Psalm

"What is man that thou art mindful of him, or the son of man that thou visiteth him?" This was the earnest question of David, the Hebrew Psalmist, and the 8th Psalm is given wholly to the contemplation of man--the crowning work of manifest creation.

1. Near Hebron in the hills of Judah, Zacharias and Elizabeth abode.2. They were devote and just, and every day they read the Law, the Prophets and the Psalms which told of one to come, strong to redeem; and they were waiting for the king.3. Now, Zacharias was a priest, and in his turn he led the temple service in Jerusalem.4. It came to pass as Zacharias stood before the Lord and burned the incense in the Holy Place, that Gabriel came and stood before his face.5. And Zacharias was afraid; he thought that some great evil was about to come upon the Jews.6. But Gabriel said, O man of God, fear not; I bring to you and all the world, a message of good will, and peace on earth.7. Behold, the Prince of Peace, the king you seek, will quickly come.8. Your wife will bear to you a son, a holy son, of whom the prophet wrote,9. Behold, I send Elijah unto you again before the coming of the Lord; and he will level down the hills and fill the valleys up, and pave the way for him who shall redeem.10. From the beginning of the age your son has borne the name of John, the mercy of the Lord; his name is John.11. He will be honoured in the sight of God, and he will drink no wine, and from his birth he will be filled with Holy Breath.12. And Gabriel stood before Elizabeth as she was in the silence of her home, and told her all the words that he had said to Zacharias in Jerusalem.13. When he had done the service of his course, the priest went home, and with Elizabeth rejoiced.14. Five months passed by and Gabriel came to Mary in her home in Nazareth and said,15. Hail Mary, hail!

Man never has been left without a beacon light to guide.17. And he has ever had a lighted lamp in hand that he may see the dangerous rocks, the turbid streams and treacherous pits.18. And so the Holy Ones have judged; when men have needed added light a master soul has come to earth to give the light.19. Before the Vedic days the world had many sacred books to light the way; and when man needed greater light the Vedas, the Avesta and the books of Tao Great appeared to show the way to greater heights.20. And in the proper place the Hebrew Bible, with its Law, its Prophets and its Psalms, appeared for man's enlightenment.21. But years have passed and men have need of greater light.22. And now the Day Star from on high begins to shine; and Jesus is the flesh-made messenger to show that light to men.23. And you, my pupil, you have been ordained to harbinger the coming day.24. But you must keep that purity of heart you now possess; and you must light your lamp directly from the coals that burn upon the altar of the Holy Ones.25. And then your lamp will be transmuted to a boundless flame, and you will be a living torch whose light will shine wherever man abides.26. But in the ages yet to come, man will attain to greater heights, and lights still more intense will come.27. And then, at last, a mighty master soul will come to earth to light the way up to the throne of perfect man.

1. The home of Joseph was on Marmion Way in Nazareth; here Mary taught her son the lessons of Elihu and Salome.2. And Jesus greatly loved the Vedic and the Avesta; but more than all he loved to read the Psalms of David and the pungent words of Solomon.3. The Jewish books of prophecy were his delight; and when he reached his seventh year he needed not the books to read, for he had fixed in memory every word.4. Joachim and his wife, grandparents of child Jesus, made a feast in honour of the child, and all their near of kin were guests.5. And Jesus stood before the guests and said, I had a dream, and in my dream I stood before a sea, upon a sandy beach.6. The waves upon the sea were high; a storm was raging on the deep.7. Some one gave me a wand.

It was Barata Arabo.2. Together Jesus and Barata read the Jewish Psalms and Prophets; read the Vedas, the Avesta and the wisdom of Gautama.3. And as they read and talked about the possibilities of man, Barata said,4. Man is the marvel of the universe.

Will you not condescend to tell me who you are?22. And Jesus said, I need not tell you who I am for you have read the Law, the Prophets and the Psalms that tell of me.23. I am one come to break away the wall that separates the sons of men.

The world speaks not in praise of men who live within the Holy Breath; It speaks in praise of prophets false, and of illusions base.30. You men who walk in Holy Breath are salt, the salt of earth; but if you lose your virtue you are salt in name alone, worth nothing more than dust.31. And you are light; are called to light the world.32. A city on a hill cannot be hid; its lights are seen afar; and while you stand upon the hills of life men see your light and imitate your works and honour God.33. Men do not light a lamp and hide it in a cask; they put it on a stand that it may light the house.34. You are the lamps of God; must not stand in the shade of earth illusions, but in the open, high upon the stand.35. I am not come to nullify the law, nor to destroy; but to fulfil.36. The Law, the Prophets and the Psalms were written in the wisdom of the Holy breath and cannot fail.37. The heavens and earth that are will change and pass away; the word of God is sure; it cannot pass until it shall accomplish that where unto it hath been sent.38. Whoever disregards the law of God and teaches men to do the same, becomes a debtor unto God and cannot see his face until he has returned and paid his debt by sacrifice of life.39. But he who hearkens unto God and keeps his law and does his will on earth, shall rule with Christ.40. The scribes and Pharisees regard the letter of the law; they cannot comprehend the spirit of the law;41. And if your righteousness does not exceed the righteousness of scribe and Pharisee you cannot come into the kingdom of the soul.42. It is not what man does that gives him right to enter through the gates; his pass word is his character and desire is his character.43. The letter of the law deals with the acts of man; the spirit of the law takes note of his desires.

