Var kong Magnus Lagabøte kabbalist? Visse litt vage svar kan
vi finne i: Kongen, Lova og Landet: Magnus 1274, av Jørn Øyrehagen Sunde, 2023.
Denne boken er høystemt, vakker, informativ - og et funn for
alle som både i utgangspunkt og fortsetning er betatt av jussens vidunderlige –
og befriende kompliserte - verden, ja, verdens mest forunderlige og forferdelige, eller for noen: skremmende, skapte verden. Ser vi den i et islamsk perspektiv, gir den mange
ettertanker, tanker som burde være inne i bildet før heller enn etter.
Spørsmålet er altså: Var Magnus kabbalist? (Se linker med ref. til kabbala under).
Det er ikke enkelt helt å avvise en slik hypotese. Sunde
forteller om påvirkningen fra Frankrike som en del av forarbeidet til
Landsloven, og hva finner man i Paris? Jo, det jeg vil kalle sterke
indikasjoner på at kongens embetsmenn hadde latt seg påvirke av den jødiske
mystikken, (kabbala), i hvert fall ikke i ubetydelig grad. Kabbala var kommet
på moten, og ikke uten grunn. Vi kan si at kabbala har vært av en mye større
betydning for utviklingen av «Vestlig» juss « enn det de aller fleste i dag er
i stand til å forstå. Heller ikke Magnus’s samtid var klar over «hva som
foregikk» på et høyere embetsplan, kan vi si. Uten denne utviklingen, fra dette
faktagrunnlaget, ville Europa for lengst ha være full blown og hard-core
islamsk i dag. Det er min påstand.
La oss begynne med et svært enkelt utgangspunkt: I kabbala
operer man med «triader» eller «triangler» som flyter frem og ned av et øvre
sefirot, nemlig i Gud, som er Én, på toppen. Her er vi på GT’s område, og GT
var overmåte viktig for Magnus og hans hird eller hoff, i hvert fall de som
drev med lovforberedelser – mange av de beste studentene hadde nettopp studert
juss i Frankrike, hvor altså kabbala hadde fått fotfeste, se linkene under.
Det hele begynner – da det hele begynte, og gjerne før - med Keter som gjerne oversette med Kronen.
Herfra «emanerer» (i en skapelse) kraften, lyset og Personen, kan vi si,
nedover til høyre – til Hochma, visdom- og ned i øverste sefirot til venstre
(på flytdiagrammet) – i et simultant nano-sekund, (nesten okkasjonalistisk, men
mye mer gjennomtenkt). Denne sefiroten kalles Binah, dvs Intelligens eller Forståelse.
Og herfra flyter så, i stadig kryssende vertikale og horisontale kosmiske «dialektikker»
fra de andre sefirotene, f eks til Chesed eller Barmhjertighet og
Nåde/Kjærlighet, som igjen fører over til DIN og Gevurah, Makt, etc. Det må
ikke bare sees, men oppleves … (Noen spesialister operer med en egen «kristen
kabbala», se mer i linkene under.
Når Sunde så operer med «Guds fire søstre», er det lett å
assosiere til kabbala, ja, man kan nesten ikke annet, selv om Magnus bruker en
mer forenklet begrepsbruk, folk skulle jo forstå dette på mest mulig riktig pedagogisk
måte, tiden og forholdene tatt i betraktning.
Sunde og kong Magnus koker dette ned til: Sannhet, Miskunn,
Rettferd og Fred. Med litt fantasi, vil det være lett å foreta en reell kobling
til kabbalen. Vi er dermed mer jødisk-kabbalistisk inspirert her i landet den
dag i dag enn mange vil like å tro.
Men hva med islam? Det vi kan si med sikkerhet er at islam hverken
er inspirert av Magnus eller kabbala, bygget på GT (Det gamle testamenter).
En liten innledning, her fra Sunde:
Etter landslova skal ein som har forlova seg med ei
kvinne som deretter har samleie med nokon annan, ha dobbel erstatning om han
likevel giftar seg med henne: Han skal ha erstatning av hennar føresette fordi
ho har redusert giftingsverdien etter samleie, og erstatning frå den som har
hatt samleie med henne, som slik har redusert kvinnas giftingsverdi.
