The Bible

 

Амос 4

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1 Čujte ovu reč, krave vasanske, koje ste u gori samarijskoj, koje krivo činite ubogima i satirete siromahe, koje govorite gospodarima svojim: Donesite da pijemo.

2 Zakle se Gospod Gospod svetošću svojom da će vam evo doći dani, te će vas izvlačiti kukama, i ostatak vaš udicama ribarskim.

3 I kroz prolome ćete izaći, svaka na prema se, i pobacaćete šta bude u dvorovima, govori Gospod.

4 Idite u Vetilj, i činite bezakonje, u Galgalu množite bezakonje svoje, i prinosite svako jutro žrtve svoje, treće godine desetke svoje;

5 I palite žrtvu zahvalnu od hleba kiselog, i oglasite žrtve dragovoljne i razglasite, jer vam je tako milo, sinovi Izrailjevi, govori Gospod Gospod.

6 I zato vam ja dadoh da su vam čisti zubi po svim gradovima vašim i da nema hleba nigde po svim mestima vašim; ali se ne obratiste k meni, govori Gospod.

7 A ja vam ustegoh dažd, kad još tri meseca behu do žetve, i pustih dažd na jedan grad, a na drugi grad ne pustih dažda, jedan se kraj nakvasi, a drugi kraj, na koji ne dažde, posuši se.

8 Tako dva i tri grada iđahu u jedan grad da piju vode, i ne mogahu se napiti; ipak se ne obratiste k meni, govori Gospod.

9 Bih vas sušom i medljikom; gusenice izjedoše obilje u vrtovima vašim i u vinogradima vašim i na smokvama vašim i na maslinama vašim; ipak se ne obratiste k meni, govori Gospod.

10 Poslah u vas pomor kao u Misir, pobih mačem mladiće vaše i odvedoh konje vaše, i učinih te se podizaše smrad iz logora vašeg i u nozdrve vaše; ipak se ne obratiste k meni, govori Gospod.

11 Zatirah vas kao što Gospod zatre Sodom i Gomor, i bejaste kao glavnja istrgnuta iz ognja; ipak se ne obratiste k meni, govori Gospod.

12 Zato ću ti tako učiniti, Izrailju; i što ću ti tako učiniti, pripravi se, Izrailju, da sretneš Boga svog.

13 Jer eto Onog koji je sazidao gore i koji je stvorio vetar i javlja čoveku šta misli, čini od zore tamu, i hodi po visinama zemaljskim; ime Mu je Gospod Bog nad vojskama.

   

Commentary

 

God

  
Ancient of Days, by William Blake

When the Bible speaks of "Jehovah," it is representing love itself, the inmost love that is the essence of the Lord. That divine love is one, whole and complete in itself, and Jehovah also is one, a name applied only to the Lord. The divine love expresses itself in the form of wisdom. Love, then, is the essence of God -- His inmost. Wisdom -- the loving understanding of how to put love into action -- is slightly more external, giving love a way to express itself. Wisdom, however, is expressed in a great variety of thoughts and ideas, what the Writings collectively call divine truth. There are also many imaginary gods, and sometimes angels and people can be called gods (the Lord said Moses would be as a god to Aaron). So when the Bible calls the Lord "God," it is in most cases referring to divine truth. In other cases, "God" has reference to what is called the divine human. The case there is this: As human beings, we cannot engage the Lord directly as divine love. It is too powerful and too pure. Instead, we have to approach Him by understanding Him through divine truth. Divine truth, then, is the Lord in human form, a form we can approach and understand. Thus "God" is also used in reference to this human aspect, because it is an expression of truth.

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