| 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: opened them: and, behold, their lord was fallen down dead on the earth.
JDG 3:26 And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the
quarries, and escaped unto Seirath.
JDG 3:27 And it came to pass, when he was come, that he blew a trumpet
in the mountain of Ephraim, and the children of Israel went down with
him from the mount, and he before them.
JDG 3:28 And he said unto them, Follow after me: for the LORD hath
delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down
after him, and took the fords of Jordan toward Moab, and suffered not a
man to pass over.
JDG 3:29 And they slew of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, all
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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: EXO 21:14 But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay
him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.
EXO 21:15 And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be
surely put to death.
EXO 21:16 And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be
found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.
EXO 21:17 And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely
be put to death.
EXO 21:18 And if men strive together, and one smite another with a
stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed:
EXO 21:19 If he rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall
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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: merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is
taken away from the evil to come.
ISA 57:2 He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each
one walking in his uprightness.
ISA 57:3 But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of
the adulterer and the whore.
ISA 57:4 Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make ye a
wide mouth, and draw out the tongue? are ye not children of
transgression, a seed of falsehood.
ISA 57:5 Enflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree,
slaying the children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks?
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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: HOS 4:18 Their drink is sour: they have committed whoredom continually:
her rulers with shame do love, Give ye.
HOS 4:19 The wind hath bound her up in her wings, and they shall be
ashamed because of their sacrifices.
HOS 5:1 Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and
give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye
have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.
HOS 5:2 And the revolters are profound to make slaughter, though I have
been a rebuker of them all.
HOS 5:3 I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now, O
Ephraim, thou committest whoredom, and Israel is defiled.
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