Thanks for dropping by, BH! I stopped by your site, looks fun…I'll check it out more when it's not so late!
Ah, a literature buff, too…Julie is definitely going to want to chat with you! 🙂 I watch more than I read, at least so far, and I've gotten half way through Midnight's Children. Maybe when we both finish it, we can hold our own with Ms. Jule and compare notes! I definitely will check out your blog, Yves. Looking forward to it.
Thanks, Yves! Check the "Indian Literature" tab on the blog for our book discussions, since we have already talked about A Suitable Boy. Here's a heads-up on my next literature post, which will be reviews of two Chetan Bhagat books (Two Point Someone and One Night at the Call Center with references to the two films that used them as inspirations, 3 Idiots and Hello respectively. I have not seen Hello yet but will try to do so before the post. I know Chetan Bhagat is not exactly literature, but he's very popular and provides a fascinating window onto contemporary Indian urban middle/upper class youth culture. I also have, ready to read, Thrity Umrigar's The Space Between Us, which I have been assured is excellent and will be the basis of another book review post in a few weeks. Meanwhile I have subscribed to your blog and look forward to going through back posts and reading the new ones as they come through.


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Japan's market segmentation of solar industry by sector 2016
Published by Statista Research Department, Jun 1, 2016
This statistic provides an estimate of the market segmentation of solar energy demand in Japan in 2016, by sector. In 2016, it is estimated that the commercial sector, which accounts for projects with a capacity between 20 kilowatts and 1 megawatt, will make up about 42 percent of the solar demand in the country.
Market segmentation of solar demand in Japan in 2016, by sector*
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Solar power capacity additions in the U.S. 2005-2019
Quarterly PV multi module prices in the U.S. 2016-2020
U.S. renewable energy: cumulative solar PV capacity through 2019
Largest wind power projects in the United States 2021
U.S. solar electric capacity added by select state 2019
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AFC East Preview
posted September 1, 2021 in Sports, CommRadio by Logan Bourandas
It's the start of a new era in the AFC East at the quarterback position with the New York Jets and New England Patriots finding younger options. Rookies Zach Wilson and Mac Jones are both set to make their first NFL starts in Week 1 as all four of the starting quarterbacks in the AFC East are at or below the age of 25.
The Buffalo Bills took advantage of the first year post-Tom Brady as they cruised to a 13-3 record and a division title. As the other three teams in the division continue to improve however, can the Bills repeat?
Let's take a look.
The Bills took a major leap in 2020 as they went all the way to the AFC Championship game losing to the Kansas City Chiefs.
Josh Allen took a big step forward and made his first Pro Bowl as a reward. The offensive core around him saw few changes during the offseason and may have gotten better. Receiver John Brown, who missed half of last season with a high ankle sprain, was replaced with Emmanuel Sanders in free agency.
Defensively, the Bills added to the pass rush during the first round of the NFL Draft as they picked up Gregory Rousseau from Miami. No one for the Bills last season had more than five sacks last season, and Rousseau should help change that statistic this season.
The running game could still be an issue for this Bills team, but this roster top to bottom is still the best in the division and they should once again be the biggest challenge for the Chiefs.
After finishing just short of a playoff appearance last season, the Dolphins made big moves on the offensive side of the ball to build around quarterback Tua Tagovailoa.
Receiver Will Fuller was brought in during free agency from the Texans in what was a low-risk signing by the Dolphins. Fuller has yet to play a full season, and last season he had almost 900 yards in 11 games before getting suspended the last five games due to performance-enhancing drugs.
The Dolphins also went receiver during the first round of the draft, picking Alabama's Jaylen Waddle giving Tagovailoa his former college teammate to throw to as well.
The defensive side of the ball still looks to be the Dolphins best area with both Xavien Howard and Byron Jones still at the two cornerback positions despite trade requests from the former. While Kyle Van Noy was surprisingly cut after just one year into his big contract, another former Texan in Benardrick McKinney was brought in to replace him.
With Ryan Fitzpatrick gone, the pressure is all on Tagovailoa to take the next step in his sophomore season to help the Dolphins make the playoffs.
The big story here came recently with the release of Cam Newton. Instead of going back to its starting quarterback from last season, it will be first-round pick Mac Jones taking over in New England.
Surrounding him, the Patriots spent big this offseason acquiring tight ends Hunter Henry and Jonnu Smith as passing options for Jones. At receiver, the Patriots took a risk on Nelson Agholor, who had a breakout season for almost 900 yards and eight touchdowns with the Las Vegas Raiders after leaving the Philadelphia Eagles.
Linebacker Matthew Judon was also given big money to come over from the Baltimore Ravens, and Van Noy was brought back after a one year stint with the Dolphins. Coupled with Van Noy's is the return of Dont'a Hightower, who sat out last season due to COVID-19, which makes the Patriots defense almost completely rebuilt for this season.
The big question is how Jones will fare in his first year. If he can break out, the Patriots suddenly become big threats in the AFC, as well as the division, but he might not be at that level just yet.
Record: 7-10
Most Jets fans may have considered this offseason a win when head coach Adam Gase was finally fired at the end of last season.
In came defensive minded head coach Robert Saleh from the San Francisco 49ers to replace Gase, and he will start his first season in New York with a rookie quarterback.
After trading signal caller Sam Darnold to the Carolina Panthers, Zach Wilson was drafted with the second overall pick, and fans have high hopes for him after a breakout junior season at BYU.
The Jets surrounded Wilson with a revamped offense as former Tennessee Titan Corey Davis was brought in to be the team's No. 1 receiver. The first four picks in the draft for the Jets were all offensive players with Alijah Vera-Tucker brought in to help protect Wilson and Elijah Moore to help the receiving game.
While the Jets did lose defensive ends Carl Lawson and Vinny Curry for the season, Sheldon Rankins was a good find in free agency from the New Orleans Saints, and Shaq Lawson was just picked up in a trade with the Texans.
There's still a lot of work to be done as it's just the beginning of a new era for Gang Green but there's a lot to be excited about for the future.
Logan Bourandas is a third-year majoring in broadcast journalism. To contact him, email lxb5412@psu.edu.
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Minnesota Adds New Qualifying Conditions to Medical Cannabis Program
December 2, 2022 Eliza
The Minnesota Department of Health announced on Wednesday that the agency will add irritable bowel syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder to the list of qualifying medical conditions for participation in the state's medical cannabis program. Under state law, the addition of the new qualifying conditions will become effective beginning on August 1, 2023, according to state officials.
"We are adding the new qualifying conditions to allow patients more therapy options for conditions that can be debilitating," Minnesota Commissioner of Health Jan Malcolm said in a statement from the health department.
