~ The Radiant Face of Moses ~

When Moses came down from Mount Sinai
with the two tablets of the testimony in his hands,
he was not aware that his face was radiant
because he had spoken with the Lord.
When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses,
his faces was radiant,
and they were afraid to come near him.
But Moses called to them;
so Aaron and all the leaders of the community
came back to him,
and he spoke to them.
Afterward all the Israelites came near him,
and he gave them all the commands the Lord
had given him on Mount Sinai.

When Moses finished speaking to them,
he put a veil over his face.
But whenever he entered the Lord's presence
to speak with Him,
he removed the veil until he came out.
And when he came out
and told the Israelites what he had been commanded,
they saw that his face was radiant.
Then Moses would put the veil back over his face
until he went in to speak with the Lord.

(Exodus 34:29-35)