Regelen er enkel nok, skriver Sunde. Men kva om samleiet
var valdtekt og ikkje frivillig? … skal han framleis ha dobbel erstatning?
Lat oss konsultera Guds fire døtre: Ja, vil Sanninga
svara, dor det er slik lovordlyden er. Nei, vil Miskunn seis, for ordlyden
gjeld samlie som eit avtalebrot og ikkje når samleiet er tvinga fra. Ja, vil Rettferd
seia, for ektemannen tek ein risiko for at barn som kvinna seinare ber fram,
ikkje er hans, fordi ho har vist at ho kan ha samleie utanfor ekstskap. Nei,
vil Fred seia, for om frivillig og tvungen samleie vert handsama likt, vil den
uskuldige kvinna lida for den skuldige mannen sine gjerningar. Vi ser dermed at
Guds fire døtre ikkje er ei slags maskin der ein puttar fakta i saka på den
eine sida, og så kjem det eit enkelt svar ut på den andre. Dei er eit instrument
for å sikra at ei sak er opplyst før den vert avgjort. Men med å gjera ein
konsultasjon med Guds døtre til kriterium for at lagrettemennene kunne setja
lova til sides, oppnådde ein at saker ikkje bare vart løyst etter gammal vane,
men etter ein diskusjon der visse fundamentale vert adressert.
Sunde spør: Korleis kunne Magnus koma på denne tanken? spør Sunde. Han viser til Thomas Aquinas sin Summa om kva som var viktigast, lova sin ordlyd eller å døma etter kva som var rettvist? Han meinte at det i noen tilfelle kunne væra rom for domarane å ta omsyn til kva som var rettvist … men fordi det var få som hadde fått forstand frå Gud … var det bedre å følge ordlyden, for å unngå det virvar som vill oppstå om ein ga fridom for alle utan forstand frå Gud til å bruka retten fritt for å oppnå eit rimelig resultat … for å forstå kvifor Magnus ikkje gjorde si lovbok bindande for dei som skulle bruka den, må vi tilbake til ideen om at kongen var Guds ombudsmann på jord, slik som uttrykt i Landslova … han var forplikta til å endre retten som var i direkte strid med, eller ikkje fremma Guds vilje … s 234 f.
(Kommentar: Har vi altså hatt en konge i vår lange kongrekke som i sin tid gikk rundt og ba, tenkte og praktiserte kabbala? Ser du han for deg nå:
http://neitilislam.blogspot.com/2023/05/jan-hanvold-en-mektig-hvding.html
2 Pet 2. 1 ff: 3 Ja, alt vi trenger for å leve i gudsfrykt, har hans guddommelige makt gitt oss i gave ved at vi kjenner ham som kalte oss ved sin egen herlighet og makt. 4 Slik har vi fått de største og mest dyrebare løfter. Ved dem skulle dere få del i guddommelig natur når dere har sluppet unna forfallet, som kommer fra lystene (begjærene?) i verden …
Følgende vers blir ofte brukt av viss kabbalister : 5 Sett derfor all deres iver inn på å la troen føyes sammen med et rett liv, og det rette livet med innsikt, 6 innsikten med selvbeherskelse, selvbeherskelsen med utholdenhet, utholdenheten med gudsfrykt, 7 gudsfrykten med søskenkjærlighet og søskenkjærligheten med kjærlighet til alle. 8 For dersom alt dette finnes hos dere og får vokse, da vil dere ikke være uvirksomme og uten frukt, dere som kjenner vår Herre Jesus Kristus. 9 Men den som mangler dette, er nærsynt, ja, blind, og har glemt at han er blitt renset for sine tidligere synder.
Se også: Proverbs 13:12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life ...
Not getting what you want can break your ... , but a wish that comes true is a life-giving tree. ... Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled ...
Livets tre er mye brukt i kabbalistisk «terapi» til selvhjelp, som det heter. Om Hanvold er kabbalist, skal jeg ikke ha sagt. Men han tillater seg frimodig å sitere et vers fra GT som sier at vi kan gjøre Gud til vår skyldner, i forbindelse med at han taler varmt for å gi tiende, (uten sammenheng for øvrig)).