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a disorder characterized by abdominal pain or discomfort, as well as irregular bowel movements that can result in diarrhea, constipation, both diarrhea and constipation, or bloating. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is characterized by recurring, intrusive thoughts that often cause significant emotional distress and anxiety in those living with the disorder. This can lead to repetitive actions or other behaviors that those affected by the condition feel compelled to perform to reduce that distress.
"Research has shown that people who suffer from these conditions can see benefits from using medical cannabis to treat their symptoms," the health department wrote.
The new qualifying conditions offer a modest expansion to the state's medical cannabis program, with an estimated 10% of adults having IBS and 1% meeting the diagnostic criteria for OCD, according to media reports.
Minnesota Patients Support Adding New Conditions
In public comments on the petitions to add IBS and obsessive-compulsive disorder to Minnesota's medical marijuana program, a man identified by the initials RH described himself as a working professional with a wife and two daughters.
"My daily life consists of constant fear and stress," said RH, who noted he has OCD. "Practically the only time I am free of the symptoms is when I am sleeping."
Under state rules, patients certified for the newly approved qualifying medical conditions will become eligible to enroll in the state's medical cannabis program on July 1, 2023. Patients will be able to receive medical cannabis from either of the state's two medical cannabis manufacturers beginning on August 1, 2023. Patients who wish to use medical marijuana to treat any of the state's qualifying conditions need advance certification from a participating Minnesota healthcare provider.
Opioid Use Disorder Not Approved
The health department declined to approve petitions to add opioid use disorder and gastroparesis, a condition that affects the normal spontaneous movement of the stomach muscles, to Minnesota's list of conditions that qualify a patient to use medical marijuana. The petition not to add gastroparesis was not approved as a qualifying medical condition because research indicates that cannabis can make the condition worse.
Chris Tholkes, director of the Minnesota Department of Health's Office of Medical Cannabis, said that the decision not to add opioid use disorder was a difficult one, noting that limited access to existing treatment options, such as methadone clinics, in some geographic areas was one factor that supported approval of the petition.
"We did struggle with this one," Tholkes told the Star Tribune, adding that medical providers were concerned that "introducing another type of drug could lead to relapse. And in the case of opioid use, relapse can be fatal."
The decision not to approve opioid use disorder comes as Minnesota and the nation remain in the grips of an opioid overdose death epidemic. Many public comments revealed success in substituting marijuana for opioids.
"After having gone (through) nine years of painkiller use under medical prescription for pain, I know that the use of cannabis would help ease the withdrawal side of it," said a commenter, identified publicly by the initials TB. "I only use cannabis now."
When Minnesota lawmakers passed legislation creating the state's medical cannabis program in 2014, the law included nine conditions that qualified a patient to receive medical cannabis. With the new additions, the list of qualifying conditions will be 19. Current qualifying conditions include chronic pain, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), cancer in certain circumstances, glaucoma, and other serious medical conditions.
More than 39,000 Minnesotans are enrolled in the state's medical marijuana program, up from 29,000 in 2021. Almost all registered participants are qualified because of intractable or chronic pain, and about a third for PTSD. Muscle spasms, cancer, and sleep apnea are also common qualifying conditions.
New Conditions Considered Annually
Each year, the health department conducts a formal petition process to solicit public input on potential qualifying medical conditions and delivery methods, followed by a public comment period and a review panel.
Under state rules, the commissioner of health is required to annually consider new petitions to add qualifying medical conditions and cannabis delivery methods. No petitions for new delivery methods were submitted this year.
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The 118-member Non-Aligned Movement on Thursday resolved to fight terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, saying that terror should not be associated with any religion, nationality, civilisation or ethnic group.
At the end of their two-day meeting at Egypt's tourist city of Sharm El-Sheikh, Prime Ministers and Heads of government of member countries were clear that global efforts at organized response to terrorism should factor in the views and concerns of the NAM member nations.
On global economic meltdown, the NAM leaders called for fundamental reform of the international economic and financial systems and architecture. Towards this end, NAM committed to 'enhance the voice and participation of developing countries in international decision making and norm setting, including in international financial institutions'.
'In all such steps taken to respond to the crisis, it must be ensured they were not taken at the expense of developing countries', the declaration from NAM summit said. It demanded 'expeditious' reforms of the UN Security Council.
' Short, medium and long term measures to secure food security, effective mechanism to transfer advanced technologies to the developing nations, resolve to strengthen political momentum in the run up to the Copenhagen conference on climate change are the other highlights of the declaration.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who was the third to speak on the opening day of the summit, underscored the need to reorient NAM to face the challenges of today. He said it was time Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism is agreed to deal with the scourge of terrorism. Observing that terrorists and those who aid and abet them must be brought to justice, he said there should be no safe havens for terrorists because they do not represent any cause, group or religion.
"I wish to begin by conveying the sense of strong affinity and solidarity of the people of India for the people of Egypt and the Arab world. I congratulate His Excellency President Hosni Mubarak on his assuming the chairmanship of the Non-aligned Movement. Mr. Chairman, we know that your profound wisdom and able guidance will take our Movement forward. You will have India's fullest support.
I also wish to express our deep appreciation to His Excellency President Raul Castro of Cuba for his leadership of NAM over the last three years.
Meeting as we do on Arab soil, my thoughts turn to the people of Palestine, who have endured great suffering and hardship. Our Movement must do more to facilitate a comprehensive, just, lasting and peaceful settlement of the Palestinian issue.
The Nonaligned Movement owes a great deal to the visionary zeal of its founding fathers like President Tito, Pandit Nehru, President Nasser and also those who carried this vision forward like President Fidel Castro and Mrs. Indira Gandhi.
At the first NAM Conference in 1961, India's first Prime Minister and one of the founding fathers of the Movement, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru said, and I quote "The power of nations assembled here is not military power or economic power, nevertheless it is power. Call it moral force".
These words hold true even today. History has shown that non-alignment is an idea that evolves but does not fade. We must take it forward, harnessing it to meet the challenges of today.
The Non-aligned Movement gave voice to the colonial world, leading to their political emancipation. It heralded their hope that their new found political freedom would translate into economic progress and the removal of poverty, hunger and disease; that they would become active and equal participants in shaping a world order that would facilitate the realisation of their development objectives. We are still far from achieving that objective.
No Non-aligned Summit has ever been held in an economic and financial crisis of the magnitude that now grips the world.
This crisis, the worst in living memory, emanated from the advanced industrial economies, but the developing economies, the members of our Movement, have been the hardest hit. The global recession has strengthened protectionism in developed country markets, drastically reduced developing country exports, and choked credit and capital flows to the countries of the third world.
Crucially for the developing world, a continuing slowdown will force more and more of our people back into poverty, bringing down levels of nutrition, health and education. The progress we have made at great cost and sacrifice could be wiped out. The Millennium Development Goals will become a mirage.
