Listen "No Statue, No Temple, No City, No King."
Episode Synopsis
The Scriptural God has no representative statue, no temple and no earthly city. As such, he is unique among other deities of the ancient near east; they are made by the hands of men, they reside in temples made of stone, set in fortified cities and governed by a king who, like the statue, is the representative of the deity, his plenipotentiary on earth. By comparison, the Scriptural God seems like an anti-god. He is present among his people exclusively through his word of instruction, his Torah.The heaviness, the weight of this God is to be found not in a statue, but rather in his statutes. References כְּב֣וֹד - ke-bowd - δόξης (Greek) glory; weight, heavinessὑποστάσεως - hypostasis - substance; something that stands under or supports something χαρακτὴρ - charaktēr - a graver, character, imprint, or expression Exodus 13:21-22; 16:10Isaiah 53:6-12Mark 14:36Philippians 2:5-10Hebrews 1:1-4, 13 7:28; 8:1; 10:12; 12:1-2Brand New Orleans performed by Prince.Photo by Sidorela Shehaj: https://www.pexels.com/photo/low-angle-shot-of-an-athena-statue-under-a-cloudy-sky-14458428/
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