Se følgende:
Med illustrasjoner av Livets Tre osv:
http://neitilislam.blogspot.com/2018/12/ytterligere-klargjring-av-hypermagi-og.html
http://neitilislam.blogspot.com/2019/01/kjrligheten-godheten-og-livets-tre.html
http://neitilislam.blogspot.com/2022/04/brenne-den-som-brenner.html
http://neitilislam.blogspot.com/2021/03/det-moderne-mennesket-samvittigheten-og.html
http://neitilislam.blogspot.com/2024/04/personlighetstest-kommer-du-noen-gang.html
https://neitilislam.blogspot.com/2019/11/heksebrenniing-og-koran-brenning.html
https://neitilislam.blogspot.com/2019/02/er-du-spr-kan-du-avtale-gud.html
https://neitilislam.blogspot.com/2020/10/hva-er-tro-hva-er-frihet-det-store.html
https://neitilislam.blogspot.com/2019/02/himmel-pa-jord-i-henhold-til-islam.html
Appendix for interesserte:
Sunde forteller at Magnus ble oppdratt i fransiskanerklosteret i Bergen. Dette kan ha disponert han for fromhet her i livet og gitt gutten er forståelse av at Gud hadde gitt ham en spesiell oppgave, en oppgave han tok meget seriøst. Fransikanerne drev vesentlig med diakoni. Magnus Landslov vier da også omsorgen for de fattige særsoppmeksomhet, i forhold til tidligere lovgivning.
Sunde
forteller også at flere historikere har påstått at Magnus var en veik konge,
men Sunde mener at Magnus var genial i lovarbeidet. Kanskje var han, og hans embetsmann - hvis vi skal værelitt generøse - sterkt påvifrket av bibelsteder som følger?:
Funnet på nett:
… Augustine of Hippo said that the tree of life is Christ: "All these things stood for something other than what they were, but all the same they were themselves bodily realities. And when the narrator mentioned them he was not employing figurative language, but giving an explicit account of things which had a forward reference that was figurative. So then the tree of life also was Christ... and indeed God did not wish the man to live in Paradise without the mysteries of spiritual things being presented to him in bodily form. So then in the other trees he was provided with nourishment, in this one with a sacrament... He is rightly called whatever came before him in order to signify him."[18]-
Etz Chaim, Hebrew for "tree of life," is a common term used in Judaism. The expression, found in the Book of Proverbs, is figuratively applied to the Torah itself.
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Tree of Life 10
Sephirot, through which the Ein Sof unknowable Divine manifests Creation.
The configuration relates to man. Jewish mysticism depicts the Tree of Life in
the form of ten interconnected nodes, as the central symbol of the Kabbalah. It
comprises the ten Sephirot powers in the Divine realm. The panentheistic and
anthropomorphic emphasis of this emanationist theology interpreted the Torah,
Jewish observance, and the purpose of Creation as the symbolic esoteric drama
of unification in the Sephirot, restoring harmony to Creation. From the time of
the Renaissance onwards, Jewish Kabbalah became incorporated as an important
tradition in non-Jewish Western culture, first through its adoption by
Christian Cabala, and continuing in Western esotericism occult Hermetic Qabalah ...
The prophet Ezekiel projected a picture of the Messianic age when he wrote of healing trees that would draw their sustenance from waters flowing from the Temple of Jerusalem. They would provide new fruit each month. "And on the banks, on both sides of the river, there will grow all kinds of trees for food. Their leaves will not wither nor their fruit fail, but they will bear fresh fruit every month, because the water for them flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be for food, and their leaves for healing" (Ezekiel 47:12).
The New Testament Book of Revelation takes up Ezekiel's theme, referring to the Tree of Life in three places:
To him who conquers I will grant to eat of the tree of life, which is the paradise of God (Revelation 2.7) Through the middle of the street of the city [New Jerusalem], also, on either side of the river, the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding in fruit each month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations (Revelation 22:2). Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and that they may enter the city by the gates (Revelation 22:14)
There are in fact correspondences between the messianic prophecies of Isaiah 11:2 and the divine emanations of the Kabbalistic tree of life. In essence, the Isaiah foretold that the Spirit of Chokmah, Binah, Da’at and Gevurah would be found in the Messiah. The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him, the Spirit of wisdom (chokmah) and of understanding (binah), the Spirit of counsel and of might (gevurah), the Spirit of the knowledge (da’at) and fear of the Lord
In the Apocalypse
of John, there are three visionary scenes where Christ reveals, “I am the Alpha
and the Omega” (Rev 1:8, 21:6, and 22:13), the equivalent to saying, “I am the
A and the Z.” in hebrew.
