Ok. I think I can help with the explanation of the parable part in Ek. 19. Well, I can give you some interpretive literary perspective, at least. lol
So, the comparison being made here between the Kingdom of Judah and a Lioness. The Kings of Judah are likened to the Lioness' cubs, which groomed to rule became young lions and during their reign went out into their kingdoms became cruel, oppressive and destructive, even unto their own subjects. This can be both an allegory of the past, but also a warning to the kings of the future for those who may enact such cruelty from a position of power in the future by not following the commands of God. The next parable goes on to describe what happens from insubordination.
Regarding the Vineyard allegory, here there is a perfect summary of recent events. The description of their past when they were "well-behaved", i.e. the watered plant. The plant was flourishing with the branches, strong and suited for kings scepters, meaning the people, since they were submissive, had been cultivated to be the kind of kings that would be compliant to god's demands.
Then they were moved to the dry and thirsty land of the desert because of their disobedience of the mandates they had been given. So the pool from which God had to choose a deferential king was fairly non-existent, giving them even less of an ability to have a good leader to "shepherd" them back to the acquiescent lifestyle.
The last sentence reminds me of when people write cat macros like,"Nosy cat is Nosy" or something, because its like, Lament song is a lament song. LOL
This is just from a literary perspective, obviously; not a commentary on what I would think if there were a deity that actually behaved in this way.
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Date: 2010-10-13 01:51 am (UTC)So, the comparison being made here between the Kingdom of Judah and a Lioness. The Kings of Judah are likened to the Lioness' cubs, which groomed to rule became young lions and during their reign went out into their kingdoms became cruel, oppressive and destructive, even unto their own subjects. This can be both an allegory of the past, but also a warning to the kings of the future for those who may enact such cruelty from a position of power in the future by not following the commands of God. The next parable goes on to describe what happens from insubordination.
Regarding the Vineyard allegory, here there is a perfect summary of recent events. The description of their past when they were "well-behaved", i.e. the watered plant. The plant was flourishing with the branches, strong and suited for kings scepters, meaning the people, since they were submissive, had been cultivated to be the kind of kings that would be compliant to god's demands.
Then they were moved to the dry and thirsty land of the desert because of their disobedience of the mandates they had been given. So the pool from which God had to choose a deferential king was fairly non-existent, giving them even less of an ability to have a good leader to "shepherd" them back to the acquiescent lifestyle.
The last sentence reminds me of when people write cat macros like,"Nosy cat is Nosy" or something, because its like, Lament song is a lament song. LOL
This is just from a literary perspective, obviously; not a commentary on what I would think if there were a deity that actually behaved in this way.