The Bible

Ezekiel 21:13

¹³ Because it is tried: and that when it shall overthrow the sceptre, and it shall not be, saith the Lord God.

Commentary

Creation

Nicknamed 'God the Geometer,' this artwork shows God using geometric principles in creating the earth. It is the Frontispiece of Bible Moralisee, in the Codex Vindobonensis 2554 (French, ca. 1250), in the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek.

The creation of heaven and earth in the first chapter of Genesis represents the new creation of the celestial church called 'Man'.

(References: Arcana Coelestia 9336, Genesis 1)

The Bible

Psalms 51:17

¹⁷ The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. A broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.