i'm thinking of starting a temporary theme with some of my posts. while at work i was thinking about Thrice songs and how many of them have Biblical references in them. I decided I'd go find the places in the Bible that the songs refer to and show them here. Because Dustin Kensrue is pretty much my hero.
First, the song:
then lyrics:
Mark me with fear, I'm trembling
Send someone else instead
I know my world is ending
I can't repay my debt
Can I carry such a heavy burden?
Can I move when I am paralyzed?
I see a fire behind a heavy curtain
I lean in closer and I close my eyes
Kiss the coals, breathe in smoke,
And I say, "Here I am, send me."
Lifts my soul, free and so unafraid
"Here I am, send me, send me."
Free and so unafraid
"Here I am, send me."
Mark me with fire and
Send me among the living dead.
They cannot comprehend me;
I watch the sickness spread
How, can they hear me when their hearts are hardened?
How, can they see me when they close their eyes?
So they can tell you I'm an easy target
A wooden saw is quite a way to die
Kiss the coals, breathe in smoke,
And I say, "Here I am, send me."
Lifts my soul, free and so unafraid
"Here I am, send me, send me."
Free and so unafraid
"Here I am, send me."
"Here I am, send me."
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Now the Bible verse it is drawn from. At least, this is what I assume, and I think you'll agree it makes sense: Isaiah 6
1 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted, and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2 Above him were seraphs, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. 3 And they were calling to one another:
"Holy, holy, holy is the LORD Almighty;
the whole earth is full of his glory."
4 At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke.
5 "Woe to me!" I cried. "I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the LORD Almighty."
6 Then one of the seraphs flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar. 7 With it he touched my mouth and said, "See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for."
8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?"
And I said, "Here am I. Send me!"
9 He said, "Go and tell this people:
" 'Be ever hearing, but never understanding;
be ever seeing, but never perceiving.'
10 Make the heart of this people calloused;
make their ears dull
and close their eyes. [a]
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
hear with their ears,
understand with their hearts,
and turn and be healed."
11 Then I said, "For how long, O Lord?"
And he answered:
"Until the cities lie ruined
and without inhabitant,
until the houses are left deserted
and the fields ruined and ravaged,
12 until the LORD has sent everyone far away
and the land is utterly forsaken.
13 And though a tenth remains in the land,
it will again be laid waste.
But as the terebinth and oak
leave stumps when they are cut down,
so the holy seed will be the stump in the land."
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ok. so we take out the parts that match up with the Thrice song. This song is written from the perspective of Isaiah. He had an incredible experience with God in which he was commisioned as God's messenger. "kiss the coals" is obviously drawn from verse 6. the fire behind a curtain lines refer to the temple where God lived with his people. only the highest priest was allowed to go into the most holy place where God dwelled, and the priest could only go once a year. that part of the temple was seperated from the rest by a large, thick curtain. on a separate note, when Jesus died that curtain was torn in two, signifying that there was now no seperation between God and His people.
the parallels are fairly obvious. i feel like i set myself up to try to explain more than i needed to, heh.
for anyone that has a problem with God declaring the destruction of the land, the people, please keep in mind the last lines:
"But as the terebinth and oak leave stumps when they are cut down, so the holy seed will be the stump in the land."
God has a plan and a purpose for this which seems like destruction. A seed is planted and good will come from it. Did you know forest fires can be good and essential events sometimes? The fire actually causes some seeds to open or "activate." This makes new growth, new health and life. God can work all things for good. It's a shame that so many people fail to see the good that results though.
that all went probably less effective than i had imagined. haha. oh well, i'll try for better next time.
Grace and Peace yo.
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