Colossians 1. 9: “For
this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for
you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through
all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives”
Kabbalistiske vers i NT:
2 Kor 12. 2-5
1 Kor 2. 6-8, 12, 14
Koll 1. 15-17
Åpenb 1. 9-17
Gal 1. 15-18
Hebr 1. 3 og 7-10
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Salomons ordspråk: 1, 2. 1-14, og 3. 17, 24. 1 pluss, pluss, Rom 8. 24 …, Salme 19 og 136.
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1 Peter 3:22
who has gone into heaven and is at God’s right hand—with angels, authorities and powers in submission to him.
1 Peter 4:11
If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen.
1 Peter 5:11
To him be the power for ever and ever. Amen.
2 Peter 1:3
[ Confirming One’s Calling and Election ] His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.
2 Peter 1:16
For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when we told you about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
2 Peter 2:11
yet even angels, although they are stronger and more powerful, do not heap abuse on such beings when bringing judgment on them from the Lord.
Jude 1:25
to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.
Revelation 1:6
and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father—to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen.
Revelation 4:11
“You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being.”
Revelation 5:12
In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!”
Mer:
1 krønikebok 29. 10 ff
וַיְבָ֤רֶךְ דָּוִיד֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֔ה לְעֵינֵ֖י כָּל־הַקָּהָ֑ל וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֗יד בָּר֨וּךְ אַתָּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵי֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל אָבִ֔ינוּ מֵעוֹלָ֖ם וְעַד־עוֹלָֽם׃
11 לְךָ֣ יְ֠הוָה הַגְּדֻלָּ֨ה וְהַגְּבוּרָ֤ה וְהַתִּפְאֶ֙רֶת֙ וְהַנֵּ֣צַח וְהַה֔וֹד כִּי־כֹ֖ל בַּשָּׁמַ֣יִם וּבָאָ֑רֶץ לְךָ֤ יְהוָה֙ הַמַּמְלָכָ֔ה וְהַמִּתְנַשֵּׂ֖א לְכֹ֥ל׀ לְרֹֽאשׁ׃
12 וְהָעֹ֤שֶׁר וְהַכָּבוֹד֙ מִלְּפָנֶ֔יךָ וְאַתָּה֙ מוֹשֵׁ֣ל בַּכֹּ֔ל וּבְיָדְךָ֖ כֹּ֣חַ וּגְבוּרָ֑ה וּבְיָ֣דְךָ֔ לְגַדֵּ֥ל וּלְחַזֵּ֖ק לַכֹּֽל׃
13 וְעַתָּ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ מוֹדִ֥ים אֲנַ֖חְנוּ לָ֑ךְ וּֽמְהַֽלְלִ֖ים לְשֵׁ֥ם תִּפְאַרְתֶּֽךָ׃
10 I nærvær av hele forsamlingen velsignet David Herren og sa:
Velsignet er du, Herre, vår far Israels Gud, fra evighet til evighet!
11 Deg, Herre, tilhører storhet og makt,
herlighet, ære og majestet,
alt som er i himmelen og på jorden.
Ditt er riket, Herre,
og du er opphøyd som overhode over alt.
12 Rikdom og ære kommer fra deg,
og du rår over alle ting.
I din hånd er kraft og styrke.
Du har i din makt å gjøre alt stort og sterkt.
13 Og nå, vår Gud, takker vi deg
og lovsynger ditt herlige navn.
1 Peter 3:22
... who has gone into heaven and is at God’s right hand—with angels, authorities and powers in submission to him.
1 Peter 4:11
If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen.
1 Peter 5:11
To him be the power for ever and ever. Amen.
2 Peter 1:3
[ Confirming One’s Calling and Election ] His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.
