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Zaharija 5

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1 Potom opet podigoh oči svoje i videh; a to knjiga lećaše.

2 I on mi reče: Šta vidiš? A ja rekoh: Vidim knjigu gde leti, dužina joj dvadeset lakata, a širina deset lakata.

3 Tada mi reče: To je prokletstvo koje izađe na svu zemlju, jer svaki koji krade istrebiće se po njoj s jedne strane, i koji se god kune krivo istrebiće se po njoj s druge strane.

4 Ja ću je pustiti, govori Gospod nad vojskama, te će doći na kuću lupežu i na kuću onome koji se kune mojim imenom krivo, i stajaće mu usred kuće i satrće je, i drvlje joj i kamenje.

5 Potom iziđe anđeo koji govoraše sa mnom, i reče mi: Podigni oči svoje i vidi šta je ovo što izlazi.

6 A ja rekoh: Šta je? A on reče: To je efa što izlazi. I reče: To im je bezbožnost po svoj zemlji.

7 I gle, podizaše se talanat olova, i jedna žena seđaše usred efe.

8 I on reče: To je bezbožnost. I vrže je usred efe, i vrže onaj komad olova odozgo na ždrelo joj.

9 I podigoh oči svoje i videh, a to dve žene izlažahu, i vetar im beše pod krilima, a krila im behu kao u rode, i digoše efu među zemlju i nebo.

10 I rekoh anđelu koji govoraše sa mnom: Kuda one nose efu?

11 A on mi reče: Da joj načine kuću u zemlji Senaru; i onde će se namestiti i postaviti na svoje podnožje.

   

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Two

  

The number "two" has two different meanings in the Bible. In most cases "two" indicates a joining together or unification. This is easy to see if we consider the conflicts we tend to have between our "hearts" and our "heads" -- between what we want and what we know. Our "hearts" tell us that we want pie with ice cream for dinner; our "heads" tell us we should have grilled chicken and salad. If we can bring those two together and actually want what's good for us, we'll be pretty happy. We're built that way -- with our emotions balanced against our intellect -- because the Lord is built that way. His essence is love itself, or Divine Love, the source of all caring, emotion and energy. It is expressed as Divine Wisdom, which gives form to that love and puts it to work, and is the source of all knowledge and reasoning. In His case the two aspects are always in conjunction, always in harmony. It's easy also to see how that duality is reflected throughout creation: plants and animals, food and drink, silver and gold. Most importantly, it's reflected in the two genders, with women representing love and men representing wisdom. That's the underlying reason why conjunction in marriage is such a holy thing. So when "two" is used in the Bible to indicate some sort of pairing or unity, it means a joining together. In rare cases, however, "two" is used more purely as a number. In these cases it stands for a profane or unholy state that comes before a holy one. This is because "three" represents a state of holiness and completion (Jesus, for instance, rose from the tomb on the third day), and "two" represents the state just before it.