The Books of the Prophets Ezekiel and Daniel. Scientific line-by-line explanation of the Bible
in, and I saw, and behold, all kinds of images of reptiles and unclean animals, and all kinds of idols of the house of Israel, painted on the walls all around. (The temple is covered with images of reptiles, unclean animals and idols. Ezekiel, before his captivity, probably observed something similar in the Jerusalem temple. Obviously, there was a place for pagan cults in the «house of Yahweh», perhaps these were the figures of the beast-headed Egyptian gods. In any case, in these frescoes, in front of which incense and libations were performed, one can reasonably see remnants of ancient totemism and the cult of animals).
11 And seventy men of the elders of the house of Israel stand before them, and Jezaniah the son of Safan is among them; and each one has his censer in his hand, and a thick cloud of incense is lifted up. (Smoking, creating a cloud – using smoke for God).
12 And he said to me, «Do you see, son of man, what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the dark, each in his own painted room? for they say: «The Lord does not see us, the Lord has forsaken this land.» (The elders of the Israelites left «their» god, according to the rule of Talion, since Yahweh «forgot» them).
13 And he said to me, Turn around, and you will see even greater abominations, which they do. (Referring to other «abominations», worshipping the wrong gods).
14 And he brought me to the entrance of the gate of the house of the Lord, which is to the north, and behold, there are women sitting weeping for Tammuz (Tammuz-Tammuz was the dying and resurrecting Babylonian god of the vegetable power of nature, whose worshippers on certain days of the year mourned the death of their god, and then celebrated his resurrection).
15 And he said to me, «Do you see, son of man? turn around, and you’ll see big abominations. (Referring to other «abominations», worshipping the wrong gods).
16 And he brought me into the inner court of the house of the LORD, and behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, about twenty-five men [stand] with their backs to the temple of the LORD, and their faces to the east, and bow to the east to the sun. (Sun worship, Sun worship was also performed in the temple of Yahweh).
17 And he said to me, Do you see, son of man? is it not enough for the house of Judah to do such abominations as they do here? but they have also filled the earth with wickedness, and they are especially angering Me; and behold, they bring branches to their noses. (They worship the wrong gods).
18 Therefore will I also act with fury; my eye will not spare, and I will not have mercy; and though they cry in my ears with a loud voice, I will not hear them. (Yahweh will «take revenge» as an offended, vindictive person. This is not surprising, when the Jews got to Babylon, the religion of Yahweh experienced a powerful onslaught from paganism, and the prophets and priests of Yahweh really became the «guardians» of their religion).
Chapter 9
1 And he cried in my ears with a great voice, saying, Let the chastisers of the city come near, each with his own destructive instrument in his hand. (Punishers are coming).
2 And behold, six men were coming from the upper gate facing north, and each had in his hand his destructive instrument, and among them one dressed in linen, who had a scribe’s device on his belt. And they came and stood by the brazen altar. (Punishers are coming).
3 And the glory of the God of Israel came down from the cherub on which it was, to the threshold of the house. And He called a man dressed in linen clothes, who had a scribe’s device on His belt. (The show continues).
4 And the LORD said to him, «Go through the middle of the city, in the middle of Jerusalem, and make a sign on the foreheads of the people who are grieving and sighing for all the abominations that are committed in the midst of it. (The indication of the «secret» priest about the sign).
5 And he said to them in my hearing: Follow him through the city and strike; let not your eye spare, and spare not; (Permission to kill).
6 Beat the old man, the young man, and the maiden, and the baby, and the wives to death, but do not touch any person on whom the mark is, and start from my sanctuary. And they began with those elders who were in front of the house. (It is allowed to kill those who do not have a sign).
7 And he said to them, Defile the house, and fill the courtyards with the slain, and go out. And they went out and began to kill in the city. (Mass killings of those who do not obey the Jewish priests).
8 And when they had killed them, and I remained, then I fell on my face and cried out, and said, O Lord God! Will You destroy the rest of Israel by pouring out Your anger on Jerusalem? (The Prophet asks about the necessity of killing the «chosen ones» who «betrayed» their god).
9 And he said to me, The wickedness of the house of Israel and Judah is great, very great; and this land is full of blood, and the city is full of unrighteousness; for they say, «The LORD has forsaken this land, and the LORD does not see.» (The «chosen ones» have departed from the religion of Yahweh, for this the vengeful Jewish priests send the «chosen ones» to kill).
10 Therefore my eye will not spare, and I will not have mercy; I will turn their behavior on their head. (God has an eye-eye).
11 And behold, a man clothed in linen, who had a scribe’s device on his belt, answered and said, I have done as you commanded me. (The order of the vengeful priest is fulfilled!).
Chapter 10
1 And I saw, and behold, on the vault that was above the heads of the Cherubim, as if a sapphire stone, as if something resembling a throne, was apparently above them. (The show continues).
2 And he spake unto the man clothed in linen, and said, Enter between the wheels under the cherubim, and take handfuls of burning coals between the cherubim, and cast them upon the city; and he entered in my sight. (Order to the assistant).
3 The cherubim were standing on the right side of the house when the man entered, and a cloud filled the courtyard. (The show is connected with burning coals, which create clouds, as well as with assistants who were in the form of cherubs).
4 And the glory of the LORD went up from the cherubim to the threshold of the house, and the house was filled with a cloud, and the courtyard was filled with the radiance of the glory of the LORD. (The show continues).
5 And the noise of the wings of the cherubim was heard even in the outer court, as if the voice of God Almighty when he speaks. (The show continues).
6 And when he commanded the man clothed in linen, saying, «Take fire between the wheels, between the cherubim,» and when he entered and stood by the wheel, (An order to the assistant).
7 Then from among the cherubim, one cherub stretched out his hand to the fire that was among the cherubim, and took and gave handfuls to the one clothed in linen. He took it and left. (The show is performed by several assistants).
8 And the cherubim were seen to have the likeness of human hands under their wings. (This phrase proves that these are actors, assistants of the main showman, acting under the name of Mr. God).
9 And I saw, and behold, there were four wheels beside the Cherubim, one wheel beside each Cherub, and the wheels looked as if they were made of topaz stone. (Wheels are used in the show).
10 And in appearance all four are similar, as if the wheel were in the wheel. (The design of the wheels is such that it seems that the wheel is in the wheel, it is technically easy to do this).
11 When they went, they went on their four sides; during their procession they did not turn around, but to the place where the head was turned, and they went there; during their procession they did not turn around. (Wheels are used in the show).
12 And their whole body, and their back, and their arms, and their wings, and the wheels all around were full of eyes, all four of their wheels. (Wheels are used in the show).
13 To these wheels,