2 Peter 1:16
For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when we told you about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
2 Peter 2:11
yet even angels, although they are stronger and more powerful, do not heap abuse on such beings when bringing judgment on them from the Lord.
Jude 1:25
to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.
Revelation 1:6
and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father—to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen.
Revelation 4:11
“You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being.”
Revelation 5:12
In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!”
Revelation 5:13
Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!”
Revelation 7:2
Then I saw another angel coming up from the east, having the seal of the living God. He called out in a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm the land and the sea:
Revelation 7:12
... saying: “Amen! Praise and glory and wisdom and thanks and honor and power and strength be to our God for ever and ever. Amen!”
Philippians 3:21
who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.
Colossians 1:11
being strengthened with all power according to
his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience ...
2 Timothy 1:7
For the
Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.
2 John 1:3
Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and
from Jesus Christ, the Father’s Son, will be with us in truth and love.
1 Timothy 4:6
If you point these things out to the brothers and sisters, you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished on the truths of the faith and of the good teaching that you have followed.
1 Timothy 6:5
and
constant friction between people of corrupt mind, who have been robbed of the
truth and who think that godliness is a means to financial gain.
John 1:17
For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
Philippians 4:7 [Full Chapter]
And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Matthew 13:14
In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah: “‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
Mark 4:12
so that, “‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven!’”
Mark 12:33
To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
Luke 2:47
Everyone who heard him was amazed at his understanding and his answers.
Acts 28:26
“‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.”
Romans 1:31
they have no understanding, no fidelity, no love, no mercy.
Romans 10:19
Again I ask: Did Israel not understand? First, Moses says, “I will make you envious by those who are not a nation; I will make you angry by a nation that has no understanding.”
Romans 13:11
[ The Day Is Near ] And do this, understanding the present time: The hour has already come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.
1 Corinthians 14:15
So what shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my understanding; I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my understanding.
2 Corinthians 6:6
in purity, understanding, patience and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love;
Ephesians 1:8
that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding,
Ephesians 4:18
They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts.
Philippians 4:7
And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Colossians 1:9
For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives,
Colossians 2:2
My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ,
Philemon 1:6
I pray that your partnership with us in the faith may be effective in deepening your understanding of every good thing we share for the sake of Christ.
James 3:13
[ Two Kinds of Wisdom ] Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
1 John 5:20
We know also that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true. And we are in him who is true by being in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
https://www.biblegateway.com/quicksearch/?qs_version=NIV&quicksearch=understanding&begin=47&end=73
Matthew 7:24 [Full Chapter]
[ The Wise and Foolish Builders ] “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
Matthew 7:25
The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.
Luke 6:48
They are like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.
Luke 6:49
But the one who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The moment the torrent struck that house, it collapsed and its
Luke 14:29
For if you lay the foundation and are not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule you,
Romans 15:20
It has always been my ambition to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation.
1 Corinthians 3:10
By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as a wise builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should build with care.
1 Corinthians 3:11
For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 3:12
If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw,
Ephesians 2:20
built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone.
1 Timothy 3:15
if I am delayed, you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.
1 Timothy 6:19
In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.
2 Timothy 2:19
Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm, sealed with this inscription: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness.”
Hebrews 1:10
He also says, “In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands.
Hebrews 6:1
Therefore let us move beyond the elementary teachings about Christ and be taken forward to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from acts that lead to death, and of faith in God,
Hebrews 11:10
For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
Revelation 21:14
The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
Revelation 21:19
The
foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of precious stone.
The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the
fourth emerald ...
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Mark 12:30
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’
Mark 12:33
To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
Luke 10:27
He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”
Luke 22:32
But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”
Luke 22:43
An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him.
Acts 9:19
and after taking some food, he regained his strength. [ Saul in Damascus and Jerusalem ] Saul spent several days with the disciples in Damascus.
Acts 9:31
Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee and Samaria enjoyed a time of peace and was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and encouraged by the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.
Acts 14:22
strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith. “We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.
Acts 15:32
Judas and Silas, who themselves were prophets, said much to encourage and strengthen the believers.
Acts 15:41
He went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
Acts 16:5
So the
churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers.