The Non-aligned Movement has a great stake in ensuring that steps planned to revive the global economy take into account the ligitimate concerns of the developing countries. These include the challenges of food security, energy security, the environment and the reform of institutions of global governance. They are embedded in the economic crisis and must be dealt with comprehensively and with a sense of great urgency. We have a crucial stake in a rule based multilateral trading system and in an early conclusion of a balanced and fair agreement in the Doha round.
The systems of global governance have not kept pace either with the growing interdependence of nations or with contemporary realities. Though we have a global economy of sorts, the global polity does not represent the hopes, fears and aspirations of the majority of the world's people. The relevance of NAM has, hence, never been greater than today. Cooperation, trade and investment among our countries can contribute significantly to reviving the world economy.
Developing countries must be fully represented in the decision-making levels of international institutions if they are to remain effective and have the legitimacy they need to play their role in an increasingly integrated world.
Our planet is threatened by the accumulation of greenhouse gases resulting from over two centuries of industrial activity and unsustainable lifestyles in the developed world. Any equitable solution to the problem of climate change should acknowledge this historical responsibility.
Developing countries are the worst affected by climate change. They have the biggest stake in ensuring the success of global efforts to tackle climate change. We recognize more than anyone else our obligation to preserve and protect the environment. We are already making our own significant contributions in this regard, but climate change action must not perpetuate the poverty of the developing countries.
Nowhere are the challenges humankind faces more pressing than in the continent of Africa. NAM should work to give Africa's problems, and equally its prospects, pre-eminence in the global development agenda. Making Africa an active participant in global economic processes is a moral imperative. It also makes good economic sense.
India is committed to develop a comprehensive partnership with Africa. As a first step, we held the first India-Africa Forum Summit in New Delhi in year 2008. We are ready to work with other NAM countries to enhance our partnership in areas that are of priority concern to our friends in Africa.
The youth constitute an overwhelming proportion of many of our populations. If we can impart skills to our youth and create productive jobs for them, the developing world can become a major source of future global economic growth. The challenge before us is to make the poor of the world more skilled and more bankable. NAM itself can pioneer an initiative in this regard and India will be ready to participate in it.
The diversity of our membership is our greatest strength. We respect each other's paths to development, distinct cultural traditions and national priorities. Extremism, intolerance and terrorism are our antitheses; they seek to destroy us and our Movement.
In recent years, terrorist groups have become more sophisticated, more organized and more daring. Terrorists and those who aid and abet them must be brought to justice. The infrastructure of terrorism must be dismantled and there should be no safe havens for terrorists because they do not represent any cause, group or religion. It is time that we agree on a Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism.
The Non-aligned Movement was formed to try to save the world from a political and military rivalry that threatened to destroy it. We fought against the injustice of colonialism, and the arrogance of the Cold War. Our Movement made a significant contribution to widening circles of cooperation, peace and stability in the world. Our voice was heard with respect.


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What your company needs to know about the blockchain movement
Nelson Petracek, TIBCO
Image Credit: Pushish Images / Shutterstock
The blockchain technology market is projected to see a 61.5 percent compound annual growth rate through 2021 according to MarketWatch. And we're seeing companies from across the spectrum — from finance, logistics, and manufacturing to research, computing, and insurance — looking to roll out blockchain projects. But what, exactly, is the appeal of this technology?
In general, there seem to be three driving factors:
1. Gartner's prophesied digital mesh — the increased blending of people, devices, content, and services — grows more corporeal daily. The way people interact with businesses is evolving, as is the way businesses interact with each other. This blurring of traditional modes of communication and exchange is driven by digitalization and necessitates new business processes and models to cope with an increasingly connected world. Blockchain technology addresses these changes.
2. The new business models required to support this digital mesh are increasingly being built around decentralized networks. Third-party intermediaries and old B2B exchanges that reduce speed and agility don't apply anymore. We've been consistently moving away from central clearinghouses, as partnerships and collaborative engagements at every level become more direct and peer-to-peer. Blockchain technology addresses these changes.
3. Peer-to-peer transactions still require security. There is a need for new technical capabilities to support security and integrity for decentralized networks, and to do so persistently. Blockchain technology addresses these changes.
The blockchain model
If you're not already familiar with the blockchain model, this section's for you. Broadly, blockchain works by consensus and may optionally include smart contracts (code within the network). There is no central authority or data store, and the chain is distributed across a peer-to-peer network of nodes and participants. During processing, transactions are added to a "block." The block is replicated to all the participants that need to validate the transactions. The validated block is then added to the "chain." The chain is key to the system's value. Any block will contain a reference to its preceding block via a cryptographic hash. If anyone surreptitiously manipulates the content in a block, that hash will no longer be valid. This creates a kind of append-only data structure and tamper-proof audit log. In many ways, blockchain may be thought of as a decentralized data management platform and asynchronous, global publishing layer that provides:
A distributed system of record. An immutable distributed ledger that lets you store and distribute information and manage peer-to-peer transactions amongst your decentralized network.
Smart contracts. Organizations want to be able to automate processes between themselves — the generation, receipt, and exchange of transactions. Blockchain smart contracts execute business logic against transactions that can be executed "on-chain" automatically by participants. No central coordinator is required, and the code is run in parallel, reducing risk and increasing efficiency.
Security and consensus. One of the most compelling aspects of the blockchain model is its inherent security. Because there is no central database to protect, there is no central database to attack. Blockchains can be structured against different contribution and access rights within a distributed network. For example, there are permissioned (or private) blockchains, wherein contributions to the system are restricted to specific actors and participants are highly trusted; and permissionless (or public) blockchains, wherein anyone can join and participate in the process of block verification and participants are anonymous and vastly dispersed. There is also a middle path, referred to as a "consortium" network, which typically is a private network operated by a group instead of a single organization.
Blockchains don't work for all use cases
There are many use cases for blockchain in the enterprise: securely managing product provenance (the journey of an asset from raw material to manufactured goods), consumer contracts (insurance claims, real-estate transactions, utilities), and transaction exchanges (financial, health, energy, government). But blockchain isn't appropriate for everything.
