This was very insightful, so much to learn! Thank you, I'm looking forward to more. Your conversations are very helpful to me (and I'm sure many others) and I appreciate it a lot.
I left a comment on the video but realized it would probably get buried because there are so many comments, so I thought it might be a good idea to ask you here as well:
Do you think the lion story and riddle represent Christ's death and subsequent coming of the Spirit/Kingdom of Heaven?
If Sampson is representative of Israel and God.. let's see - Sampson, who is joined with the Spirit of God, kills/sacrifices the Lion representing the Christ. In other words, humanity/Israel + God kills/sacrifices Christ, and what is the result?
Honey, representing the Spirit of the Promised Land, the Kingdom of Heaven which is in the Holy Spirit. Like the water coming out of the Rock (Christ) at Horeb (Sun), symbolically the Spirit coming from the Christ, the Logos, the Honey here coming out of the Lion is the Kingdom of Heaven and the Holy Spirit flowing out and into humanity through the death of the Christ.
Similar symbolism: "If my people would only listen to me, if Israel would only follow my ways... ...you would be fed with the finest of wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you." - Psalms 81:13-16
“So I have come down to deliver them from the power of the Egyptians, and to bring them up from that land to a good and spacious land, to a land flowing with milk and honey.” Exodus 3:8
Honey = Associated with the highest things; Wisdom, the Divine, the Spirit, the Promised Land, Heaven, and the reward of diligence and obedience (land flowing with milk and honey):
- Color of gold
- Color of the sun
- Similar to Heaven which is described as having roads of translucent gold
- The Promised Land, metaphor for the Kingdom of Heaven is the"Land flowing with milk and honey"
Rock:
- Daniel’s dream tells of the rock which is Christ toppling the kingdoms, growing into a mountain and taking over the world, and the Holy Spirit sweeping the Kingdoms away like chaff on a threshing floor (The wind swept them away without leaving a trace.)
- Moses strikes the Rock at Horeb (sun) and at Kadesh (holy/sacred) and Meribah (quarrel)
I'm glad you enjoyed the conversation and appreciate that you took time to write out a thorough comment. You are picking up on a symbolic thread for sure. I like your connection with the honey symbolism especially. You could be correct that the lion/honey Samson story is analogous, or typologically pointing to Christ here. I would need to look into it more thoroughly to be sure.
I listened to this today while I worked. Matthieu is a fascinating person. His comments about the necessity of getting outside and working with your hands resonate with me. My best writing inspiration always comes when I’m exercising of doing some sort of other physical activity.
I used to listen to music while lifting but then I switched to either podcasts or just my own thoughts. For some reason my brain works differently when I’m exercising. I often find myself having to pause my workout to write down an idea that came to me.
Interesting. I made a similar shift. I use my phone more for jotting than for enhancing the workout. Now, the workout is for renewing the mind by energizing the body.
This was very insightful, so much to learn! Thank you, I'm looking forward to more. Your conversations are very helpful to me (and I'm sure many others) and I appreciate it a lot.
I left a comment on the video but realized it would probably get buried because there are so many comments, so I thought it might be a good idea to ask you here as well:
Do you think the lion story and riddle represent Christ's death and subsequent coming of the Spirit/Kingdom of Heaven?
If Sampson is representative of Israel and God.. let's see - Sampson, who is joined with the Spirit of God, kills/sacrifices the Lion representing the Christ. In other words, humanity/Israel + God kills/sacrifices Christ, and what is the result?
Honey, representing the Spirit of the Promised Land, the Kingdom of Heaven which is in the Holy Spirit. Like the water coming out of the Rock (Christ) at Horeb (Sun), symbolically the Spirit coming from the Christ, the Logos, the Honey here coming out of the Lion is the Kingdom of Heaven and the Holy Spirit flowing out and into humanity through the death of the Christ.
Similar symbolism: "If my people would only listen to me, if Israel would only follow my ways... ...you would be fed with the finest of wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you." - Psalms 81:13-16
“So I have come down to deliver them from the power of the Egyptians, and to bring them up from that land to a good and spacious land, to a land flowing with milk and honey.” Exodus 3:8
Honey = Associated with the highest things; Wisdom, the Divine, the Spirit, the Promised Land, Heaven, and the reward of diligence and obedience (land flowing with milk and honey):
- Color of gold
- Color of the sun
- Similar to Heaven which is described as having roads of translucent gold
- The Promised Land, metaphor for the Kingdom of Heaven is the"Land flowing with milk and honey"
Rock:
- Daniel’s dream tells of the rock which is Christ toppling the kingdoms, growing into a mountain and taking over the world, and the Holy Spirit sweeping the Kingdoms away like chaff on a threshing floor (The wind swept them away without leaving a trace.)
- Moses strikes the Rock at Horeb (sun) and at Kadesh (holy/sacred) and Meribah (quarrel)
I'm glad you enjoyed the conversation and appreciate that you took time to write out a thorough comment. You are picking up on a symbolic thread for sure. I like your connection with the honey symbolism especially. You could be correct that the lion/honey Samson story is analogous, or typologically pointing to Christ here. I would need to look into it more thoroughly to be sure.
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I listened to this today while I worked. Matthieu is a fascinating person. His comments about the necessity of getting outside and working with your hands resonate with me. My best writing inspiration always comes when I’m exercising of doing some sort of other physical activity.
Great feedback. Do you exercise with our without headphones?
I used to listen to music while lifting but then I switched to either podcasts or just my own thoughts. For some reason my brain works differently when I’m exercising. I often find myself having to pause my workout to write down an idea that came to me.
Interesting. I made a similar shift. I use my phone more for jotting than for enhancing the workout. Now, the workout is for renewing the mind by energizing the body.