The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from King James Bible: NUM 3:44 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
NUM 3:45 Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the
children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their
cattle; and the Levites shall be mine: I am the LORD.
NUM 3:46 And for those that are to be redeemed of the two hundred and
threescore and thirteen of the firstborn of the children of Israel,
which are more than the Levites;
NUM 3:47 Thou shalt even take five shekels apiece by the poll, after
the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them: (the shekel is twenty
gerahs:)
NUM 3:48 And thou shalt give the money, wherewith the odd number of
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from King James Bible: LUK 1:77 To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the
remission of their sins,
LUK 1:78 Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring
from on high hath visited us,
LUK 1:79 To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow
of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
LUK 1:80 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the
deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.
LUK 2:1 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree
from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.
LUK 2:2 (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of
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The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from King James Bible: favour her, yea, the set time, is come.
PSA 102:14 For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the
dust thereof.
PSA 102:15 So the heathen shall fear the name of the LORD, and all the
kings of the earth thy glory.
PSA 102:16 When the LORD shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his
glory.
PSA 102:17 He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise
their prayer.
PSA 102:18 This shall be written for the generation to come: and the
people which shall be created shall praise the LORD.
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The fourth excerpt represents the element of Earth. It speaks of physical influences and the impact of the unseen on the visible world, and is drawn from King James Bible: JOS 7:24 And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of
Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his
sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and
his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them unto the valley of
Achor.
JOS 7:25 And Joshua said, Why hast thou troubled us? the LORD shall
trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned
them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones.
JOS 7:26 And they raised over him a great heap of stones unto this day.
So the LORD turned from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name
of that place was called, The valley of Achor, unto this day.
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