1:12 And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD.
1:13 And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house: 1:14 And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them: 1:15 And the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away; yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
1:16 While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
1:17 While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
1:18 While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house: 1:19 And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
or writing from the above engraving:
or writing from the above engraving:
And there came a Messenger unto Job & said
The Oxen were plowing & the Sabeans came down &
they have slain the Young Men with the Sword
Going to & fro in the Earth walking up & down in it
And I only am escaped alone to tell thee
While he was yet speaking there came also another & said
The fire of God is fallen from heaven & hath burned up the flocks & the
Young Men & consumed then; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee
Translate this story from the literal to the Blakean poetry and reflect that the perpetrator of all this misery is nothing less than the selfhood. "It is the human ego who rebels against the divine order, offering the natural man autonomy--freedom" Raines p 128.
The Oxen were plowing & the Sabeans came down &
they have slain the Young Men with the Sword
Going to & fro in the Earth walking up & down in it
And I only am escaped alone to tell thee
While he was yet speaking there came also another & said
The fire of God is fallen from heaven & hath burned up the flocks & the
Young Men & consumed then; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee
Translate this story from the literal to the Blakean poetry and reflect that the perpetrator of all this misery is nothing less than the selfhood. "It is the human ego who rebels against the divine order, offering the natural man autonomy--freedom" Raines p 128.
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