GOD, speaking through the Prophet Ezekiel, used the term "Hittite" in the figurative sense in speaking to the soul of Jerusalem. GOD said in His Judgment to Jerusalem:
"Now then, Jerusalem, you whore! Hear what the LORD is saying. This is what the Sovereign LORD says: 'You stripped off your clothes, and like a prostitute, you gave yourself to your lovers and to all your disgusting idols, and you killed your children as sacrifices to idols.'
'Because of this I will bring all your former lovers together -the ones you liked and the ones you hated.'
' I will bring them around you in a circle, and then I will strip off your clothes and let them see you naked.' I will CONDEMN you for ADULTERY and MURDER, and IN MY ANGER AND FURY I WILL PUNISH YOU WITH DEATH. I will PUT YOU IN THEIR POWER and THEY will TEAR DOWN the PLACES WHERE YOU ENGAGE IN PROSTITUTION and WORSHIP IDOLS. They will THAKE AWAY your CLOTHES and JEWELS and LEAVE YOU NAKED.
They will STIR UP A CROWD to STONE YOU, AND THEY WILL CUT YOU TO PIECES with their swords. They will BURN YOUR HOUSES DOWN and LET CROWDS of WOMEN SEE your PUNISHMENT." (Ezekiel 16: 35-41)
The LORD said, "People will use this Proverb about you, Jerusalem: 'LIKE MOTHER, LIKE DAUGHTER.' You really are your mother's daughter. Your mother DETESTED her HUSBAND and HER CHILDREN. You are like YOUR SISTERS, who HATED their HUSBANDS and THEIR CHILDREN. You and your sister cities had a HITTITE MOTHER and AMORITE FATHER.
Your OLDER SISTER, with her villages, is SAMARIA, in the North. Your YOUNGER sister, with her villages, is SODOM, in the South. Were you, JERUSALEM, satisfied to follow in their footsteps and copy their disgusting actions? No, in only a "little while" you were acting worse than they were in everything you did.' " (Ezekiel 16: 46-47)
"I WILL MAKE YOU STOP being a prostitute and make you stop giving gifts to your lovers. Then MY ANGER WILL BE OVER, and I WILL BE CALM. I WILL NOT BE ANGRY OR JEALOUS ANY MORE." (Ezekiel 16: 42)
"You have forgotten HOW I TREATED YOU when YOU WERE YOUNG, and you have made Me angry by all the THINGS YOU DID. That is Why I HAVE MADE YOU PAY FOR THEM ALL. Why did YOU ADD SEXUAL IMMORALITY TO ALL THE OTHER disgusting things you did?"
The Sovereign LORD has spoken. (Ezekiel 16: 43)
"As surely as I AM THE LIVING GOD," the Sovereign LORD says, "Your sister SODOM and her villages NEVER DID THE EVIL that YOU and YOUR VILLAGES HAVE DONE. SHE and her DAUGHTERS were PROUD because THEY HAD PLENTY TO EAT and LIVED IN PEACE and QUIET, but they did NOT TAKE CARE OF THE POOR AND the UNDERPRIVILEGED. They were PROUD AND STUBBORN and DID the THINGS that I HATE, so I DESTROYED THEM, as you well know." (Ezekiel 16: 48-50)
"SAMARIA did not sin half as much as you have. TOU HAVE ACTED MORE DISGUSTINGLY than she ever did. YOUR CORRUPTION MAKE your SISTERS LOOK INNOCENT BY COMPARISON. And now YOU HAVE TO ENDURE YOUR DISGRACE. Your SINS ARE SO MUCH WORSE THAN THOSE OF YOUR SISTERS that THEY LOOK INNOCENT BESIDE YOU. Now BLUSH AND BEAR YOUR SHAME, BECAUSE YOU MAKE YOUR SISTERS LOOK PURE." (Ezekiel 16: 51-52)
Sunday, 1 January 2017
TIME IN THE INVISIBLE WORLD.
We are all familiar with stories made of ideas ahead of their time, the same can be said about ancient artifacts or buildings left by races who do not fit within the linear time or sequence of historical events made by humans considering in it only the physical element.
We can say that history is the product of an ongoing and higher definition of the supernatural force of time which measure its effect and interaction with the collective force of existence in the human consciousness. Time is a more complex phenomenon of which we still have much to learn.
Genesis 11:1 says, "At first the people of the whole World had only one language an used the same words." GOD said about us: "They will be like us and resemble us"(1:26). "So GOD created human beings, making them male and female"(1:27).
From this description we can understand that we had such power over Mind and Words and were complementary. GOD also said, "They will have power over the fish (Sea World), the birds (Sky World), and all animals domestic and wild, large and small (Earth World)" (1:26).
We were the energy, the fire essence, produced in the Mind and declared through Words.
Then, after the rebellion, such power "wandered about in the East," the holders of this language based on Mind and Words "came to a Plain "in" Babylonia and "settled there" (11:2).
The plain "in" Babylonia is understood as the complementary force expressed as now as "ground", depending on the Time and Space needed in order to function, because by themselves alone they couldn't exist. The creation was based in complementary and at the same time dual forces needed to be harmonized in order to coexist together. Man now is not connected with the Divine Source of his power. He is only an illusion made by Mind and declared by empty Words and trapped in a recycle time of events.
Genesis start saying, "In the beginning, when GOD created the Universe, the earth was formless and desolate"(1:1). It does not mention Time, but it does mention the negative impact and consequence of Mind and empty Words in Darkness: chaos. Mind and empty Words are unable to settle and their power is only an illusion and useless, because it does not last forever.
Genesis 1:2 says, "The ranging ocean that covered everything was engulfed in total darkness, and the SPIRIT OF GOD was moving over the water."
The ranging ocean is compared to a human brain having a collapse in its own stormy waves making it unable to function in a rational way. The whole Universe was like that at the beginning of the Creation, and the matter was useless, because it couldn't form by itself a body. It needed to settle, Mind and Words with GOD and acknowledge GOD as the only One as the SOURCE OF LIFE.
Genesis 1:3 says, GOD commanded, "Let there be Light."
In a World of Darkness in which the mind and words are out of control, only GOD's LIGHT is able to act as a SOURCE OF LIFE and restore that Mind and through its Word declare GOD'S Sovereign from the beginning to eternity.