For some blockchain applications, significant questions still need to be resolved, including:
How to get data in/out of the blockchain
How to extend smart contract logic "off-chain"
How to respond to events inside/outside the blockchain
How to analyze data contained in the blockchain
How to control and manage access to the blockchain
In short, there are bidirectional interactions and integration points between enterprise systems and a blockchain to consider. A map of which might look like this:
When you need a blockchain — and when you don't
Tools and technologies are emerging and being extended to help introduce blockchain into a larger operational fold. But even with an appropriate integration strategy, not every problem requires a blockchain! Here are some issues to consider:
Number of participants in a network (if it's only two parties, there's probably not much benefit to a blockchain)
Required trust and integrity levels
Amount of data storage (blockchain is generally not geared for storing large amounts of data, since every node across the distributed network often has an identical copy of the blockchain)
Performance requirements and transaction processing times. Speed is a serious handicap — most blockchain stacks are not appropriate for any task or transaction with real-time requirements, given the nature of blockchain processing, validation, and consensus (e.g. bitcoin currently has a block time of about 10 minutes).
While it isn't magic and it doesn't suit every use case, blockchain does present an interesting model for trusted exchange and collaboration in our increasingly networked and digitized world. The only sure way to determine if it is applicable to your organization's needs is to experiment with it yourself.
Nelson Petracek is CTO of the Strategic Enablement Group at TIBCO Software.
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"If I put someone like Conor on a Ketogenic Diet, he'd be f**ked!"
George Lockhart is a former US Marine who now produces nutrition plans for Conor McGregor and much of the UFC roster. In addition to his work with the UFC, Lockhart is also involved with promotions such as Bellator.
Speaking on the Joe Rogan Experience, Lockhart outlined the main nutrition principles that guide a fighter's diet. He also added more general points to consider.
Lockhart said, "with our fighters we base diets on four things: type, timing, portion size and hormonal response to foods."
If you're eating very close to a workout, you're better off opting for carbs high on the GI (Glycemic Index) scale. Bananas and honey are two good examples. High GI carbs are absorbed the fastest by your body.
The duration and intensity of your training also dictate portion size. A 30-minute bodybuilding weights session would not require the same volume of food that a few hours of in-ring training would.
Your post-workout nutrition depends on the kind of training you've been doing.
"If you jog, your body's primary source of fuel is fat. But if you've been lifting, your main source of energy comes from carbohydrates."
Aerobic activity such as jogging or walking will tap into your body's fat stores. When you increase the intensity of your training (in HIIT or pumping iron at the gym) this is more of an anaerobic activity. For this, carbs are the main fuel. Your muscles will need to stock up on glycogen (carbs) after an intense lifting session.
Lockhart also discussed the benefits of a balanced and nutrient-rich diet.
"Yeah, omega 6 is inflammatory but you still need it. Omega 3 is anti-inflammatory so that balances it out. You also need enough sodium and potassium."
A problem with many modern diets is the way they exclude entire food groups - such as Atkins with fat and Keto with carbs. Your body needs all of these, plus vitamins, minerals and micronutrients. Quantities and timing may differ, but you shouldn't completely remove carbs or fat.
Research reinforces the benefits of the Mediterranean Diet, with its rich variety of nutrients and food sources. Studies show it can help fight disease and conditions such as blindness.
According to Lockhart, consistency is key with any diet.
"Consistency on a diet is the most important thing. If I get someone on the Zone Diet, Paleo Diet, Ketogenic Diet; if you're consistent on one diet you'll see results."
What works for one person may not be optimal for another. Although the Ketogenic Diet may achieve results in those who are sedentary, when you introduce training, you need a greater portion of carbs. This is a fact that Lockhart picked up on.
"I'm a never say never guy", Lockhart said.
"But if I put someone like Conor on a Ketogenic Diet, he'd be f**ked!"
Lockhart also broke down the thought process behind McGregor's nutrition plan, if he was fighting at 9pm.


Aug 9 (AZINS) Kriti Sanon has been receiving huge backlash from netizens for posing with a live-size giraffe for Cosmopolitan India's August issue. In the picture posted by the magazine's official Instagram account, the 'Bareilley Ki Barfi' actress can be seen in a black high-neck top paired with silver tassle trousers and black stilletos, striking a pose with a giraffe that appears to be suspended in the air.
Minutes after the magazine post got live, people started bashing the photo for its animal-offensive content. A user commented, "Such a shame! You guys are so shameless. Talking about atrocities while portraying animal cruelty in the name of fashion."
"Robert Langdon is on his way to decipher what the f*** is up with a giraffe that has been hung as if to warn other giraffes about what happens when you cross Kriti Sanon, who is wearing pants covered entirely in gold tassels, and a statue of an armless woman kissing her armless son," another one tweeted.
"Guys it doesn't matter if it's fake or real. The entire picture is just wrong. If a women dummy was hanging with a male model posing..will that be justified? No," read another comment.
Demanding an apology from Kriti, another user said, "You should take this post down. And delete that picture! And like apologize to every f*****g giraffe. Actually the entire animal kingdom. You want to make a point of subjugation with more subjugation. Ridiculous!"
Cosmopolitan India later added a note in the caption of the picture: "Aynhoe Park features taxidermy, hundreds of years old, most from museums. Taxidermy is the art of preserving an animal that died of natural causes, for academic purposes. The giraffe featured here is floating (not hanging, heavens no!) with balloons on its back. An art installation, in what is possibly one of the eclectic yet most majestic mansions in the world."
"Cosmo loves, no, is obsessed with animals. We were, possibly, the first magazine in India to ban the featuring of fur, three years ago. No animals were harmed before, during, or after this shoot. We may be guilty of watching too many puppy videos during work hours, though," they added.


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All People That On Earth Do Dwell – Hymns of Dawn No. 11
All People That On Earth Do Dwell – Hymns of Dawn No.11
Bible Scriptures Associated With This Hymn
Psalm 100 (ESV):
His Steadfast Love Endures Forever – A Psalm for giving thanks.
"(1) Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!
(2) Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing!
(3) Know that the Lord, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
(4) Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!
(5) For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations."
All people that on earth do dwell;
Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice;
Him serve with fear, His praise forth tell,
The Lord ye know is God indeed;
Without our aid He did us make;
We are His flock, He doth us feed,
And for His sheep He doth us take.
O! enter then His gates with praise,
Approach with joy His courts unto:
Praise, laud, and bless His name always;
For it is seemly so to do.
For why? The Lord our God is good,
His mercy is forever sure;
His truth at all times firmly stood,
And shall from age to age endure.
The following is excerpted from an article from the Reprints of the Original Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence (R3053-3054).
ISRAEL'S TYPICAL TABERNACLE
"Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise." — Psalm 100:4 .
Only the one priestly family, consisting at first of the five persons, Aaron and his four sons, were permitted to enter the Tabernacle proper, whose curtains … were kept down … [that others] might not seek to look in when the officiating priests lifted the curtain and passed under it, a divine law was promulgated forbidding them to look, and prescribing a penalty of death for disobedience. — Numbers 4:19,20.
