Weekly Quote:Revelation as Accommodation

God, however, has not only told us his name, but in various instances has actually appeared to chosen people or to groups.  The presence of God in these theophanies is no exhibition of his essence, it is rather a further illustration that his essence is not only unknowable but also deadly to man-and his “voice” as well-except when graciously veiled under appearances accommodated to human abilities.  The emphasis as in the general revelation, remains on the communication of knowledge, and always under the double aspect of revealing-concealing, revealed character and concealed essence.

The Knowledge of God in Calvin’s Theology(pg 12)  by Edward A. Dowey, Jr.