The Book of Zechariah of the Hebrew Scriptures, identifies him as "Zechariah the son of Berechiah the son of Iddo the Prophet (1:1)", none of them are mentioned in a linear time. This book provides a basis for establishing the non-linear time period covered by its composition. The last non-linear time indicator found in the book is the 4th Day of Chislef in the 4th year of Darius' reign. From chapter 9 onward the subject matter changes from specific non-linear time to prophecies making a fusion of GOD's TIME from the beginning to the end.
Zechariah is also mentioned in 2 Chronicles 22 and 24. He is said to be the son of High Priest Jehoiada.
After Jehoiada's death, King Jeho'Ash turned away from True Worship, listening to wrong counsel rather than to GOD's Prophets. Zechariah, Jeho'Ash' cousin, "sternly warned the people about this," but, "instead of repenting," they stoned Zechariah "in the Temple courtyard.
Zechariah's dying Words were:"Let GOD SEE to it and ASK IT BACK." The prophetic request was granted in a sequences of events not marked in a lineal time, instead marked in a cycle of actions being repeated over an over in time showing the powerful force of that declaration that surpassed the boundaries of the physical time of the present and went from the present to the future.
Not only did Syria do great damage to Judah, but also Jeho'Ash was killed by 2 of his servants "because of the blood of the sons of Jeho'Iada, the Prophet Priest". The "sons of Jeho'Iada" were the ones whom JESUS had in mind when prophesying that "the BLOOD OF ALL THE PROPHETS FROM THE FOUNDING OF THE WORLD" WILL BE REQUIRED FROM THIS GENERATION, FROM THE BLOOD OF ABEL DOWN TO THE BLOOD OF ZECHARIAH, WHO WAS SLAIN BETWEEN THE ALTAR AND THE HOUSE." (Luke 11:50-51)
JESUS' WORDS, "from Abel... to Zechariah," is similar to the expression "FROM GENESIS TO REVELATION" in a non-linear Time. In the parallel account at Matthew 23:35, Zechariah is again called the son of Berachiah, it confirms the direct relationship of Zechariah to the sons of Jeho'Iada without the boundaries of Time in a linear concept.
We can say that history is the product of an ongoing and higher definition of the supernatural force of time which measure its effect and interaction with the collective force of existence in the human consciousness. Time is a more complex phenomenon of which we still have much to learn.
Genesis 11:1 says, "At first the people of the whole World had only one language an used the same words." GOD said about us: "They will be like us and resemble us"(1:26). "So GOD created human beings, making them male and female"(1:27).
From this description we can understand that we had such power over Mind and Words and were complementary. GOD also said, "They will have power over the fish (Sea World), the birds (Sky World), and all animals domestic and wild, large and small (Earth World)" (1:26).
We were the energy, the fire essence, produced in the Mind and declared through Words.
Then, after the rebellion, such power "wandered about in the East," the holders of this language based on Mind and Words "came to a Plain "in" Babylonia and "settled there" (11:2).
The plain "in" Babylonia is understood as the complementary force expressed as now as "ground", depending on the Time and Space needed in order to function, because by themselves alone they couldn't exist. The creation was based in complementary and at the same time dual forces needed to be harmonized in order to coexist together. Man now is not connected with the Divine Source of his power. He is only an illusion made by Mind and declared by empty Words and trapped in a recycle time of events.
Genesis start saying, "In the beginning, when GOD created the Universe, the earth was formless and desolate"(1:1). It does not mention Time, but it does mention the negative impact and consequence of Mind and empty Words in Darkness: chaos. Mind and empty Words are unable to settle and their power is only an illusion and useless, because it does not last forever.
Genesis 1:2 says, "The ranging ocean that covered everything was engulfed in total darkness, and the SPIRIT OF GOD was moving over the water."
The ranging ocean is compared to a human brain having a collapse in its own stormy waves making it unable to function in a rational way. The whole Universe was like that at the beginning of the Creation, and the matter was useless, because it couldn't form by itself a body. It needed to settle, Mind and Words with GOD and acknowledge GOD as the only One as the SOURCE OF LIFE.
Genesis 1:3 says, GOD commanded, "Let there be Light."
In a World of Darkness in which the mind and words are out of control, only GOD's LIGHT is able to act as a SOURCE OF LIFE and restore that Mind and through its Word declare GOD'S Sovereign from the beginning to eternity.
The Book of Zechariah of the Hebrew Scriptures, identifies him as "Zechariah the son of Berechiah the son of Iddo the Prophet (1:1)", none of them are mentioned in a linear time. This book provides a basis for establishing the non-linear time period covered by its composition. The last non-linear time indicator found in the book is the 4th Day of Chislef in the 4th year of Darius' reign. From chapter 9 onward the subject matter changes from specific non-linear time to prophecies making a fusion of GOD's TIME from the beginning to the end.
Zechariah is also mentioned in 2 Chronicles 22 and 24. He is said to be the son of High Priest Jehoiada.
After Jehoiada's death, King Jeho'Ash turned away from True Worship, listening to wrong counsel rather than to GOD's Prophets. Zechariah, Jeho'Ash' cousin, "sternly warned the people about this," but, "instead of repenting," they stoned Zechariah "in the Temple courtyard.
Zechariah's dying Words were:"Let GOD SEE to it and ASK IT BACK." The prophetic request was granted in a sequences of events not marked in a lineal time, instead marked in a cycle of actions being repeated over an over in time showing the powerful force of that declaration that surpassed the boundaries of the physical time of the present and went from the present to the future.
Not only did Syria do great damage to Judah, but also Jeho'Ash was killed by 2 of his servants "because of the blood of the sons of Jeho'Iada, the Prophet Priest". The "sons of Jeho'Iada" were the ones whom JESUS had in mind when prophesying that "the BLOOD OF ALL THE PROPHETS FROM THE FOUNDING OF THE WORLD" WILL BE REQUIRED FROM THIS GENERATION, FROM THE BLOOD OF ABEL DOWN TO THE BLOOD OF ZECHARIAH, WHO WAS SLAIN BETWEEN THE ALTAR AND THE HOUSE." (Luke 11:50-51)
JESUS' WORDS, "from Abel... to Zechariah," is similar to the expression "FROM GENESIS TO REVELATION" in a non-linear Time. In the parallel account at Matthew 23:35, Zechariah is again called the son of Berachiah, it confirms the direct relationship of Zechariah to the sons of Jeho'Iada without the boundaries of Time in a linear concept.
Saturday, 31 December 2016
WHAT IS "KA"?
