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The King Of Heaven. ... He describes him as a king, who looks down on the earth
from his sit in the heaven and puts his sons to the test. ...
... Kingdom: the King had come to represent His Kingdom. By His sinless life, and through
His miracles, He also demonstrated what the Kingdom of Heaven would be ...
... The EU version, the king could be evil and mean, and no one could challenge him. ...
The ppl see both as being in place b/c heaven commanded it. ...
... Hamlets tells the King that Polonius is being eaten by worms, and that he could
send a messenger to find Polonius in heaven or look for him in hell himself. ...
... In the historical period in which this play is set, the social structure was set
in order of things closest to Heaven. Therefore, on Earth, the king was at the ...
Submitted by TasyaNelyuba on April 15, 2008
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In the story of creation written by P-author God separates water from the land, and creates a dome. People and all living beings are situated under the dome and God is over it. So he separates himself from his creations. Such image seems to be not very positive for ordinary people. We can’t feel safe, if we think we are separated from God. The most positive understanding of the God’s nature is seeing him as the Source of being. When God is not in person that he created, but is over us, we begin to fear him and his judgment. This model of understanding of God leads to the division of the universe into 3 tiers: heaven, earth and Sheol. Such model is very beneficial for priests. If people felt that God is in them, they would not need priests to connect them with God. But most people fear to go to Hell (or Sheol) after their death and think that priests will help them to please God. Priestly author views God as a King, who lives in the Heavens and that the Universe is divided into 3 parts. In the Old Testament God is very often depicted in such a way. Vivid examples we can find in Psalms.
God’s home in heaven
In Psalm 11:4 we read: The LORD is in His holy temple; the LORD'S throne is in heaven. In the beginning of this Psalm the author complains, that people, who are not righteous are making him feel bad. So here is a cute picture: wicked people will go to the Sheol, the righteous ones should go to the heaven, nevertheless they are also struggling and God is sitting at his throne in a holy temple and seems to be rather indifferent to all troubles of his people. If the author of these verses had think of God as of the Source of the whole being, he would have probably found the way to overcome his bad emotions (which actually are the fear to become an outsider). But the author sees God separated from people. He describes him as a king, who looks down on the earth from his sit in the heaven and puts his sons to the test. His eyes behold, His eyelids...
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