Monday, November 27, 2017

Jesse Tree Ornament: The "E" Scroll


"And I will make a covenant of peace with them, an everlasting covenant. I will give them their land and increase their numbers, and I will put my Temple among them forever." Ezekiel 37:26

Ezekiel was also a contemporary of Jeremiah, and like him he was also of the sacerdotal race.

       Sacerdotalism is the belief that propitiatory sacrifices for sin require the intervention of a priest. That is, it is the belief that a special, segregated order of men, called the Levitical Priesthood, are the only ones who can commune directly with God or the gods. This system of priesthood is exemplified by the Aaronic priests in the Old Testament.
       The term sacerdotalism comes from the Latin sacerdos, priest, literally one who presents sacred offerings (from sacer, "the sacred", and dare, "to give"); offerer of sacrifices. The related Latin term sacerdotium refers to the earthly hierarchy (of priests, bishops, etc.) whose primary goal is the salvation of the soul.

Right, A baker's clay version of the "e" scroll, symbolic for the prophet Ezekiel. This is basically an open scroll with two ends rolled slightly out but facing inward. The text would be revealed.

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