Romans 4:20
Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God,
1 Corinthians 1:25
For the foolishness of God is wiser than
human wisdom, and the weakness of
God is stronger than human strength.
1 Corinthians 14:3
But the one who prophesies speaks to people for their strengthening, encouraging and comfort.
2 Corinthians 12:19
Have you been thinking all along that we have been defending ourselves to you? We have been speaking in the sight of God as those in Christ; and everything we do, dear friends, is for your strengthening.
Ephesians 1:19
and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength
Ephesians 3:16
I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being,
Philippians 4:13
I can do all this through him who gives me strength.
Colossians 1:11
being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience,
Colossians 2:7
rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
1 Thessalonians 3:2
We sent Timothy, who is our brother and co-worker in God’s service in spreading the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith,
1 Thessalonians 3:13
May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones.
2 Thessalonians 2:17
encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word.
2 Thessalonians 3:3
But the
Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen
you and protect you from the evil one.
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Matthew 12:18
“Here is my servant whom I have chosen, the one I love, in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations.
Matthew 12:20
A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out, till he has brought justice through to victory.
Matthew 23:23
“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.
Luke 11:42
“Woe to you Pharisees, because you give God a tenth of your mint, rue and all other kinds of garden herbs, but you neglect justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without leaving the former undone.
Luke 18:7
And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off?
Luke 18:8
I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?”
Acts 8:33
In his humiliation he was deprived of justice. Who can speak of his descendants? For his life was taken from the earth.”
Acts 17:31
For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising him from the dead.”
2 Corinthians 7:11
See what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what concern, what readiness to see justice done. At every point you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.
Hebrews 1:8
But about the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever; a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.
Hebrews 11:33
who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions,
Revelation 19:11
[ The Heavenly Warrior Defeats the Beast ] I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and wages war.
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Glory: Matthew 16:27
For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father’s glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what they have done.
Matthew 24:30
“Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the peoples of the earth will mourn when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.
Matthew 25:31
[ The Sheep and the Goats ] “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne.
Mark 8:38
If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his Father’s glory with the holy angels.”
Mark 10:37
They replied, “Let one of us sit at your right and the other at your left in your glory.”
Mark 13:26
“At that time people will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory.
Luke 2:9
An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.
Luke 2:14
“Glory to
God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”
Luke 9:26
Whoever is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.
Luke 9:32
Peter and his companions were very sleepy, but when they became fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men standing with him.
Luke 19:38
“Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”
Luke 24:26
Did not the Messiah have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?”
John 1:14
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
John 2:11
What Jesus did here in Cana of Galilee was the first of the signs through which he revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.
John 5:41
“I do not accept glory from human beings,
John 5:44
How can you believe since you accept glory from one another but do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?
John 7:18
Whoever speaks on their own does so to gain personal glory, but he who seeks the glory of the one who sent him is a man of truth; there is nothing false about him.
John 8:50
I am not seeking glory for myself; but there is one who seeks it, and he is the judge.
John 8:54
Jesus replied, “If I glorify myself, my glory means nothing. My Father, whom you claim as your God, is the one who glorifies me.
John 9:24
A second time they summoned the man who had been blind. “Give glory to God by telling the truth,” they said. “We know this man is a sinner.”
John 11:4
When he heard this, Jesus said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God’s glory so that God’s Son may be glorified through it.”
John 11:40
Then Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?”
John 12:41
Isaiah said
this because he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about him.
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Book of Wisdom: James 1:5
If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.
Genesis 3:6
When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.
Exodus 28:3
Tell all the skilled workers to whom I have given wisdom in such matters that they are to make garments for Aaron, for his consecration, so he may serve me as priest.
Exodus 31:3
and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills—
Exodus 35:31
and he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills—
Deuteronomy 4:6
Observe them carefully, for this will show your wisdom and understanding to the nations, who will hear about all these decrees and say, “Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.”
Deuteronomy 34:9
Now Joshua son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom because Moses had laid his hands on him. So the Israelites listened to him and did what the Lord had commanded Moses.
2 Samuel 14:20
Your servant Joab did this to change the present situation. My lord has wisdom like that of an angel of God—he knows everything that happens in the land.”