He took the book of Psalms and read:7. Blest is the man who puts his trust in God, respecting not the proud nor such as turn aside to lies.8. O lord, my God, the works that thou hast done for us are wonderful; and many are thy thoughts for us; we cannot count them all,9. Thou dost not call for sacrifice, nor offerings of blood; burnt offerings and offerings for sin thou dost not want;10. And lo, I come to do thy will, O God, thy law is in my heart,11. And I have preached the word of righteousness and peace unto the thronging multitudes; I have declared the counsel of my God in full.12. I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and grace.13. I have not kept thy loving-kindness and thy truth away from men; I have declared them to the multitudes.14. O Lord, make wide my lips that I may tell thy praise; I do not bring the sacrifice of blood, nor yet burnt offerings for sin.15. The sacrifices I would bring to thee, O God, are purity in life, a contrite heart, a spirit full of faith and love, and these thou wilt receive.16. And when he had thus read, he gave the book back to the keeper of the books, and then he said,17. Upon these ends of earth these messages of God have come.18. Our people have exalted sacrificial rites and have neglected mercy, justice and the rights of men.19. You Pharisees, you priests, you scribes, your God surfeited with blood; God does not heed your prayers; you stand before your burning victims; but you stand in vain.20. Turn you unto the testimonies of the law; reform and turn to God, and you shall live.21. Let not your altars be accursed again with smoke of innocence.22. Bring unto God as sacrifice a broken and a contrite heart.23. Lift from your fellow men the burdens that you have imposed.24. And if you hearken not, and if you turn not from your evil ways, lo, God will smite this nation with a curse.25. And when he had thus said he stood aside, and all the people were astonished, and they said,26. Where did this man get all his knowledge and his power?

The seed may seem to die, but from its grave the tree arises into life.18. So man may seem to die, but he lives on, and from the grave he springs up into life.19. If you could comprehend the word that Moses spoke about the burning bush that burned and still was not consumed, then you would know that death cannot destroy the life.20. And Moses said that God is God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel.21. God is not God of dead men's bones, but the living man.22. I tell you, men, man goes down to the grave, but he will rise again and manifest the life;23. For every life is hid with Christ in God, and man shall live while God shall live.24. The Pharisees and scribes who heard the Lord, exclaimed, He speaks the truth; and they were glad to have the Sadducees discomfited.25. And then an honest scribe came forth and said to Jesus, Lord, you speak as one whom God has sent, and may I ask,26. Which is the greatest and the first of the Commandments of the Law?27. And Jesus said, The first is Hear O Israel, the Lord our God is one; and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your mind, with all your soul, with all your strength;28. And you shall love your neighbour as yourself.29. These are the greatest of the ten, and on them hang the Law, the Prophets and the Psalms.30. The scribe replied, My soul gives witness that you speak the truth, for love fulfils the law, and far transcends burnt offerings and sacrifice.31. And Jesus said to him, Lo, you have solved a mystery; you are within the kingdom and the kingdom is in you.32. To his disciples Jesus spoke, and all the people heard; he said, Beware you of the scribes and Pharisees who pride themselves in wearing long and richly decorated robes,33. And Love to be saluted in the market place, and seek the highest seats at feasts, and take the hard-earned wages of the poor to satisfy their carnal selves, and pray in public, long and loud.34. These are the wolves who clothe themselves to look like sheep.35. And then he said to all, The scribes and Pharisees are placed by law in Moses' seat, and by the law they interpret law;36. So what they bid you do, that do; but do not imitate their deeds.37. They say the things that Moses taught; they do the things of Beelzebul.38. They talk of mercy, yet they bind on human shoulders burdens grievous to bear.39. They talk of helpfulness, and yet they put not forth the slightest helpful efforts for their brother man.40. They make a show of doing things, and yet they do not anything but show their gaudy robes, and broad phylacteries, and smile when people call them honoured masters of the law.41. They strut about and show their pride when people call them father, so and so.42. Hear, now, you men, Call no man father here.

He healed the sick and made the deaf to hear, the blind to see, the lame to walk, and even raised the dead.11. The Jewish scribes and Pharisees were jealous of his fame and power, and they arrested him; by perjured witnesses they proved him guilty of a score of crimes,12. And on last Friday he was taken to the place of skulls and crucified.13. He died and he was buried in a rich man's tomb, out in the garden of Soloam.14. This very morning when his friends went to the tomb they found it empty; the body of the Lord was gone.15. And now the news has spread abroad that he has risen from the dead.16. The stranger said, Yes, I have heard about this man; but it seems strange that after all the things that Jewish prophets long ago foretold concerning him that when he came men knew him not.17. This man was born to demonstrate the Christ to men, and it is just to say that Jesus is the Christ.18. According to the word, this Jesus came to suffer at the hands of men, to give his life as pattern for the sons of men;19. To rise from death that men might know the way to rise from death.20. And then the stranger told the two disciples all about the Law, the Prophets and the Psalms, and read to them a multitude of things that had been written of this man from Galilee.21. And now the men had reached their home, and as the night was near they importuned the stranger to abide with them.22. and he went in with them and as they sat about the table at the evening meal, he took a piece of bread, and blessed it in the name of Christ.23. And instantly their eyes were opened up, and they perceived that he, the stranger, was the Lord, the man from Galilee; that he had risen from the dead; and then the form of Jesus disappeared.24. When he had gone, the two disciples were amazed.

They said, Did not our hearts burn with delight while he was talking to us by the way and opening up the testimonies of the Law, the Prophets and the Psalms?25. Then Zachus and Cleophas went back to Jerusalem, and everywhere they went they said, Lo, we have seen the Lord;26. He walked with us to Emmaus; he ate with us the evening meal, and broke for us the bread of life.

Nehemiah 9:12, 19 and Psalm 78:14 treat the cloud/fire as something YHVH “used to lead them” in the wilderness, but Psalm 105:39 suddenly says:> “He spread a cloud for a covering, and fire to give light by night.”This is identical wording to Canaanite descriptions of Baal’s march.