All of this has a deep significance in connection with the proper understanding of the meaning of these types. As the Court represented the condition of justification through faith in the sacrifice for sins in the atonement accomplished by the high-priest, so its brazen altar represented primarily the perfection of the man Christ Jesus, upon which his offering was accepted of God, as our sin-atonement, sanctifying in turn any offering of others that might be presented upon it. Likewise the laver taught in type a cleansing of the flesh, and a putting away, so far as possible, of all filthiness of the flesh and spirit on the part of those in the justified condition as preparatory to their entering the Tabernacle itself. As only the priests were permitted to enter the Tabernacle, or even to see its glories and beauties, the teaching is that as the Court represents one condition, the "Holy" represents another, and the "Most Holy" still another condition. As the priests, before being consecrated to the priestly office, must be Levites, so those who would be of the Royal Priesthood must previously have been justified believers, otherwise they would not be acceptable as members of the Royal Priesthood. Their entrance as priests into the Holy symbolizes their change of nature — from justified human nature to that of "new creatures," begotten of the spirit. The Holy represents the state or condition of these new creatures in this present life, while still in the flesh, and only reckonedly new creatures, while the Most Holy represents their future state or condition, in which they will be perfected as new creatures by participation in the first resurrection — beyond the "Vail."
Our Forerunner, the "High Priest of our profession," or order, passed through the Court condition as the perfect man, presenting himself in consecration when thirty years of age; and then passed from the Court condition into the Holy, the sanctified or new creature condition, when begotten of the holy spirit. The three and a half years of our Lord's ministry are represented in the Holy of the Tabernacle; and as the first veil represented his consecration to death, so the second veil represented his actual death, beyond which he arose in the perfect spiritual condition — the Most Holy. In all this he was the Forerunner of those who will constitute the Royal Priesthood, his house, the members of his "Body." We by nature are sinners, and hence must enter the Court condition of justification through faith in our Lord's sacrifice; we must be cleansed from the defilements of the flesh, so far as possible, through the word spoken unto us, represented in the washing at the Laver; and then we must make our consecration full and complete, represented by the veil at the door, if we would enter thus into the Holy, enjoy the privileges typically represented in the light of the Golden Candlestick and the Shewbread and the Incense Altar, which signify the light, the truth, and the spiritual privileges, praises, prayers and communion which we have with the Lord as members of the body of Christ, this side the second veil. And for all who shall finish their course faithfully and joyfully, there remains beyond the second veil of actual death a glorious share in our Lord's resurrection to perfect spiritual conditions, to be partakers of the divine nature and to behold his glory in the first resurrection.
The natural man, even though justified … cannot see into, cannot discern, cannot appreciate, cannot enjoy, the privileges of the consecrated. He can hear through the priests some description of the glorious things beyond, but he cannot fully comprehend them or see their beauty — except by becoming a priest — by consecration, by self-sacrifice to the Lord. …
Although many others of the ministers of the nominal church, as well as of the laity, have reached the position of justification through faith in the Lord's redemptive work, and although some of them have washed at the brazen laver, purifying their lives through the Word of truth, yet comparatively few have gone on to take the step of full consecration necessary to their becoming members of the Royal Priesthood — necessary to their having the right to enter into the Holy, to discern the glorious truths represented therein, "the deep things of God," which can be seen only in the light coming from the Golden Candlestick, symbolizing the enlightenment of the holy spirit. But if the word "ministers" be used in the Scriptural sense, as signifying servants — persons devoted to the service of God, consecrated to do His will even unto death, then the term "minister" will be applicable, not only to those of this class who do public preaching, but to those of this class also who with different talents are serving the Lord and laying down their lives for the brethren in other ways public and private.
Human systems, misnamed churches of Christ, have raised false standards on the subjects of the priesthood, and have separated God's people contrary to his arrangement, into "clergy" and "laity." Very shortly now the Lord will show how different is the divine standard of measurement; for surely then will be demonstrated what our Lord and the apostles explicitly declared, that "not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called" and accepted into his priesthood; but chiefly "the poor of this world, rich in faith, to be heirs of the Kingdom." — 1 Corinthians 1:26, James 2:5.
Amongst the Lord's priests will be found some very lightly esteemed amongst men, some who have been mechanics or farmers or laborers or housekeepers, but whose hearts were fully devoted to the Lord, and whose ministry consisted in doing with their might whatsoever their hands found to do, as unto the Lord — doing good unto all men as they had opportunity, especially to the household of faith — laying down their lives for the brethren. When the lists shall be proclaimed doubtless the names of many highly esteemed amongst men, the names of many great and noble and wise and learned, honored of men and expected to be honored of the Lord, may be found wanting; because, in their love for the approval of men they sought not exclusively the honor which cometh from God only — because either of their failure in not exercising the proper faith in the ransom, or because of their failure to exercise the proper consecration — devotion of their lives to the Lord's service.
It is to this priestly class that the Golden Text is applicable. Their thankfulness to the Lord for his mercies and blessings leads them to count not their lives dear unto themselves, but to lay down their lives willingly in his service. Their hearts are filled with praise, because, having made consecration of themselves, and having entered thus the courts of the Lord to be seated with Christ in heavenly conditions, the heavenly light and food supplied them enables them to rejoice exceedingly even in tribulation, even in matters which otherwise, according to the flesh, without the strength and enlightenment of the truth, would discourage them and cause them fear. Because they have entered into this fellowship with the Lord in his sufferings, with his spirit of appreciation, therefore they may be joyful even in the house of their pilgrimage — and when the pilgrimage of the present life is ended, and as new creatures they shall pass beyond the vail, there shall be fulness of joy for them as they enter into the joys of their Lord in the full and complete sense — made like him, seeing him as he is, and sharing his glory.
The History Of This Hymn
Tune/Music – (OLD HUNDREDTH): by Louis Bourgeois, Genevan Psalter, 1551.
Author – William Kethe (d.1594) — st. 1-4, 1561.
A 5th verse was added by Thomas Ken in 1674 which is not included in the Bible Student's Hymns of Dawn hymnal due to its reference to the trinity in the words "praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost" – which is not a Bible Truth, as Jehovah God the Almighty Father is ONE, Jesus is Jehovah God's firstborn Son, and the holy spirit is the invisible power and influence of God — which each begotten child of God is blessed by God's grace and mercy to develop within themselves through studying the Scriptures, prayer and effort —putting theory into practice in each waking and conscious moment of each waking and conscious moment of while here on earth so that the "fruits of the Spirit" can be manifested in those who earnestly seek to belong to the body of Christ and inherit immortality and incorruptibility and Divine nature in the first resurrection.
