📖 Biblical Definition
The Glory of God is the visible weight, brightness, and worth of God's manifested presence. The Shekinah cloud filled the tabernacle (Ex 40:34) and Solomon's temple (1 Kgs 8:11). Christ is the brightness of God's glory (Heb 1:3); His incarnate ministry manifested it (Jn 1:14, we beheld his glory). The saint's end is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever (Westminster Catechism Q1).
📜 Webster 1828 Definition
The visible weight, brightness, and worth of God's manifested presence; the saint's ultimate end.
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Hebrew kavod means weight; God's glory is His weighty manifest worth. Greek doxa covers honor, splendor, and visible glory.
📖 Key Scripture
Exodus 40:34 — "Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle."
John 1:14 — "And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth."
1 Corinthians 10:31 — "Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God."
⚠️ Modern Corruption
Modern Christianity often uses glory as religious decoration; Scripture treats it as God's manifest weight, the saint's end, and the cosmos' final fullness.
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Habakkuk 2:14: the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea. The saint's end and the cosmos' consummation converge: His glory filling all.
🔗 Greek & Hebrew Roots
Hebrew kavod; Greek doxa.
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Hebrew kavod — weight, honor, glory.
Greek doxa — opinion, honor, glory; behind English doxology.
Usage
"The saint's end is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever."
"Whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God."
"His glory filling all."