The god Knemu who was said to create each man out of clay on his potter's wheel also molded the Ka at the same time. His name comes from the root force of the term "Khnem" meaning "To Built."
Knemu was the building powerful force, which built the first symbolic egg from which the sun sprang.
The same force also made possible the existence of other forces that the Egyptians deified them as gods, and sculpted the first man on a potter's wheel and he continue to build up their bodies and maintain their life. He built up (architect) the material universe with Ptah, thinking (mind) and saying (words) their names with the tongue, under the guidance and direction of Thoth (Wisdom). They were unique because their methods were intellectual rather than physical. According to the priests of Memphis, where Ptah was their god, they said that everything was the work of Ptah's heart and tongue: gods were born, town were founded, and order was maintained. Ptah was the patron of skilled craftsmen and architects, while Thoth was the patron of philosophy and wisdom.
Knemu, as the architec, had 7 forms: -The creator (Knemu-Nehep). -The governor of 2 lands (Knemu-Kenti-Taui). -The weaver of his light (Knemu-Sekhet-Ashsep-f). -The governor of the house of life (Knemu-Kenti-Per-Ankh). Lord of the land of life (Knemu-Neb-Ta-Ankhtet). The governor of the house of sweet life (Knemu-Kenti-Netchemtchem-Ankhet. -Lord (Knemu-Neb).
Knemu was one of the oldest gods of Egypt, and the views of him changed somewhat through its history. He was worshiped from Thebes to Philae, but the principal sanctuaries were at the First Cataract (Elephantine and Philae).
Knemu was originally a water-god, and as such he is shown with water flowing over his outstretched hands and wearing a jug on his head above his horns. His symbol was the flat-horned Ram and was depicted as a Ram-headed man who wears the White Crown on his head.
He always was an important force and it remained as that even in some semi-Christian groups 2 to 3 centuries after the birth of Christ Jesus!
Ka in appearance was portrayed by the Egyptians in several ways: -A person identical to the person whom it was associated with. -As a shadowy figure. -As a person with two upraised arms on his head.
Ka in meaning had a very complex symbolism and represent: -the reception of the life power received from supernatural beings. -The representation itself of the life power. The spiritual double that resides with every human being.
The Egyptian hieroglyphic representation for "Ka" was the shoulders and arms with the arms bent upwards at the elbow.
Ka as a spiritual double was born with every human being and lived on as long as it had a place to live, regardless the life of the corporeal vessel. While the individual was alive Ka lived within the body as an acting life force in the physical body. Then after the person died, Ka still needed to be connected to the corporeal vessel in order to complete its journey in the afterlife and enter into the eternal existence as long as it passed the judgment of Maat. New bodies were assigned and new levels of existence were achieved. This is why the Egyptians mummified their dead. If the body decomposed before achieving the final destination, then the spiritual double would die and the deceased would lose their chance for eternal life, being trapped in a cavern in the Underworld waiting for a chance to come back and be assigned to a new vessel, without the knowledge of its previous life.
An Egyptian euphemism for death was "going to one's Ka." After death Ka became supreme. Kings thus claimed to have multiple "Kas". Rameses II announced that he had over 20.
When Ka acted according to the universal law and order, all was well, both spiritually and materially. Sin was called "an abomination of the Ka." The Ka was seen as the natural instinct or conscience of each individual, urging kindness, quietude, honor and compassion. In images and statues of the Ka, these qualities are depicted as their owner in an idealized and desirable state of youth, strength, and beauty, seeing Ka as the origin and giver of life to all.
Ka resided in the gods as well. Egyptians often placated the "Kas" of the deities in order to receive favors. The divine "Kas" also served as guardians. Osiris was often called the Ka of the Pyramids.
Knemu was the building powerful force, which built the first symbolic egg from which the sun sprang.
The same force also made possible the existence of other forces that the Egyptians deified them as gods, and sculpted the first man on a potter's wheel and he continue to build up their bodies and maintain their life. He built up (architect) the material universe with Ptah, thinking (mind) and saying (words) their names with the tongue, under the guidance and direction of Thoth (Wisdom). They were unique because their methods were intellectual rather than physical. According to the priests of Memphis, where Ptah was their god, they said that everything was the work of Ptah's heart and tongue: gods were born, town were founded, and order was maintained. Ptah was the patron of skilled craftsmen and architects, while Thoth was the patron of philosophy and wisdom.
Knemu, as the architec, had 7 forms: -The creator (Knemu-Nehep). -The governor of 2 lands (Knemu-Kenti-Taui). -The weaver of his light (Knemu-Sekhet-Ashsep-f). -The governor of the house of life (Knemu-Kenti-Per-Ankh). Lord of the land of life (Knemu-Neb-Ta-Ankhtet). The governor of the house of sweet life (Knemu-Kenti-Netchemtchem-Ankhet. -Lord (Knemu-Neb).
Knemu was one of the oldest gods of Egypt, and the views of him changed somewhat through its history. He was worshiped from Thebes to Philae, but the principal sanctuaries were at the First Cataract (Elephantine and Philae).
Knemu was originally a water-god, and as such he is shown with water flowing over his outstretched hands and wearing a jug on his head above his horns. His symbol was the flat-horned Ram and was depicted as a Ram-headed man who wears the White Crown on his head.
He always was an important force and it remained as that even in some semi-Christian groups 2 to 3 centuries after the birth of Christ Jesus!
Ka in appearance was portrayed by the Egyptians in several ways: -A person identical to the person whom it was associated with. -As a shadowy figure. -As a person with two upraised arms on his head.
Ka in meaning had a very complex symbolism and represent: -the reception of the life power received from supernatural beings. -The representation itself of the life power. The spiritual double that resides with every human being.
The Egyptian hieroglyphic representation for "Ka" was the shoulders and arms with the arms bent upwards at the elbow.
Ka as a spiritual double was born with every human being and lived on as long as it had a place to live, regardless the life of the corporeal vessel. While the individual was alive Ka lived within the body as an acting life force in the physical body. Then after the person died, Ka still needed to be connected to the corporeal vessel in order to complete its journey in the afterlife and enter into the eternal existence as long as it passed the judgment of Maat. New bodies were assigned and new levels of existence were achieved. This is why the Egyptians mummified their dead. If the body decomposed before achieving the final destination, then the spiritual double would die and the deceased would lose their chance for eternal life, being trapped in a cavern in the Underworld waiting for a chance to come back and be assigned to a new vessel, without the knowledge of its previous life.
