Today's Bibliomancy for Donald Rumsfeld

The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from King James Bible:

who took it, and went out.

EZE 10:8 And there appeared in the cherubims the form of a man's hand under their wings.

EZE 10:9 And when I looked, behold the four wheels by the cherubims, one wheel by one cherub, and another wheel by another cherub: and the appearance of the wheels was as the colour of a beryl stone.

EZE 10:10 And as for their appearances, they four had one likeness, as if a wheel had been in the midst of a wheel.

EZE 10:11 When they went, they went upon their four sides; they turned not as they went, but to the place whither the head looked they followed it; they turned not as they went.

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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from King James Bible:

there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.

SA1 5:12 And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven.

SA1 6:1 And the ark of the LORD was in the country of the Philistines seven months.

SA1 6:2 And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, What shall we do to the ark of the LORD? tell us wherewith we shall send it to his place.

SA1 6:3 And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty; but in any wise return him a trespass offering: then

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The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from King James Bible:

that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent.

KI1 5:5 And, behold, I purpose to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God, as the LORD spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build an house unto my name.

KI1 5:6 Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants: and unto thee will I give hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt appoint: for thou knowest that there is not among us any that can skill to hew timber like unto the Sidonians.

KI1 5:7 And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon,

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The fourth excerpt represents the element of Earth. It speaks of physical influences and the impact of the unseen on the visible world, and is drawn from King James Bible:

JOB 38:16 Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?

JOB 38:17 Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?

JOB 38:18 Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all.

JOB 38:19 Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof,

JOB 38:20 That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?

JOB 38:21 Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or because the

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