unto him, Take the flesh and the unleavened cakes, and lay them upon this rock, and pour out the broth. And he did so.
And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days’ journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the Lord our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.
And Ornan turned back, and saw the angel; and his four sons with him hid themselves. Now Ornan was threshing wheat.
And the Lord spake unto Moses in mount Sinai, saying,
And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The Lord hath not appeared unto thee.
And the word of the Lord came unto him, saying,
That the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, I am the Lord: speak thou unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say unto thee.
And the captain of the Lord’s host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so.
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.
And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
And Moses said, It is not meet so to do; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to the Lord our God: lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and will they not stone us?
I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.
And God hearkened to the voice of Manoah; and the angel of God came again unto the woman as she sat in the field: but Manoah her husband was not with her.
And the sons of Aaron brought the blood unto him: and he dipped his finger in the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar, and poured out the blood at the bottom of the altar:
And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.
Now the Lord had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying,
And he left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.
And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.
And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen.
The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills.
And the altar of burnt offering with all his vessels, and the laver and his foot.
And there came a fire out from before the Lord, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces.
And they brought in the ark of the Lord, and set it in his place, in the midst of the tabernacle that David had pitched for it: and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord.
And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the Lord yonder.
And when the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.
They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.
I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.
And the Lord spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only ye heard a voice.
And if any soul sin through ignorance, then he shall bring a she goat of the first year for a sin offering.
And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God’s host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
And he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments.
And he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before the Lord, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the vail:
The voice of the Lord maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests: and in his temple doth every one speak of his glory.
And the Lord said unto Moses, Get thee up into this mount Abarim, and see the land which I have given unto the children of Israel.
Reflection
Contemplating Divine Encounter
The verses explored reveal divine encounters as transformative moments, pivotal for understanding God's character, experiencing His power, and receiving direction for life's journey. From Jacob wrestling with God to Paul's blinding vision on the road to Damascus, these accounts highlight God's initiative in reaching out to humanity, often in unexpected ways and circumstances. These divine encounters are not limited to biblical figures; they serve as a testament to God's continued desire for intimate connection with all who seek Him. Reflecting on these passages encourages us to cultivate an open heart and expectant spirit, ready to recognize God's presence and purpose in our own lives. May we be attentive to the whispers and the thunder, the still small voice and the grand revelation, trusting that God is ever present, ready to meet us where we are and guide us into His divine will.
May these verses about divine encounter bring wisdom and guidance to your spiritual journey
Related Topics
Explore More High-Authority Topics
Love Divine Encounter? Get More Daily
Start each morning with inspiring Bible verses delivered to your inbox.
Was this page helpful?