An Egyptian euphemism for death was "going to one's Ka." After death Ka became supreme. Kings thus claimed to have multiple "Kas". Rameses II announced that he had over 20.
When Ka acted according to the universal law and order, all was well, both spiritually and materially. Sin was called "an abomination of the Ka." The Ka was seen as the natural instinct or conscience of each individual, urging kindness, quietude, honor and compassion. In images and statues of the Ka, these qualities are depicted as their owner in an idealized and desirable state of youth, strength, and beauty, seeing Ka as the origin and giver of life to all.
Ka resided in the gods as well. Egyptians often placated the "Kas" of the deities in order to receive favors. The divine "Kas" also served as guardians. Osiris was often called the Ka of the Pyramids.
THE AFTERLIFE ACCORDING TO EGYPT
The Afterlife played an important role in Ancient Egyptian religion. For them the soul of a human resided in the heart.
Upon death, people's souls went to the realm of the Dead, for judgment. Each human heart had to be weighed on a giant scale against a feather, representing the concept of Ma'at.
Maat was the Egyptian concept of Truth, Balance, Order, Harmony, Law, Morality, and Justice in relation with the universal forces controlling the existence of the Universe. This concept or force of energy was personified as a goddess regulating the stars, seasons, and the actions of both mortals and deities. She was understood as the powerful force that set the order of the universe from chaos at the moment of creation. Maat was the norm for nature and society in the World of the living and the next. Most goddesses were paired with a male force or aspect, in the understanding that each of them was built as complementary forces and also paradoxical(dualism). One could not exist without its counterpart. Isfet and Maat balanced each other.
Her ideological counterpart of the term Maat was Isfet (Chaos), representing the force of mind built on religious, social and political terms. The corruption of it formed Chaos acting force. The Pharaoh was appointed to achieve Maat role, which meant to keep and protect justice, and harmony by destroying Isfet, in the sense of a corrupting force acting in the mind altering the sense of law and order. The principles of the contrariness between Isfet and Maat are exemplified in a popular tale called "the moaning of the Bedouin": 'Those who destroy the Lie promote Maat; those who promote the good will erase the evil. As fullness casts out appetite, as clothes cover the nude and as heaven clears up after a storm'. In the eyes of the Egyptians Maat was the controlling force acting in the mind able to tame the power of Chaos through the application of universal rules in order to coexist. A world without the wisdom and knowledge of GOD, the real Maker with the power to destroy evil. A world full of illusions, replacing GOD by a mere illusion of peace.
Her masculine counterpart was Thoth. He played many vital and prominent roles, such as maintaining the forces of the universe in balance, and being one of the 2 deities, the other being Maat, who stood on either side of Ra's boat. He became heavily associated with the arbitration of supernatural disputes, the mystical arts, the system of writing, the development of science, and the judgment of the dead. He was depicted in many ways depending on the era and on the aspect the artist wished to convey. Usually, he is depicted in his human form with the head of an ibis. In this form, he can be represented as the reckoner of times and seasons by a headdress of the lunar disk sitting on top of a crescent moon resting on his head. He served as a mediating power between good and evil, making sure neither had a decisive victory over the other. He also served as scribe of the gods. In the Underworld, Duat, he appeared as Aani, the dog-headed ape, the god of equilibrium, who reported when the scales weighing the deceased's heart against the feather, representing Maat's principle, was exactly even. He was known as One, self-begotten, and self-produced, master of both physical and moral divine law, making proper use of Maat's principle. He was the one credited with making the calculations for the establishment of the heavens, stars, earth,and everything in them, and Maat was the force which make the universe a save place to live. He is said to direct the motions of the heavenly bodies. Without the declaration of his mystical words, the gods would not exist. His power was unlimited in the Underworld and rivaled that of Ra and Osiris.
Duat the realm of the deity Osiris and the residence of other gods and supernatural beings, also was the region through which the sun god Ra traveled from West to East during the night, and where he battled Apep, the embodiment of Chaos. It was also the place where the people's souls went after dead for judgment, though that was not the full extent of the afterlife.
The ancient Book of Gates was a funerary text that referred to the different types of human race known to them, dividing them up into 4 categories: Reth (Egyptians), Aamu (Asiatics), Themehu (Libyans), and Nehesu (Nubians). These were depicted in procession entering the next world. The goddesses listed had different titles, and wore different colored clothes, but identical in all other respects, wearing a 5 pointed star above their heads. Most of the goddesses were specific to the book, and do not appear elsewhere. The goddess determined the star and the time at night that the soul started its journey.
The soul was required to pass through a series of gates at different stages in the journey, corresponding to the journey of the sun through the underworld during the night hours. Each gate was associated with the different goddess, and required that the deceased recognized the particular character of the deity. The text implied that some people passed through unharmed, but that others suffered torment in a lake of fire.
The Book of Caverns first of all describes the journey of the sun god Ra from the Western horizon to the Eastern horizon through the 6 caverns of the Underworld, focusing on the interaction between the sun god and the creatures that he meets in charge of the inhabitants of it, including rewards for the righteous and punishments for the enemies of the Worldly Order, those who fail their judgment against the feather. Important landmarks on this journey are: -The Cavern of the Justified Deceased. -The Cavern of Osiris's corpse and the sun god's own 2 divine bodies. -The Exit of the Underworld for the sun rise. The book is one of the best sources of information about the concept of hell. During this journey, the sun god passes over the Cavern of Hell, in which the enemies of the World Order (enemies of the sun god and Osiris) are being destroyed. The book also give hints on the topographical structure of the Underworld. The first known almost complete version of the book was located in the Osireion by excavating the site in 1902 through 1903. It was found directly across from the Book of Gates within the entrance passage on the left wall. The Osireion is an ancient temple located in Abydos, to the rear of the temple of Seti I. It is an integral part of Seti's funeral complex. It was originally built at a considerable lower level than the foundations of the temple of Seti.
The ancient Book of the Dead consisted of a number of texts intended to assist a dead person's journey through the Duat, or Underworld, and into the afterlife, and written by many trained priests over a period of 1000 years. It was most written in hieroglyphic script on a papyrus scroll, and often illustrated a plot, with a short impressionistic scene that focused on one moment or character giving a trenchant impression about the character's specific traits, and a detailed scene of the world, . It was more than evoking meaning through imagery in a short descriptive passage.
