ELTB CC 4-5
ELTB CC 4-5 [∞]
God wants everyone to know him, so all things created teach us something about him. [1] We don't learn from hands, feet, air and earth by looking at them, but by what God says about them; by the symbols.
These are symbols used in the play:
The flying things were created to fly or live in the air. They represent characteristics of the spirit. Our spirit is supposed to love God. The ground represents the flesh.
- air ruach רוח - spirit, air, breath
- earth, ground adamah אדמה - 'man adam אדם who doesn't understand ה'
- hand yod יד - 'creation י finished by the son ם'
- foot regel רדל - 'kill רד the teaching ל' or 'reveal ר the pursuit ג of teaching ל'
The insects in this list swarm or crawl on the earth, symbolizing people who follow the crowd and behave selfishly instead of loving God. There is an old saying, "If it is popular, there is something wrong with it." [5]
A flying thing is something intended for the air, or spirit. A crawling thing represents someone behaving selfishly or 'in the flesh'. It would appear that the the flying things that crawl should be living as though they love God but who have chosen to live and work loving themselves first.
In the play, when the hands (works) and feet (life) are in the flesh (on the ground), it is disgusting. [6] We can crawl around for fun and there is nothing wrong with it. The flying things as actors, teach that we are intended to live in the spirit, or to love God. But when they crawl on the stage, it says that people who are supposed to love God, are loving themselves.
The Hebrew word for 'creep' also means to multiply. It is worse when teachers teach their children to live loving themselves first. We should love God first and our neighbors. [7] People who choose to live in the flesh and raise children in the flesh, should not be our teachers. [8]
- creep sherets שׁרץ - multiply
- ↑ ▸ ± Ro 1:20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, [even] his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
- ↑ ▸ ± Ps 92:4 For thou, LORD, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands.
- ↑ ▸ ± Ps 111:7 The works of his hands [are] verity and judgment; all his commandments [are] sure.
- ↑ ▸ ± Eze 33:15 [If] the wicked restore the pledge, give again that he had robbed, walk in the statutes of life, without committing iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die. ▸ ± Joh 8:12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
- ↑ ▸ ± Mt 7:13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide [is] the gate, and broad [is] the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
- ↑ ▸ ± Le 11:20 All fowls that creep, going upon [all] four, [shall be] an abomination unto you.
- ↑ ▸ ± Mr 12:33 And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love [his] neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
- ↑ ▸ ± 1Ti 3:4,5 One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; 5 (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
