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: CH1 9:5 And of the Shilonites; Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons.
CH1 9:6 And of the sons of Zerah; Jeuel, and their brethren, six
hundred and ninety.
CH1 9:7 And of the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the
son of Hodaviah, the son of Hasenuah,
CH1 9:8 And Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of Uzzi, the
son of Michri, and Meshullam the son of Shephathiah, the son of Reuel,
the son of Ibnijah;
CH1 9:9 And their brethren, according to their generations, nine
hundred and fifty and six. All these men were chief of the fathers in
the house of their fathers.
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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: PSA 147:1 Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our
God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.
PSA 147:2 The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the
outcasts of Israel.
PSA 147:3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
PSA 147:4 He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by
their names.
PSA 147:5 Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is
infinite.
PSA 147:6 The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to
the ground.
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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: go and to sojourn.
JER 43:1 And it came to pass, that when Jeremiah had made an end of
speaking unto all the people all the words of the LORD their God, for
which the LORD their God had sent him to them, even all these words,
JER 43:2 Then spake Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of
Kareah, and all the proud men, saying unto Jeremiah, Thou speakest
falsely: the LORD our God hath not sent thee to say, Go not into Egypt
to sojourn there:
JER 43:3 But Baruch the son of Neriah setteth thee on against us, for
to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they might put us to
death, and carry us away captives into Babylon.
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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: GEN 42:37 And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons,
if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring
him to thee again.
GEN 42:38 And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his
brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way
in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow
to the grave.
GEN 43:1 And the famine was sore in the land.
GEN 43:2 And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which
they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again,
buy us a little food.
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