The Lord our God intentionally and deliberately abandoned his hiddenness and took on humanity. There was a time when God was near but unseen. Present but veiled. Active but concealed. In the Old Testament Gods people saw the cloud they saw the fire. Israel knew where God was but not what God looked like. At the birth of Christ Jesus God took on humanity in order to tabernacle with people just like the days of Adam. God in Christ came to share our location our condition and our vulnerabilities. God did not visit flesh.God became flesh