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that thou shalt be driven from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and thou shalt be made to eat grass as oxen, and shalt be wet with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee; till thou know that the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
As with many common verbs, the meaning of “to say” in the Bible is highly dependent on context. Who is speaking? Who is hearing? What is it about? Is it a command, a message, an apology, instruction? All these things enter into the meaning of “say.” In general, though, “saying” has to do with sharing truth at various levels -- from the most exalted power people can have to perceive the Lord's desires directly to the most basic of orders issued to people at their lowest.
4. That there have been four Churches on this earth, one before the flood, which is to be called the Adamic; the second, after the flood, which is to be called the Noachian; and a third, after this, which was called the Israelitish; also a fourth, which exists at this day, and is called the Christian, will be demonstrated in the following pages, in the exposition of each of them separately.
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