The surviving papyri contain a varying selection of rituals and texts that vary considerably in their illustration, that give the impression that priests had their own copies of the Book of Dead.
Upon death, people's souls went to the realm of the Dead, for judgment. Each human heart had to be weighed on a giant scale against a feather, representing the concept of Ma'at.
Maat was the Egyptian concept of Truth, Balance, Order, Harmony, Law, Morality, and Justice in relation with the universal forces controlling the existence of the Universe. This concept or force of energy was personified as a goddess regulating the stars, seasons, and the actions of both mortals and deities. She was understood as the powerful force that set the order of the universe from chaos at the moment of creation. Maat was the norm for nature and society in the World of the living and the next. Most goddesses were paired with a male force or aspect, in the understanding that each of them was built as complementary forces and also paradoxical(dualism). One could not exist without its counterpart. Isfet and Maat balanced each other.
Her ideological counterpart of the term Maat was Isfet (Chaos), representing the force of mind built on religious, social and political terms. The corruption of it formed Chaos acting force. The Pharaoh was appointed to achieve Maat role, which meant to keep and protect justice, and harmony by destroying Isfet, in the sense of a corrupting force acting in the mind altering the sense of law and order. The principles of the contrariness between Isfet and Maat are exemplified in a popular tale called "the moaning of the Bedouin": 'Those who destroy the Lie promote Maat; those who promote the good will erase the evil. As fullness casts out appetite, as clothes cover the nude and as heaven clears up after a storm'. In the eyes of the Egyptians Maat was the controlling force acting in the mind able to tame the power of Chaos through the application of universal rules in order to coexist. A world without the wisdom and knowledge of GOD, the real Maker with the power to destroy evil. A world full of illusions, replacing GOD by a mere illusion of peace.
Her masculine counterpart was Thoth. He played many vital and prominent roles, such as maintaining the forces of the universe in balance, and being one of the 2 deities, the other being Maat, who stood on either side of Ra's boat. He became heavily associated with the arbitration of supernatural disputes, the mystical arts, the system of writing, the development of science, and the judgment of the dead. He was depicted in many ways depending on the era and on the aspect the artist wished to convey. Usually, he is depicted in his human form with the head of an ibis. In this form, he can be represented as the reckoner of times and seasons by a headdress of the lunar disk sitting on top of a crescent moon resting on his head. He served as a mediating power between good and evil, making sure neither had a decisive victory over the other. He also served as scribe of the gods. In the Underworld, Duat, he appeared as Aani, the dog-headed ape, the god of equilibrium, who reported when the scales weighing the deceased's heart against the feather, representing Maat's principle, was exactly even. He was known as One, self-begotten, and self-produced, master of both physical and moral divine law, making proper use of Maat's principle. He was the one credited with making the calculations for the establishment of the heavens, stars, earth,and everything in them, and Maat was the force which make the universe a save place to live. He is said to direct the motions of the heavenly bodies. Without the declaration of his mystical words, the gods would not exist. His power was unlimited in the Underworld and rivaled that of Ra and Osiris.
Duat the realm of the deity Osiris and the residence of other gods and supernatural beings, also was the region through which the sun god Ra traveled from West to East during the night, and where he battled Apep, the embodiment of Chaos. It was also the place where the people's souls went after dead for judgment, though that was not the full extent of the afterlife.
The ancient Book of Gates was a funerary text that referred to the different types of human race known to them, dividing them up into 4 categories: Reth (Egyptians), Aamu (Asiatics), Themehu (Libyans), and Nehesu (Nubians). These were depicted in procession entering the next world. The goddesses listed had different titles, and wore different colored clothes, but identical in all other respects, wearing a 5 pointed star above their heads. Most of the goddesses were specific to the book, and do not appear elsewhere. The goddess determined the star and the time at night that the soul started its journey.
The soul was required to pass through a series of gates at different stages in the journey, corresponding to the journey of the sun through the underworld during the night hours. Each gate was associated with the different goddess, and required that the deceased recognized the particular character of the deity. The text implied that some people passed through unharmed, but that others suffered torment in a lake of fire.
The Book of Caverns first of all describes the journey of the sun god Ra from the Western horizon to the Eastern horizon through the 6 caverns of the Underworld, focusing on the interaction between the sun god and the creatures that he meets in charge of the inhabitants of it, including rewards for the righteous and punishments for the enemies of the Worldly Order, those who fail their judgment against the feather. Important landmarks on this journey are: -The Cavern of the Justified Deceased. -The Cavern of Osiris's corpse and the sun god's own 2 divine bodies. -The Exit of the Underworld for the sun rise. The book is one of the best sources of information about the concept of hell. During this journey, the sun god passes over the Cavern of Hell, in which the enemies of the World Order (enemies of the sun god and Osiris) are being destroyed. The book also give hints on the topographical structure of the Underworld. The first known almost complete version of the book was located in the Osireion by excavating the site in 1902 through 1903. It was found directly across from the Book of Gates within the entrance passage on the left wall. The Osireion is an ancient temple located in Abydos, to the rear of the temple of Seti I. It is an integral part of Seti's funeral complex. It was originally built at a considerable lower level than the foundations of the temple of Seti.
The ancient Book of the Dead consisted of a number of texts intended to assist a dead person's journey through the Duat, or Underworld, and into the afterlife, and written by many trained priests over a period of 1000 years. It was most written in hieroglyphic script on a papyrus scroll, and often illustrated a plot, with a short impressionistic scene that focused on one moment or character giving a trenchant impression about the character's specific traits, and a detailed scene of the world, . It was more than evoking meaning through imagery in a short descriptive passage.
The surviving papyri contain a varying selection of rituals and texts that vary considerably in their illustration, that give the impression that priests had their own copies of the Book of Dead.
Friday, 30 December 2016
SCRIPTURAL VERSES ABOUT DESTINY.