The "fruits of the Spirit" are listed in Galatians 5:22-23:
Here are some free online articles in relation to the Heavenly Father — Jehovah, and his Son — Christ Jesus — "a ransom FOR ALL … to be testified in due time" (1 Timothy 2:6), as well as, about the holy Spirit (the invisible power and influence of God) with clear explanations about why the anti-Christ teaching of "the trinity" — introduced by the Roman Catholic Church system (the "Beast" in the Book of Revelation) — is not what the Bible teaches. The Bible Student Movement does not support the teaching of purgatory nor does it support the Roman Catholic System's teaching about people being sent to a place where they burn up forever, which certainly does not reflect the perfect love of God — the Almighty Creator of all things.
Hence, for the interested Reader, we urge you to consider the following articles and posts:
The Doctrine of the Trinity – Mystery or Confusion by Br. David Rice.
The Origin of the Trinity – From Paganism To Constantine by Sr. Cher-El L. Hagensick.
Development of the "Trinity Doctrine" by Br. Tom Gilbert.
http://www.beautiesofthetruth.org/Archive/Library/Doctrine/Mags/Bot/90s/2010d.pdf
Understanding John 1:1 by Br. Richard Doctor.
Father, Son and Holy Spirit
Hymn Book Purchase
The Hymns Of Dawn (hymn book) can be purchased at:
The Chicago Bible Students Online Bookstore: https://chicagobible.org/product-category/books/page/4/
The Dawn Bible Students Association: http://www.dawnbible.com/dawnpub.htm
Acknowledgment & References
Br. Charles Taze Russell
Br. Charles Russell—the founder of the Bible Students movement, who is the compiler of "Poems and Hymns of Millennial Dawn" which was published in Allegheny, Pa., in 1890. This Bible Students' devotional originally contained a total of 151 poems and 333 hymns.
Later on, the hymns from this book formed a basis for the hymnal titled ""Hymns of Dawn" which was published by the Dawn Bible Students Association in East Rutherford, New Jersey (USA) and the 1999 edition contains a total of 361 hymns.
hymnary.org
https://biblestudentsdaily.com/2018/01/06/all-people-that-on-earth-do-dwell-hymns-of-dawn-no-11/
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The Tabernacle structure was overlaid with 4 coverings as explained in detail in Exodus chapter 26 (and chapter 36). There were 2 primary coverings of measured dimensions and 2 additional coverings over those.
The Two Inner Coverings or Curtains
The two inner coverings formed the "MISHKAN" the Tabernacle proper.
The First Covering
The Tabernacle was covered by a large white linen cloth composed of ten curtains interwoven with figures of cherubim, in blue, purple, and scarlet (Exodus 26:1, 36:8-13).
Each curtain was 28 cubits x 4 cubits, making a total of 28 cubits across and 40 cubits from front to back. The ten curtains were sewn into two sets 28 x 20 and these two sets were coupled together with 50 blue loops on each joined by 50 gold clasps. This joint would have been situated above the pillars of the vail (Exodus 26:33).
Since the dwelling was 30 x 10 cubits, this linen curtain covered the roof and both the northern and the southern side of the Tabernacle plus the back (western side).
If this linen curtain had have hung straight down, then it would have reached 9 cubits from the top of the Tabernacle structure (on the northern and southern side) and 10 cubits on the back (western side) and this would mean that the western corners of the curtain would be dragging along the dirty ground — and we do not believe this was the case. This white curtain presumably did not drape straight down, but was angled outward on the ropes that were secured by the pins and cords of both the Tabernacle and the court, Exodus 35:18:
"18 The pins ("tent pegs," NIV) of the tabernacle, and the pins of the court, and their cords("ropes," NIV)."
If not for these cords (that would have kept the curtain from going straight down), then the two back corners would have lain on the dirty ground — just as the two corners of a bedspread go farther down than the bedspread on the three sides of a bed. Thus it we understand the curtain did not drag along the ground.
The pure linen covering with its embroidery represents the New Creation, holy (white linen), sanctified (set apart for God's service), with the fruits of the spirit intertwined in their character.
This covering was in two main parts — five strips in each part.
The two main parts represents the two parts of the New Creation — our Lord Jesus, and the Church, his Bride class.
That there were five strips in each part is consistent with the use of the number five elsewhere in the Scriptures to represent the New Creation. (Thus the five wise virgins of the parable and their companions of the same number, the five foolish virgins.) As Jesus is the effulgence of God's glory, so the Church will reflect the glory of God also, and thus the splendid beauty of this covering. [See Study 3 of "Beauties of the Tabernacle" on this website titled "The Tabernacle Construction: The Holy & The Most Holy."]
The gold clasps suggest the divine nature to be obtained by the Church.
The loops of blue suggest the bonds of faith and fidelity that hold the Church as a unit. They are 50 in number, appropriate for the New Creation which is often represented by the number 5 or its higher orders, 50, 500, 5000. [see Study 3 of "Beauties of the Tabernacle"].
This overwhelming inner beauty of the Tabernacle may reflect our Heavenly Father's interest in having a dwelling place of the holy Spirit where the inward detail of our lives is beautiful because of our efforts of striving for righteousness in all.
The Second Covering
The second covering over the linen curtain was the goats hair curtain. (Exodus 26:7-13; 36:14-18). This one extended a cubit further on the back and 2 outer sides than did the first linen curtain underneath it.
It consisted of eleven curtains 30 cubits x 4 cubits. Eleven of the curtains made 30 cubits across (2 cubits wider than the first linen covering) and 42 cubits overall length (2 cubits longer than the first linen covering) from front to back (Exodus 26:9).
At the front of the Tabernacle, the 11th of the four-cubit-wide curtains was doubled over — (creating a one cubit vertical "ledge" above, at the front of the Tabernacle door) — something unique to this particular curtain, possibly signifies that when we begin our consecration we have a double measure of goat nature, but less of it later on.
Just like the white linen curtain, this goat's hair curtain did not touch the ground in the back but would have been elevated by ropes (cords) that were pegged to the ground outside with bronze pegs so that it hung down at an angle preventing them from getting dirty and degraded easily.
The goats hair curtain was also sewn into two sets, but this time the two sets of 50 loops were joined by 50 bronze clasps.
Bronze, (chiefly copper) representing human nature which is noted in the bronze serpent (Numbers 21:9) — representing the justified human nature of Jesus that was sacrificed for us to remove our sins. Thus bronze clasps are appropriate here, because this covering represents the human nature (in its perfection — thanks only to the imputed robe of Christ's righteousness covering us so that a fully consecrated justified believer can be reckoned as righteous in the eyes of God) of the New Creation while in the flesh.
In other words, the goat hair covering represents our old nature (the fleshly), in which we have our spiritual hopes.
It is interesting to note that there was no bronze inside the Tabernacle, showing that the calling of the saints is away from the flesh, into the spirit.
