"And these are the garments which they shall make; a breastplate, and
an ephod, and a robe, and a broidered coat, a miter, and a girdle,
and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his
sons, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office. And they
shall take gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet and fine linen"
(Ex. xxviii, 4, 5). These theatrical garments we have to this day in
the Christian churches. Some additions have been made, corresponding
and harmonizing with the events that have occurred since.
We must not for one moment suppose that the Hebrews were the only
people that were active and struggled for existence--which existence in
their case this Jehova Christendom still looks upon as most miraculous.
As a nation the Jews never invented anything. Jehova is the only
thing humanity at large has inherited, and he has been a cause of
quarrel and discord ever since. Joshua dies 1443 and Saul is made
king 1095. Other nations during this period advance more rapidly in
civilization without God, without Jehova, than the Hebrews do with
his assistance. Dardanus, king of Troy, is busy building cities 1480
B.C. Danmoni invades Ireland 1463 B.C. Perseus establishes the kingdom
of Mycene 1457 B.C. Crockery is made by the Greeks 1490 B.C. All
kinds of tools and weapons are being made. At 1453 Olympic games are
celebrated in Greece. Hercules makes his appearance and arrives in
Phrygia 1225 B.C. The Trojan war begins 1194 and Helen elopes with
Paris 1204 B.C. Latinus in 1239 reigns in Italy. In 1141 the temple
of Ephesus is burnt by the Amazons. Many nations may be cited using
dancing music. Singing had already developed. I cite these few items
to show that the world was doing bravely without Jehova or God. In 1115
the Chinese not only knew of the mariner's compass, but were compiling
a standard dictionary containing forty thousand characters--which is
said to have been completed by Pa-aut-she 1100 B.C.
These brief statements, these few historical facts--and there are
any number of them--I recite for the purpose of showing that other
nations developed, other kingdoms existed, other peoples had already
made considerable advances in art, science, lawmaking, government,
priestcraft, without God, without Jehova, without the ark. These other
nations had their oracles, their ceremonies, their customs. And what is
more, they still exist as nations. They no doubt had their wonders,
their miracles, their spirits, their souls, their ghosts, their
holy of holies, their sanctums, their angels, and their divinities,
and whatever else has from time to time been invented to control and
deceive the masses and to satisfy the priests.
What everybody should understand is that these Hebrews during the
theocratic form of government were no better than, and in fact not
so good as, other nations, or any of their neighbors.
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