Post by Mairi on Aug 6, 2007 12:34:03 GMT -5
I posted this to the main ShadowLore Egroup but I thought you all might be interested in discussing it here as well.
Divine creatures from the Old Testament, associated with the Cherubim, and later taken to be angels. The root of Seraphim comes either from the Hebrew verb saraph ('to burn') or the Hebrew noun saraph (a fiery, flying serpent). Because the term appears several times with reference to the serpents encountered in the wilderness (Num. 21.8, Deut. 8.15; Isa. 14.29; 30.6), it has often been understood to refer to "fiery serpents." From this it has also often been proposed that the seraphim were serpentine in form and in some sense "fiery" creatures or associated with fire.
It is said that whoever lays eyes on a Seraph, he would instantly be
incinerated due to the immense brightness of the Seraph. They are
described as very tall, with six wings and four heads, one for of the
cardinal directions. One pair of wings are for flying, one for
covering their eyes (for even they may not look directly at God), and
one for covering their feet (which is almost certainly a euphemism for genitalia). They are in the direct presence of God.
In Isaiah's call-vision in the Temple, he sees Seraphim surrounding
the throne of God, singing praise to God; the "Thrice Holy" hymn (ch
6). In this instance they are angelic beings but in the Book of
Numbers, seraph-snakes are sent to punish the Israelites.
Some of the Seraphim are Metatron, Kemuel, Nathanael, Gabriel, and Lucifer.
www.pantheon.org/articles/s/seraphim.html
Might this not be interpreted that Seraphim were not of human form as assumed by most and if they were in deed serpentine beings might it have been that they their fall from grace came because they were instructed not to interbreed with humans...and in doing so this is how we became starseeds? Something else to consider ? !
Mairi
Divine creatures from the Old Testament, associated with the Cherubim, and later taken to be angels. The root of Seraphim comes either from the Hebrew verb saraph ('to burn') or the Hebrew noun saraph (a fiery, flying serpent). Because the term appears several times with reference to the serpents encountered in the wilderness (Num. 21.8, Deut. 8.15; Isa. 14.29; 30.6), it has often been understood to refer to "fiery serpents." From this it has also often been proposed that the seraphim were serpentine in form and in some sense "fiery" creatures or associated with fire.
It is said that whoever lays eyes on a Seraph, he would instantly be
incinerated due to the immense brightness of the Seraph. They are
described as very tall, with six wings and four heads, one for of the
cardinal directions. One pair of wings are for flying, one for
covering their eyes (for even they may not look directly at God), and
one for covering their feet (which is almost certainly a euphemism for genitalia). They are in the direct presence of God.
In Isaiah's call-vision in the Temple, he sees Seraphim surrounding
the throne of God, singing praise to God; the "Thrice Holy" hymn (ch
6). In this instance they are angelic beings but in the Book of
Numbers, seraph-snakes are sent to punish the Israelites.
Some of the Seraphim are Metatron, Kemuel, Nathanael, Gabriel, and Lucifer.
www.pantheon.org/articles/s/seraphim.html
Might this not be interpreted that Seraphim were not of human form as assumed by most and if they were in deed serpentine beings might it have been that they their fall from grace came because they were instructed not to interbreed with humans...and in doing so this is how we became starseeds? Something else to consider ? !
Mairi