Exodus 24:10
And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness.
Cross-reference
Exodus 24:11 continues the same scene: the elders saw God and ate, confirming the reality of the theophany described in verse 10.
In Exodus 3:6, Moses hides his face in fear; here the elders see God and live—a contrasting response to the divine presence.
Exodus 33:20 states no one can see God's face and live, yet here the elders see God and survive—a striking theological tension.
In Exodus 33:23, Moses sees God's back; here the elders see under His feet—both partial visions of God's glory.
1 John 4:12 asserts no one has ever seen God, a direct contradiction to the elders’ vision in Exodus.
1 Timothy 6:16 says God dwells in unapproachable light whom no one has seen, contrasting the visible encounter in Exodus.
John 1:18 states no one has ever seen God, directly contrasting the elders in Exodus who saw the God of Israel.
Ezekiel 10:1 again shows a sapphire-like throne above the cherubim, directly recalling the sapphire pavement of Exodus.
In Genesis 32:30, Jacob says he saw God face to face and lived—parallel to the elders seeing God and surviving here.
Ezekiel 1:26 describes a throne like sapphire, mirroring the sapphire pavement under God’s feet in Exodus—a shared visual detail.
Ezekiel 1:22 describes a crystal-like expanse above the living creatures, paralleling the sapphire pavement under God's feet in Exodus 24:10 — both depict divine throne settings.
Numbers 12:8 describes Moses seeing God's form directly — a unique privilege compared to the elders' partial view of His feet in Exodus 24:10.
Isaiah 6:1-5 describes a similar vision of the Lord enthroned, with the seraphim crying 'holy'—echoing the awe of those who saw God in Exodus.
John 14:9 says seeing Jesus is seeing the Father, offering a NT perspective on the OT theophany—now mediated through Christ.
In Judges 13:22, Manoah fears dying after seeing God—contrasts with the elders who saw God and lived.
Revelation 21:19-23 lists sapphire among the New Jerusalem's foundation stones, echoing the sapphire pavement — linking the earthly theophany to the heavenly city.
Ezekiel 1:28 concludes his vision with the likeness of the glory of the Lord, like a rainbow—comparable to the pavement of sapphire and clear sky in Exodus.
In 1 Kings 22:19, Micaiah’s vision of the Lord on his throne with the heavenly host parallels the theophany experienced by the elders in Exodus.