JEREMIAH 29 "I wrote a Letter to the priests, the prophets, the leaders of the people, and to all the others whom Nebuchadnezzar had taken away as prisoners from Jerusalem to Babylonia. I wrote the Letter after King Jehoiachim, his mother, the palace officials, the leaders of Judah and of Jerusalem, the engravers, and the skilled workers had been taken into exile. I gave the Letter to El-Asah son of Shaphan and to Gemariah son of Hilkiah, whom King Zedekiah of Judah was sending to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia."(1-3)
"The LORD Almighty, the GOD of Israel, says to all those people whom HE ALLOWED Nebuchadnezzar to TAKE AWAY AS PRISONERS from Jerusalem to Babylonia: 'Build Houses and settle down. Plant Gardens and eat what you grow in them. Marry and have children. Then let your children get married, so that they also may have children. You must increase in numbers and not decrease. Work for the good of the cities where I have made you go as PRISONERS. PRAY TO ME on their behalf, because if they are prosperous, you will be prosperous too'."(4-7)
"I, the LORD, the GOD of Israel, WARN you not to let yourselves be deceived by the Prophets who live among you or by any others who claim they can predict the future. Do not pay ant attention to their dreams. They are telling you lies IN MY NAME. I did not send them." (8-9)
"The LORD says, 'WHEN Babylonia's 70 years are over, I will SHOW MY CONCERN for you and KEEP MY PROMISE to BRING you back home. I ALONE KNOW THE PLANS I HAVE for you,
PLANS TO BRING you PROSPERITY and NOT DISASTER, plans TO BRING ABOUT THE FUTURE YOU HOPE FOR."(10-11)
HABAKKUK 2 "I will climb my Watchtower and wait to see what the LORD WILL TELL me to say and what ANSWER HE WILL GIVE to my complaint." (2:1)
The LORD gave me this answer, "WRITE down CLEARLY ON TABLETS WHAT I REVEAL to you, so that IT CAN BE READ AT A GLANCE. Put it in writing FOR IT IS NOT YET TIME FOR IT TO COME TRUE. But the TIME IS COMING QUICKLY, and WHAT I SHOW you WILL COME TRUE. It may seem slow in coming, but wait for it; IT WILL CERTAINLY TAKE PLACE, and IT WILL NOT BE DELAYED." (2:2-3)
And this is the message: "THOSE WHO ARE EVIL WILL NOT SURVIVE, but THOSE WHO ARE RIGHTEOUS WILL LIVE because THEY ARE FAITHFUL TO GOD." (2:4)
WEALTH is deceitful. Greedy people are proud and restless -like Death itself they are never satisfy. That is why they conquer nation after nation for themselves.
The conquered people will taunt their conquerors and show their scorn for them.
They will say, "You take what is not yours, but YOU ARE DOOMED! How long will you go on getting rich by forcing your debtors to pay up? But before you know it, you that have conquered others will be in debt yourselves and be forced to pay interest. Enemies will come and make you tremble. They will plunder you! You have plundered the people of many nations, but now those who have survived will plunder you because of the murders you have committed and because of your violence against the people of the world and its cities."
"YOU ARE DOOMED! You have made your family rich with what you took by violence, and have to make your own home safe from harm and danger! But your schemes have brought shame on your family, by destroying many nations you have only brought ruin on yourself. Even the stones of the walls cry out against you, and the rafters echo the cry."
"YOU ARE DOOMED! You founded a city on crime and built it up by murder. The nations you conquered wore themselves out in useless labor, and all they have built goes up in flames. The LORD Almighty has done this. But the earth will be as full of knowledge of the LORD'S GORY as the seas are full of water."
"YOU ARE DOOMED! In your fury you humiliated and disgraced your neighbors; you made them stagger as though they were drank. You in turn will be covered by shame instead of honor. You yourself will drink and stagger. The LORD will make you drink YOUR OWN CUP OF PUNISHMENT, and your honor will be turned in disgrace." (2: 5-16)
"The LORD Almighty, the GOD of Israel, says to all those people whom HE ALLOWED Nebuchadnezzar to TAKE AWAY AS PRISONERS from Jerusalem to Babylonia: 'Build Houses and settle down. Plant Gardens and eat what you grow in them. Marry and have children. Then let your children get married, so that they also may have children. You must increase in numbers and not decrease. Work for the good of the cities where I have made you go as PRISONERS. PRAY TO ME on their behalf, because if they are prosperous, you will be prosperous too'."(4-7)
"I, the LORD, the GOD of Israel, WARN you not to let yourselves be deceived by the Prophets who live among you or by any others who claim they can predict the future. Do not pay ant attention to their dreams. They are telling you lies IN MY NAME. I did not send them." (8-9)
"The LORD says, 'WHEN Babylonia's 70 years are over, I will SHOW MY CONCERN for you and KEEP MY PROMISE to BRING you back home. I ALONE KNOW THE PLANS I HAVE for you,
PLANS TO BRING you PROSPERITY and NOT DISASTER, plans TO BRING ABOUT THE FUTURE YOU HOPE FOR."(10-11)
HABAKKUK 2 "I will climb my Watchtower and wait to see what the LORD WILL TELL me to say and what ANSWER HE WILL GIVE to my complaint." (2:1)
The LORD gave me this answer, "WRITE down CLEARLY ON TABLETS WHAT I REVEAL to you, so that IT CAN BE READ AT A GLANCE. Put it in writing FOR IT IS NOT YET TIME FOR IT TO COME TRUE. But the TIME IS COMING QUICKLY, and WHAT I SHOW you WILL COME TRUE. It may seem slow in coming, but wait for it; IT WILL CERTAINLY TAKE PLACE, and IT WILL NOT BE DELAYED." (2:2-3)
And this is the message: "THOSE WHO ARE EVIL WILL NOT SURVIVE, but THOSE WHO ARE RIGHTEOUS WILL LIVE because THEY ARE FAITHFUL TO GOD." (2:4)
WEALTH is deceitful. Greedy people are proud and restless -like Death itself they are never satisfy. That is why they conquer nation after nation for themselves.
The conquered people will taunt their conquerors and show their scorn for them.
They will say, "You take what is not yours, but YOU ARE DOOMED! How long will you go on getting rich by forcing your debtors to pay up? But before you know it, you that have conquered others will be in debt yourselves and be forced to pay interest. Enemies will come and make you tremble. They will plunder you! You have plundered the people of many nations, but now those who have survived will plunder you because of the murders you have committed and because of your violence against the people of the world and its cities."
"YOU ARE DOOMED! You have made your family rich with what you took by violence, and have to make your own home safe from harm and danger! But your schemes have brought shame on your family, by destroying many nations you have only brought ruin on yourself. Even the stones of the walls cry out against you, and the rafters echo the cry."
"YOU ARE DOOMED! You founded a city on crime and built it up by murder. The nations you conquered wore themselves out in useless labor, and all they have built goes up in flames. The LORD Almighty has done this. But the earth will be as full of knowledge of the LORD'S GORY as the seas are full of water."