1 Kings 2:6
Deal with him according to your wisdom, but do not let his gray head go down to the grave in peace.
1 Kings 2:9
But now, do not consider him innocent. You are a man of wisdom; you will know what to do to him. Bring his gray head down to the grave in blood.”
1 Kings 3:1
[ Solomon Asks for Wisdom ] Solomon made an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt and married his daughter. He brought her to the City of David until he finished building his palace and the temple of the Lord, and the wall around Jerusalem.
1 Kings 3:28
When all Israel heard the verdict the king had given, they held the king in awe, because they saw that he had wisdom from God to administer justice.
1 Kings 4:29
[ Solomon’s Wisdom ] God gave Solomon wisdom and very great insight, and a breadth of understanding as measureless as the sand on the seashore.
1 Kings 4:30
Solomon’s wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the East, and greater than all the wisdom of Egypt.
1 Kings 4:34
From all nations people came to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, sent by all the kings of the world, who had heard of his wisdom.
1 Kings 5:12
The Lord gave Solomon wisdom, just as he had promised him. There were peaceful relations between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty.
1 Kings 7:14
whose mother was a widow from the tribe of Naphtali and whose father was from Tyre and a skilled craftsman in bronze. Huram was filled with wisdom, with understanding and with knowledge to do all kinds of bronze work. He came to King Solomon and did all the work assigned to him.
1 Kings 10:4
When the queen of Sheba saw all the wisdom of Solomon and the palace he had built,
1 Kings 10:6
She said to the king, “The report I heard in my own country about your achievements and your wisdom is true.
1 Kings 10:7
But I did not believe these things until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not even half was told me; in wisdom and wealth you have far exceeded the report I heard.
1 Kings 10:8
How happy your people must be! How happy your officials, who continually stand before you and hear your wisdom!
1 Kings 10:23
King Solomon was greater in riches and wisdom than all the other kings of the earth.
1 Kings 10:24
The whole world sought audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom God had put in his heart.
1 Kings 11:41
[ Solomon’s Death ] As for the other events of Solomon’s reign—all he did and the wisdom he displayed—are they not written in the book of the annals of Solomon?
2 Chronicles 1:1
[ Solomon Asks for Wisdom ] Solomon son of David established himself firmly over his kingdom, for the Lord his God was with him and made him exceedingly great.
2 Chronicles 1:10
Give me wisdom and knowledge, that I may lead
this people, for who is able to govern this great people of yours?”
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Victory:
Psalm 108:13
With God we will gain the victory, and he will trample down our enemies.
Psalm 118:15
Shouts of joy and victory resound in the tents of the righteous: “The Lord’s right hand has done mighty things!
Psalm 129:2
“they have greatly oppressed me from my youth, but they have not gained the victory over me.
Psalm 144:10
to the One who gives victory to kings, who delivers his servant David. From the deadly sword
Psalm 149:4
For the Lord takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with victory.
Proverbs 11:14
For lack of guidance a nation falls, but victory is won through many advisers.
Proverbs 21:31
The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but victory rests with the Lord.
Proverbs 24:6
Surely you need guidance to wage war, and victory is won through many advisers.
Isaiah 63:1
[ God’s Day of Vengeance and Redemption ] Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah, with his garments stained crimson? Who is this, robed in splendor, striding forward in the greatness of his strength? “It is I, proclaiming victory, mighty to save.”
Ezekiel 38:1
[ The Lord’s Great Victory Over the Nations ] The word of the Lord came to me:
Habakkuk 3:8
Were you angry with the rivers, Lord? Was your wrath against the streams? Did you rage against the sea when you rode your horses and your chariots to victory?
Matthew 12:20
A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out, till he has brought justice through to victory.
1 Corinthians 15:54
When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.”
1 Corinthians 15:55
“Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?”
1 Corinthians 15:57
But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 John 5:4
for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.
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Tree Of
Life - Most Relevant Verses:
Genesis 2:8-9
The LORD
God planted a garden toward the east, in Eden; and there He placed the man whom
He had formed.