One wonders whether the joining clasp areas of the linen and goat hair coverings may have allowed some ventilation for the Tabernacle and a place of exit for the smoke from the incense altar and the lamps. Our "ventilation" from the sorrows and difficulties of the flesh also is upward, through our prayers to our Heavenly Father (Psalm 34:4).
However, this possibility seems foreclosed, because the clasped area for the linen covering, and the clasped area for the goat hair covering, did not line up with each other, to allow such ventilation. This is because of the stagger of 1/2 curtain width in one covering relative to the other, occasioned by folding one of the goat hair curtains in half at the front of the Tabernacle.
The Bride class is depicted in Song of Solomon 4:1 as having "hair as a flock of goats," which further connects the goat hair curtain with the Church class.
This covering represented the Church, as sacrificed with Jesus, as an offering given for the purpose of cleansing the world from sin during the Millennium. In this, it reminds us of the goat for a sin offering that was offered on the Day of Atonement.
Jesus' sacrifice as a sin offering was represented in the bullock for a sin offering on the Day of Atonement [as is discussed in Post 7 of "Beauties of the Tabernacle" on this website, titled "Study 7: The Priests. The Day of Atonement."] The Church shares with Jesus in suffering and sacrifice during the present Gospel Age, in order to assist Jesus during the Kingdom to cleanse the world from their propensity for sin. The share of the Church class in this service is represented in the goat hair curtain.
As the Church is presently imperfect, they need a covering for their imperfections in order to be an acceptable sacrifice to God. That covering is the Ransom given by Jesus — represented in the covering of rams' skins dyed red, which was above the goat hair curtain.
The 5 strips — represents the Church as the New Creation:
2 (holy Spirit — the understanding of God's divine plan and God's influence on our character through studying the Old and New Testaments of the Bible)
3 (redemption through Christ's blood)
5 (the New Creation in Christ).
The 6 strips — show we are still in sinful flesh.
The 11 strips in total — is a picture of the Church in the flesh but with their new hopes. Thus the need for the ram skin dyed red covering, of the ransom.
It is most interesting to note that the perimeter of this covering of goat's hair, with the "sixth curtain" doubled over in the forefront of the Tabernacle (Exodus 26:9) measures exactly 144 cubits, which when multiplied by 1000 (God's number in the Tabernacle), gives the number of those who will share with Jesus in the sin offering of atonement, 144,000 — the Elect, Bride of Christ (Revelation 7, 14).
The Outer Coverings
The outer coverings formed the "OHEL" — the large tent, that spread over the first two coverings (curtains), protecting them from the sun and rain. This was the covering mentioned in Exodus 40:19 which was put over the top of the tent (the curtains or Tabernacle proper). These coverings were a weather proof protection to the tabernacle and were held in place by cords and pins fixing them to the ground.
The Third Covering
The third covering was made of ram skins dyed red (Exodus 26:14, 36:19; Numbers 4:25).
The ram skins dyed red covering represents the ransom sacrifice, which covers our imperfect humanity. It is over the goat hair covering, to show that it covers our flesh with its imperfections.
A ram is a grown male sheep and the head of the flock. A shepherd may have one or two rams in a flock of ewes to promote uniformity. The ram is forever in the eyes of the Jew as the substitute animal, faithful unto death. This is of course because God provided a ram as a substitute for Isaac on that day when Abraham's faith was revealed (Genesis 22:12-13).
The ram's skins were dyed red to represent the ransom sacrifice of Jesus shedding his blood on the cross for the redemption of all mankind from inherited Adamic sin.
John 1:29 — "The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!"
Hebrews 2:9 — "But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, for the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that He, by the grace of God, might taste death for everyone."
Hebrews 2:17 — "Therefore, in all things He had to be made like His brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people."
Thus, the first layer typifies the New Creation, the second layer shows that we are still in the flesh, the third layer typifies that Jesus bore our sins and shed his blood to redeem us.
Measurements for both the 3rd (ram's skin) & 4th (sea cow skin) coverings are not given in the Bible nor are we told precisely how they covered. Thus some artist conceptions show them as a covering tent, not in direct contact with the goat hair covering. In any case, we presume the third covering was more than sufficient to cover the second, and that the fourth was more than sufficient to cover the third.
Nevertheless, the reason for no dimension given for the ram's skin covering may be as if to say that God's love manifested toward the world, in the sending of his son "out of the realms of light into the shades of night," to become the man Christ Jesus and thus to give himself a ransom for all, is immeasurable!! Who can measure it?
The ram and sea cow coverings were not divided into units as were the other two, which may mean that while the Church shares together with Jesus in the sin offering and in the glory of the kingdom, it cannot and does not share either in the humiliation of the Logos in leaving his glory to become the man Christ Jesus, nor in his death as the ransom sacrifice for the sins of the world.
The Fourth Covering
The fourth and top covering was made of 'sea cows' (manatee or dugong) skins (mistranslated badger skins) (Exodus 26:14, 36:19).
This outward covering was serviceable for the elements of weather, rather than suited for attractive décor. Thus it was durable (Exodus 26:14). It was not especially attractive, just as the world sees no attraction to our service in the present time. However, in the Millennium they will see the Church class cleared of all unattractive conditions. She will then be seen in her glory and grandeur; just as the temple, a type of the glorified Church, was covered with plates of gold, there were no ugly skins.
As this outward covering hid all that was beneath it, so also, Jesus' flesh did not reveal him to be what he truly was — the Messiah whom Israel so long sought. When he presented himself to his own people as simple and humble, "his own received him not" (John 1:11) for they beheld in him "no form nor comeliness … no beauty" that they should desire him (Isaiah 53:1-2). Jesus said, "though seeing they do not see, though hearing, they do not hear or understand" (Matthew 13:13). They see only the outer things. But blessed are those who use the eyes of faith and enter in.
To those of us who have accepted Jesus as our Personal Redeemer and Advocate and Sin offering, Jesus is to us part of our being… the "altogether lovely One" (Song of Solomon 5:16). He is the "Rose of Sharon," the "Lily of the Valley" (Song of Solomon 2:1) and the "fairest among 10,000" (Song of Solomon 5:10) to our souls… Jesus Christ is our Bridegroom and our Head, our ultimate example of everything and everyone, our source of "oxygen" and the source of our eternal joy already now while still in the flesh, whom we long to belong to, forever more.
If anyone desired to look beyond the outer flesh covering they will see Christ's glory. Just as questioned by Nathanael "Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?" (see Post titled: Will Mankind Need To Become "Israelites Indeed") Jesus says, "Come and see."
