Friday, October 01, 2021

"A Very High Mountain" (Greek)

I'm sure you've noticed similarities between Ezekiel's vision and other places where the Bible mentions very high mountains:

Ezekiel 40:2 (LXX): ἐν ὁράσει θεοῦ εἰς τὴν γῆν τοῦ Ισραηλ καὶ ἔθηκέν με ἐπ᾽ ὄρους ὑψηλοῦ σφόδρα καὶ ἐπ᾽ αὐτοῦ ὡσεὶ οἰκοδομὴ πόλεως ἀπέναντι

Matthew 4:8:
πάλιν παραλαμβάνει αὐτὸν διάβολος εἰς ὄρος ὑψηλὸν λίαν καὶ δείκνυσιν αὐτῷ πάσας τὰς βασιλείας τοῦ κόσμου καὶ τὴν δόξαν αὐτῶν

Revelation 21:10:
καὶ ἀπήνεγκέν με ἐν πνεύματι ἐπὶ ὄρος μέγα καὶ ὑψηλόν καὶ ἔδειξέν μοι τὴν πόλιν τὴν ἁγίαν Ἰερουσαλὴμ καταβαίνουσαν ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἀπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ

Compare Matthew 17:1; Mark 9:2. For Luke 4:5, see https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke+4%3A5&version=THGNT

Isaiah 57:7 (LXX):
ἐπ᾽ ὄρος ὑψηλὸν καὶ μετέωρον ἐκεῗ σου κοίτη κἀκεῗ ἀνεβίβασας θυσίας

The Pure Worship book made a connection between Ezekiel 40:2 and Isaiah 2:2-4.

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