"YOU ARE DOOMED! In your fury you humiliated and disgraced your neighbors; you made them stagger as though they were drank. You in turn will be covered by shame instead of honor. You yourself will drink and stagger. The LORD will make you drink YOUR OWN CUP OF PUNISHMENT, and your honor will be turned in disgrace." (2: 5-16)
FATE AND DESTINY.
The definition of fate is that you can change it through perseverance and hard work whereas destiny is predetermined; therefore, it cannot be altered.
The past, present and future are all happening simultaneously or at the same time. From our perspective, the past is something that has already happened. The present is something that is happening. Like the past, the future is something that has already happened too. However, the future has infinite posibilities, which is why fate is not predetermined. Remember, the past, present and future are all happening at the same time. For you to understand how reality and fate work, you need to understand that the true nature of Time is simultaneous. The reason why we experience time in a linear fashion is due to the fact that we have not learned enough to the point where we can experience Time in a simultaneous state.
Scientific studies have concluded that when you travel very fast, you age slower. As you approach near the speed of light, the slower you age. This proves that Time is not constant.
Have you ever had a dramatic experience, such a car accident, where time slowed down and you are able to see your life flash before your eyes? Time slows down because your senses become hyper-sensitive during a dramatic experience, which allows you to process information faster than normal, causing Time to slow down.
Time behaves more like an illusion. It can speed up or slow down. Time is not linear. Matter also behaves like an illusion. That is why Time and Matter are considered born from the same nature.
The three forces of Creation: Love, Thought, and Consciousness that reside inside us are proof that the rest is a mere illusion.
Love is not just a feeling. At a deeper levels, love is a harmonic conscious energy that attracts everything into oneness. It is a form of energy that is always vibrating toward balance and harmony.
Love is the powerful energy that holds the Cosmos together and is the fundamental thing that motivates Creation to creates things.
Thought is a force that has the potential of thinking within and upon itself, giving the ability of free will. It is needed to focus everything into existence. Most of us do not realize that when we use our thoughts, we are really preparing and projecting energy to be manifested into matter. We are creating our reality.
Thought is a subtle conscious energy that is more powerful than even the strongest nuclear weapon. Nuclear weapons are created by the use of subtle energy within the atoms. This atomic energy is very small and subtle but has the potential to destroy a planet. This is how powerful subtle energy is and thought is the building block of this energy. The fundamental definition of intelligence is nothing more than thought thinking within itself and observing itself.
In order for energy to manifest into matter, there must first exist thought to draw energy into focus. Thought alone does not effectively bring forth true manifestation. Thought needs certain energy forces to help transform it into expressions. One of this energy forces is emotion. Having strong emotional desires along with focused thought is the key to manifesting the desires at the energy level. This process draws in energy, and as the energy coagulates, manifestation begins. To truly use the power of thought, we have to understand first who truly you are. In Truth, you are a spiritual being embraced in a physical body. The essence of who you are is your soul, which has infinite potential. One of the simplest definitions of the human soul is a projection of thought. Each of us is a thought that thinks; therefore, our souls are conscious and self-aware. It is the most powerful manifestation force that we have and we have to use it wisely.
Consciousness is a creative energy force that exists in all things. In essence, it is an informational field of awareness and feedback that gives a sense of self. This field is conscious in itself and is made of subtle energy. It is a field of pure potentiality; thus, it has infinite possibilities and creativity. Through the power of consciousness, vibration and frequency is achieved. It uses both to create light to what is being expressed through consciousness. Your body and soul depend on vibration and frequency to function. Two of the most important things to know about consciousness are that it has infinite potential and it is found in everything, even in the 4 elements.
If you want to be happy in life, take responsibility and be in charge of your life so that you can take control of your fate. The Creator gave to all of us the precious power of free will. We have to use it wisely so that we can choose how to live our lives before our last breath.
The past, present and future are all happening simultaneously or at the same time. From our perspective, the past is something that has already happened. The present is something that is happening. Like the past, the future is something that has already happened too. However, the future has infinite posibilities, which is why fate is not predetermined. Remember, the past, present and future are all happening at the same time. For you to understand how reality and fate work, you need to understand that the true nature of Time is simultaneous. The reason why we experience time in a linear fashion is due to the fact that we have not learned enough to the point where we can experience Time in a simultaneous state.
Scientific studies have concluded that when you travel very fast, you age slower. As you approach near the speed of light, the slower you age. This proves that Time is not constant.
Have you ever had a dramatic experience, such a car accident, where time slowed down and you are able to see your life flash before your eyes? Time slows down because your senses become hyper-sensitive during a dramatic experience, which allows you to process information faster than normal, causing Time to slow down.
Time behaves more like an illusion. It can speed up or slow down. Time is not linear. Matter also behaves like an illusion. That is why Time and Matter are considered born from the same nature.
The three forces of Creation: Love, Thought, and Consciousness that reside inside us are proof that the rest is a mere illusion.
Love is not just a feeling. At a deeper levels, love is a harmonic conscious energy that attracts everything into oneness. It is a form of energy that is always vibrating toward balance and harmony.
Love is the powerful energy that holds the Cosmos together and is the fundamental thing that motivates Creation to creates things.
Thought is a force that has the potential of thinking within and upon itself, giving the ability of free will. It is needed to focus everything into existence. Most of us do not realize that when we use our thoughts, we are really preparing and projecting energy to be manifested into matter. We are creating our reality.
Thought is a subtle conscious energy that is more powerful than even the strongest nuclear weapon. Nuclear weapons are created by the use of subtle energy within the atoms. This atomic energy is very small and subtle but has the potential to destroy a planet. This is how powerful subtle energy is and thought is the building block of this energy. The fundamental definition of intelligence is nothing more than thought thinking within itself and observing itself.
In order for energy to manifest into matter, there must first exist thought to draw energy into focus. Thought alone does not effectively bring forth true manifestation. Thought needs certain energy forces to help transform it into expressions. One of this energy forces is emotion. Having strong emotional desires along with focused thought is the key to manifesting the desires at the energy level. This process draws in energy, and as the energy coagulates, manifestation begins. To truly use the power of thought, we have to understand first who truly you are. In Truth, you are a spiritual being embraced in a physical body. The essence of who you are is your soul, which has infinite potential. One of the simplest definitions of the human soul is a projection of thought. Each of us is a thought that thinks; therefore, our souls are conscious and self-aware. It is the most powerful manifestation force that we have and we have to use it wisely.