God does not attract anyone by apparent riches. We do not come to God because of the majesty and beauty of some building. Our reasons are not visible. The ones who endure to the end are those who do not have an outward beautiful appearance but who have an inward heavenly beauty and divine comeliness. Christ is both their content and covering, so nothing can damage or overcome them. We must learn to seek Christ in the spirit, as then we will enjoy the riches of Christ. Ultimately we will arrive at the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ (Ephesians 3:8, 4:13).
Many think that the Truth is as unattractive as a manatee's skin. Many think a Christian life is sad and dark; they do not know that for Christians the exterior has no value. Inside there is light, joy, richness, and peace — the "inside" being founded on the precious promises and the joy of pleasing a Creator whose standard of righteousness leads to the highest level of happiness and joy that anyone could imagine and which provides the means for us to gain immortality.
The Manatee
It was also a peculiar skin and this illustrates the peculiarity of God's people. The world does not like this peculiarity and considers us a bit out of our minds.
The manatees are gentle, herbivorous, and possibly ritually clean creatures, like the Church, who are out of their natural habitat, "the heavenlies" of Ephesians 2:6. Jesus, in his pre-human existence, was "the Logos" ("the Word," John 1:1). His natural habitat was the spirit plane on which he was created. Thus being on earth was being out of his natural, comfortable environment, also.
A Summary — The Antitypical Lesson Behind All Four Coverings
Since the Tabernacle depicts things as they are during the Gospel Age, the saints are a new creation (linen with cherubim), sacrificing in the flesh (goat hair curtain), covered by the ransom (ram skins dyed red), apparent to the world as a drab outer covering which refers to the flesh of the saints, reflective of how our Lord Jesus was treated during the 3 1/2 sacrificial years of his life as a sin offering (aged 30-33 1/2 years) who "was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering… like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised…numbered with the transgressors," until our precious Lord Jesus, "poured out his life unto death" (Isaiah 53:2-12, NIV).
Why Four Coverings?
Since four refers to the concept of testing or judgment, perhaps there being four coverings could suggest that this is how the Church is represented while under judgment in this life.
Likewise, at the entrance of the most holy of the Tabernacle, the time of judgment of the Church, there are four posts. Other Biblical examples of four representing judgment and testing include:
the second feeding of four thousand by Jesus, representing the time of harvest and judgment closing the Gospel age;
the forty years in the wilderness representing the Gospel age period of testing, trial, development;
the four hundred years of Genesis 15:13 which describes the period of the affliction of the seed of Abraham and represents the Gospel age affliction of the Church. These four hundred years, if multiplied by the 360 days in a prophetic year, yield 144,000, the number of the church in Revelation.
It is also noteworthy that of the dated visions of Jeremiah in chapters 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, and 36, three are dated in the fourth year of Jehoiakim, and three in the fourth year of Zedekiah — all six judgments are in a year four.
When the seven times of punishment on Israel was represented in Nebuchadnezzar's dream, the expression "seven times" appeared four times in the narrative, and four times in the warning by Moses (Daniel 4, Leviticus 26). These judgments were fulfilled by four Gentile kingdoms dominating Israel during the 2,520 years of their national punishment.
In all these uses, four is linked to the concept of trial, testing, probation, judgment.
Out of the following four drawings, which do you think would be the most probable to represent the actual Tabernacle Proper's covering setup?
Not the first one. All the four coverings were draped on cords at an angle (not downward straight as covering a box). If one stretched the cords entirely vertically, then the pegs would be right next to the boards and sockets of the Tabernacle which would be a clumsy arrangement and the back corners of the first two coverings would then both be dragged along the ground, become very dirty and corrupted. (This has been discussed earlier in this Post.)
The covering was unlikely to be as the one in the 4th picture because there is no reference to the supports that appear to be necessary in that case for holding up the curtains on the side before they go straight down.
If the outer covering were like a circus top, then another beam or pole(s) would most likely be mentioned in the Bible that gives the added pointy height, hence eliminating the possibility of covering appearing as in the third drawing.
On the other hand, such a ridge pole might simply be covered by the term "tent;" all tents requiring some poles for erecting them.
Based on the data read and researched, we conclude that the Tabernacle covering was most possibly as the 2nd drawing (top right) demonstrates. Probably the first two coverings were draped as suggested in Drawing No. 2. The last two coverings may have been a tent over the whole, like one of the bottom two. Artistically, the author likes the last one, perhaps even with an extension to the back like the side extensions. But one cannot be sure.
Hidden Beauty
It has been a matter of surprise to some, that the glories and beauties of the Tabernacle — its golden walls, its golden and beautifully engraved furniture, and vail of curious work — were so completely covered and hidden from view of the people; no sunlight from without even to illuminate its glorious beauty. Yet you see, there is a beautifully glorious lesson behind this.
God covered the type and hid its beauty under skins and curtains, so the glories and beauties of spiritual things are seen only when within by those who enter the Tabernacle.
During the Gospel Age it is the "royal priesthood" and "peculiar people" who respond to God's invitation and suffer with Christ developing into His likeness of character and conduct who may enter a hidden glory which the world and all outside fail to recognize and comprehend. Their standing as new creatures in Christ are hidden from their fellow men.
"But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned" (1 Corinthians 2:14).
"Ah; these are of a royal line,
All children of a King,
Heirs of immortal crowns divine,
And lo, for joy they sing!
Why do they, then, appear so mean?
And why so much despised?
Because of their rich robes unseen
The world is not apprised."
To these "God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: 28Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus: 29Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily" (Colossians 1:27-29).
References & Acknowledgment
"The Tabernacle and Its Teachings" — Supplement to Feb. ZION'S WATCH TOWER, 1882 page 52.
"Our Wilderness Wanderings" — by Br. Anton Frey.
Content — assisted by Br. David Rice.
Further Suggested Reading
URL: https://biblestudentsdaily.com/2016/09/02/study-1-an-introduction-to-the-tabernacle-and-its-purpose/
STUDY 2: The Pillar of Cloud By Day And The Pillar of Smoke By Night https://biblestudentsdaily.com/2016/09/09/study-2-the-pillar-of-cloud-by-day-and-the-pillar-of-smoke-by-night/
STUDY 3: The Tabernacle Construction: The Holy and The Most Holy https://biblestudentsdaily.com/2016/09/14/study-3-the-tabernacle-construction-the-holy-the-most-holy/
https://biblestudentsdaily.com/2016/09/20/study-4-the-court-holy-place/
https://biblestudentsdaily.com/2016/10/28/study-5-the-camp-the-israelites/
https://biblestudentsdaily.com/2016/11/18/study-6-the-levites/
https://biblestudentsdaily.com/2016/12/10/study-7-the-priests-the-day-of-atonement/
https://biblestudentsdaily.com/2017/01/02/study-8-the-tabernacle-coverings/
https://biblestudentsdaily.com/2017/03/01/study-9-the-gate-the-door-the-vail/
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