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: DEU 34:8 And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of
Moab thirty days: so the days of weeping and mourning for Moses were
ended.
DEU 34:9 And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom;
for Moses had laid his hands upon him: and the children of Israel
hearkened unto him, and did as the LORD commanded Moses.
DEU 34:10 And there arose not a prophet since in Israel like unto
Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face,
DEU 34:11 In all the signs and the wonders, which the LORD sent him to
do in the land of Egypt to Pharaoh, and to all his servants, and to all
his land,
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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: neither will I give thee into the hand of these men that seek thy life.
JER 38:17 Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the
God of hosts, the God of Israel; If thou wilt assuredly go forth unto
the king of Babylon's princes, then thy soul shall live, and this city
shall not be burned with fire; and thou shalt live, and thine house:
JER 38:18 But if thou wilt not go forth to the king of Babylon's
princes, then shall this city be given into the hand of the Chaldeans,
and they shall burn it with fire, and thou shalt not escape out of their
hand.
JER 38:19 And Zedekiah the king said unto Jeremiah, I am afraid of the
Jews that are fallen to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their
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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: thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table:
as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to
Jerusalem, and there he died.
JDG 1:8 Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had
taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on
fire.
JDG 1:9 And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against
the Canaanites, that dwelt in the mountain, and in the south, and in the
valley.
JDG 1:10 And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron:
(now the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba:) and they slew Sheshai,
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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: EZR 2:30 The children of Magbish, an hundred fifty and six.
EZR 2:31 The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty
and four.
EZR 2:32 The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.
EZR 2:33 The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and
five.
EZR 2:34 The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.
EZR 2:35 The children of Senaah, three thousand and six hundred and
thirty.
EZR 2:36 The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua,
nine hundred seventy and three.
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