Genesis 2:9-17
Out of the
ground the LORD God caused to grow every tree that is pleasing to the sight and
good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree
of the knowledge of good and evil. Now a river flowed out of Eden to water the
garden; and from there it divided and became four rivers. The name of the first
is Pishon; it flows around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.read
more.
Genesis 3:1-24
Then the
LORD God said, "Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good
and evil; and now, he might stretch out his hand, and take also from the tree
of life, and eat, and live forever"-- therefore the LORD God sent him out
from the garden of Eden, to cultivate the ground from which he was taken. Now
the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the LORD God had
made. And he said to the woman, "Indeed, has God said, 'You shall not eat
from any tree of the garden'?"read more.
Genesis 3:24
So He drove the man out; and at the east of the garden of Eden He stationed the cherubim and the flaming sword which turned every direction to guard the way to the tree of life.
Revelation 22:1-2
Then he showed me a river of the water of life, clear as crystal, coming from the throne of God and of the Lamb,
Revelation 22:2
… in the
middle of its street On either side of the river was the tree of life, bearing
twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month; and the leaves of the
tree were for the healing of the nations.
Revelation 2:7
'He who has
an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches To him who overcomes,
I will grant to eat of the tree of life which is in the Paradise of God.'
Revelation 22:14-15
Blessed are
those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of
life, and may enter by the gates into the city. Outside are the dogs and the
sorcerers and the immoral persons and the murderers and the idolaters, and
everyone who loves and practices lying.
Proverbs 15:4
A soothing
tongue is a tree of life, But perversion in it crushes the spirit.
Proverbs 3:13-18
How blessed
is the man who finds wisdom And the man who gains understanding. For her profit
is better than the profit of silver And her gain better than fine gold. She is
more precious than jewels; And nothing you desire compares with her.read more.
Proverbs 11:30
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who is wise wins souls.
Proverbs 13:12
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
Revelation
2:7
'He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches To him who overcomes, I will grant to eat of the tree of life which is in the Paradise of God.'
Genesis 2:9
Out of the ground the LORD God caused to grow every tree that is pleasing to the sight and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
Revelation
22:1-2
Then he showed me a river of the water of life, clear as crystal, coming from the throne of God and of the Lamb, in the middle of its street On either side of the river was the tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
Tree of life » What is a tree of life
Proverbs 13:12
Hope
deferred makes the heart sick, But desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
Proverbs 11:30
The fruit
of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who is wise wins souls.
Proverbs 15:4
A soothing
tongue is a tree of life, But perversion in it crushes the spirit.
Tree of life » Who shall have access to the tree of life:
Revelation 2:7
'He who has
an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches To him who overcomes,
I will grant to eat of the tree of life which is in the Paradise of God.'
Revelation 22:13-14
"I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end." Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter by the gates into the city.
John 1:4
In Him was
life, and the life was the Light of men.
Revelation 22:2
in the middle
of its street On either side of the river was the tree of life, bearing twelve
kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree were
for the healing of the nations.
Genesis 2:9
Out of the ground the LORD God caused to grow every tree that is pleasing to the sight and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
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Sefirah Dignatory:
Keter (Crown; Divine Will) = Voluntas (Will)
Hokmah (Wisdom) = Sapientia (Wisdom)
Binah (Intelligence) = Veritas (Truth)
Hesed (Mercy, Love) = Bonitas (Goodness)
Gevurah (Strength) = Potestas (Power)
Tifaret (Beauty) = Virtus (Virtue)
Netzah (Endurance) = Eternitas (Eternity)
Hod (Majesty) = Gloria (Glory)
Yesod (Foundation) = Magnitudo (Greatness)
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Knowledge of the lowest seven of the Sefirot is derived from King David’s address to God in 1 Chronicles 29:11: “Yours, O God, are the Greatness (Gedulah), the Power (Gevurah), and the Glory (Tiferet), the Victory (Netzach), and the Splendor (Hod), for all that is in heaven and earth (Yesod), Yours O God is the Kingdom (Malkuth).” Two of the remaining three Sefirot, Chokhmah and Binah (Wisdom and Understanding), are one of the most frequent pairings of attributes of God found throughout the Hebrew Bible. The highest Sefirah, Keter, or Crown, signifies God’s rule and authority as King of Kings.
