Biblical References
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| − | :: | + | The text reads "What are the roots that clutch, what branches grow / Out of this stony rubbish?" (ln 12-20). The talk of roots and stones indicates a reference to Job 8:16-17: "His roots are wrapped about the heap and seeketh the place of stones." In the book of Job, the Land of Uz is mentioned quite frequently. An estimation of its general location can be seen as the shaded quadrilateral on the map. |
| − | :: | + | The line "son of man" (ln 20) is vaguely reminiscent of Ezekiel 2, in which God calls Ezekiel the son of man. Following this allusion is the quote "a heap of broken images" (ln 22), which also alludes to Ezekiel. This one is in reference to Ezekiel 6, in which an angry God threatens to break idols and "destroy high places," which can refer to mountains or temples. A quote reads as such: "This is what the Sovereign Lord says to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys: I am about to bring a sword against you, and I will destroy your high places" (Ezekiel 6:3). Using context clues as to their location and the higher altitude places nearby, it has been deduced that this probably occurred somewhere within the mountains of Israel. This is marked on the map as "Mountains of Israel" |
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:::: [[Luke 22]], among others, also calls Jesus the "son of man" so its an even greater burden than prophecy--it could be literal self-sacrifice for the truth. | :::: [[Luke 22]], among others, also calls Jesus the "son of man" so its an even greater burden than prophecy--it could be literal self-sacrifice for the truth. | ||
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