Consciousness is a creative energy force that exists in all things. In essence, it is an informational field of awareness and feedback that gives a sense of self. This field is conscious in itself and is made of subtle energy. It is a field of pure potentiality; thus, it has infinite possibilities and creativity. Through the power of consciousness, vibration and frequency is achieved. It uses both to create light to what is being expressed through consciousness. Your body and soul depend on vibration and frequency to function. Two of the most important things to know about consciousness are that it has infinite potential and it is found in everything, even in the 4 elements.
If you want to be happy in life, take responsibility and be in charge of your life so that you can take control of your fate. The Creator gave to all of us the precious power of free will. We have to use it wisely so that we can choose how to live our lives before our last breath.
MEDITATION AS A POWERFUL TOOL.
To reach the full potential as a Loyal Soldier of Christ Jesus, it begins by training the mind. One way to accomplish this task is through meditation, because it brings a sense of calm and centered feelings that is especially crucial in chaotic situations. Awareness, calmness, and focus will increase. Having the right state of mind in the face of adversity is a powerful tool.
They are all very important factors in the role as a Loyal Soldier of Christ. Without awareness, you will not be able to fight in a battle without getting hit or even kill. Without focus, you will not be able to catch the right opportunity to strike or defend, which could be disastrous. Without calmness, you will not be able to focus or relax. If you tense up out of fear, you will burn out quickly. You must learn how to govern your spiritual eagerness so it will not disperse unused in that way you will have more of it when it is really necessary.
2 Timothy 2 says, "Be strong through the grace that is ours in union with Christ Jesus. Take the teachings that you heard me proclaim in the presence of many witnesses, and entrust them to 'reliable people', who will be able to teach others also. Take your part in suffering,as a loyal soldier of Christ Jesus. A soldier on active duty wants to please his commanding officer and so does not get mixed up in the affairs of civilian life. An athlete who runs in a race cannot win the prize unless he obeys the rules. The farmer who has done the hard work should have the first share of the harvest. Think about what I am saying, because the LORD will enable you to understand it all."(1-7)
"Remind your people of this, and give them a solemn warning in GOD's PRESENCE not to fight over words. It does not good, but only ruins the people who listen. Do your best to win full approval in GOD's SIGHT, as a worker who is not ashamed of his work, one who correctly teaches the MESSAGE of GOD's TRUTH. Keep away from profane and foolish discussions, which only drive people further away from GOD. Such teaching is like an open sore that eats away the flesh."(14-16)
"In a large house there are dishes and bowls of all kinds: some are made of silver and gold, others of wood and clay; some are for special occasions, others for ordinary use. Those who make themselves clean from all those evil things, will be used for special purposes, because they are dedicated and useful to their Master, ready to be used for every good deed." (20-21)
"As the LORD's servant, you must not quarrel. You must be kind toward all, a good and patient teacher, who is gentle as you correct your opponents, for it may be that GOD will give them the opportunity to repent and com to know the Truth. And then they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the Devil, who had caught them and made them obey his will." (24-26)
Numerous verses in the Scripture refer to the importance of meditating on the WORD OF GOD and GOD's CHARACTER, to help us to be diligent in doing what is right.
Psalm 119 says, "How I love YOUR LAW! I think about it all day long. YOUR COMMANDMENT is with me all the time and makes me wiser than my enemies. I understand more than all my teachers, because I meditate on YOUR INSTRUCTIONS. I have greater wisdom than those who are old, because I OBEY YOUR COMMANDS. I have avoided all evil conduct because I want to obey YOUR WORD. I have not neglected Your Instructions, because YOU Yourself are MY TEACHER. How sweet is the taste of Your Instruction -sweeter even than honey! I gain wisdom from YOUR LAWS, and so I hate all bad conduct." (97-104)
They are all very important factors in the role as a Loyal Soldier of Christ. Without awareness, you will not be able to fight in a battle without getting hit or even kill. Without focus, you will not be able to catch the right opportunity to strike or defend, which could be disastrous. Without calmness, you will not be able to focus or relax. If you tense up out of fear, you will burn out quickly. You must learn how to govern your spiritual eagerness so it will not disperse unused in that way you will have more of it when it is really necessary.
2 Timothy 2 says, "Be strong through the grace that is ours in union with Christ Jesus. Take the teachings that you heard me proclaim in the presence of many witnesses, and entrust them to 'reliable people', who will be able to teach others also. Take your part in suffering,as a loyal soldier of Christ Jesus. A soldier on active duty wants to please his commanding officer and so does not get mixed up in the affairs of civilian life. An athlete who runs in a race cannot win the prize unless he obeys the rules. The farmer who has done the hard work should have the first share of the harvest. Think about what I am saying, because the LORD will enable you to understand it all."(1-7)
"Remind your people of this, and give them a solemn warning in GOD's PRESENCE not to fight over words. It does not good, but only ruins the people who listen. Do your best to win full approval in GOD's SIGHT, as a worker who is not ashamed of his work, one who correctly teaches the MESSAGE of GOD's TRUTH. Keep away from profane and foolish discussions, which only drive people further away from GOD. Such teaching is like an open sore that eats away the flesh."(14-16)
"In a large house there are dishes and bowls of all kinds: some are made of silver and gold, others of wood and clay; some are for special occasions, others for ordinary use. Those who make themselves clean from all those evil things, will be used for special purposes, because they are dedicated and useful to their Master, ready to be used for every good deed." (20-21)
"As the LORD's servant, you must not quarrel. You must be kind toward all, a good and patient teacher, who is gentle as you correct your opponents, for it may be that GOD will give them the opportunity to repent and com to know the Truth. And then they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the Devil, who had caught them and made them obey his will." (24-26)
Numerous verses in the Scripture refer to the importance of meditating on the WORD OF GOD and GOD's CHARACTER, to help us to be diligent in doing what is right.
Psalm 119 says, "How I love YOUR LAW! I think about it all day long. YOUR COMMANDMENT is with me all the time and makes me wiser than my enemies. I understand more than all my teachers, because I meditate on YOUR INSTRUCTIONS. I have greater wisdom than those who are old, because I OBEY YOUR COMMANDS. I have avoided all evil conduct because I want to obey YOUR WORD. I have not neglected Your Instructions, because YOU Yourself are MY TEACHER. How sweet is the taste of Your Instruction -sweeter even than honey! I gain wisdom from YOUR LAWS, and so I hate all bad conduct." (97-104)
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