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Jezekilj 9

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1 Potom povika glasno, te čuh, i reče: Pristupite koji ste poslani na grad svaki s oružjem svojim smrtnim u ruci.

2 I gle, šest ljudi dođe do visokih vrata, koja gledaju na sever, svaki sa svojim oružjem smrtnim u ruci, i među njima beše jedan čovek obučen u platno s opravom pisarskom uz bedricu; i došavši stadoše kod oltara bronzanog.

3 A slava Boga Izrailjevog podiže se s heruvima, na kojima beše, na prag od doma, i viknu čoveka obučenog u platno koji imaše uz bedricu opravu pisarsku.

4 I reče mu Gospod: Prođi posred grada, posred Jerusalima, i zabeleži belegom čela onim ljudima koji uzdišu i koji ridaju radi svih gadova što se čine usred njega.

5 A drugima reče i čuh: Prođite za njim po gradu, i pobijte, neka ne žali oko vaše niti se smilujte;

6 Starce i mladiće, i devojke i decu i žene pobijte da se istrebe; ali na kome god bude znak, k njemu ne pristupajte; i počnite od moje svetinje. I počeše od moje svetinje. I počeše od starešina što behu pred domom.

7 I reče im: Oskvrnite dom, i napunite tremove pobijenih; idite. I izašavši stadoše ubijati.

8 A kad ubijahu i ja ostah, padoh na lice svoje i povikah i rekoh: Jaoh Gospode Gospode, eda li ćeš zatrti sav ostatak Izrailjev izlivši gnev svoj na Jerusalim?

9 A On mi reče: Bezakonje doma Izrailjevog i Judinog preveliko je, i puna je zemlja krvi, i grad je pun opačine; jer rekoše: Gospod je ostavio zemlju, i Gospod ne vidi.

10 Zato ni moje oko neće žaliti, niti ću se smilovati; put njihov obratiću na glavu njihovu.

11 I gle, čovek obučeni u platno, kome uz bedricu beše oprava pisarska, javi govoreći: Učinio sam kako si mi zapovedio.

   

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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