Divine Intervention

I feel as though time is against me, I intended to write one entry a month for at least a year, but I am finding that six weeks is a closer approximation. I'm going to have to intervene; thankfully that is my next topic.

I have italicised the word intervene because it have special meaning when applied to a divinity. How does Yoda purport to intervene? How does he have the ability to do so, and who are we to determine how the ineffable can or cannot? We have established that communication between you and your God/s is prayer. What does God call it, however? Given that, praise aside, we are generally placating in prayer, Gods position is to receive (prayer) and act or act not. Although we say God responds thus or God declines to act thus, we have no right to do so. I have to tell you; if you are of mankind, you have no knowledge of the mind of God. You may think you do, and some display extreme conviction that they, and sometimes they only, have the right of Yoda's impetus. This is not proof; there is no science behind such an assumption, presently.

However, if I say 'yes' it is more than conceivable that I actually mean 'no', I'm not simply illustrating my wishy-washy nature, I'm stating that 'yes' and indeed 'no' are totally perspective based. This is an echo of the 'allow my mysteriousness time to work its mojo' commandment. You may accept that in asking for the moon, your mark of successful intersession by your God; is the delivery of one moon. This is not the case; I have decided that in order to give you the moon, I would have to compromise the existence of every life form on the surface of the earth. My rationality may well be, therefore;

'The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few' Star Trek II (the Wrath of Khan.)

This is also a guiding premise in utilitarian thinking. I am of the opinion that this is the opposing stance to modern, American-model, democracy. I would agree that it is impossible to encapsulate such things; however, may I strike me down, if I'm wrong. And I can't be. How paradoxical! There are thousands of actions by God in the Bible and our teaching suggests that his intent is one of Love, always. Except that rationally, and this is indeed a human perspective, His interventions cannot be the actions of one who loves. The following is my humble attempt to illustrate this;

Was it 'right' for Yoda to intervene when he flooded the earth? How indeed, was it possible for Him to have arrived at that point? All-knowing, I'm sad to say, is all-knowing. I am sad to say it because at the moment of creation Yoda sanctions the arbitrary massacre of all life, with the exception of Noah and his incestuous kin. One theory is that the flood was necessary to remove the Nephilim, who are the Nephilim? Well, God created the angels and he created men, in His infinite wisdom he allows them to lust after one another. He knows this will happen and that issue will arise, they are the Nephilim. However due to unbridled lustiness they became too numerous and generally, a little naughty, in the eyes of Yoda. There is even a story that one of the Nephilim stowed away on the ark and is bringing about the end of mankind as we speak. Except that, for me, the all-knowing allowing that to happen would be indicative of God's intention to kill us all. That is the subject of a future post, so, I'll not go there just yet.

Here is another little story that appears in the Talmud, re-written by me, for today's audience. It illustrates the lengths to which Yodehvavheh was prepared intervene on behalf of Adam; before the naughty little monkey ate the fruit Yoda didn't want the little monkey to eat (did you have to plant that tree, there?). The story is intriguing; Adam is bored, and like all men needs something to while away the hours (well two or three minutes anyway) so, Adam is firstly encouraged, by Yoda, to get 'all carnal' with the beasts to see if he can find a suitable mate. He tries his best, Yoda love him, but finds none suitable. Adam beseeches Yoda and Yoda grants intercession, He makes a mate and calls her Lilith, she has all the attributes you would expect in a mate for the first man, she is short, ugly, and has a tail (!?!?, but yeah, really!).

Adam, lucky bloke, witnesses her construction from 'filth and sediment', and is suitably nauseated. And Litlith decrees that she will not '…lie beneath you', she mutters the ineffable name and buggers off (go sister!). Adam is peeved that his 'helpmeet' has rebelled and asks for her return. She will not return, is chastened by the angels, and Eve is created. This time, Adam is put to sleep and she is constructed from his rib to ensure that, as she is of him, so shall she obey him. And the rest is 'Mythstory' (I don't mind you using my new word, so long as you state you saw it here first!). Incidentally, if you credit this story as true, (and it is the word of God) then Lillith is still around somewhere, she was expelled prior to the fall and so did not endure death. Young Jewish boys are told she waits for their leakage during the night to begat her demonic hordes (nice!).

Why then, is the delightful Lilly not in 'our' Bible? She clearly illustrates that Yoda has the ability to make mistakes if you view the Talmud as the word of Yoda.

We know from the bible that, Abraham, father of faiths, was the son of an idol maker in Ur, a Sumerian city. The Sumerians were pantheistic. Cutting to the chase then, Abraham separates his God from the gods of Sumer by using the old chestnut; 'my god is bigger than your god' and the Jews are born (eventually). Beliefs are damned near impossible to shake, however, and the heroes of old, who used to be gods, had to become something other than gods, and be thus forth subject to the will of God(Yoda). So the infantile Jews (historically, not by nature) have several 'personalities' that they are, by and large, unwilling to dismiss. Nor indeed, 'roll-up' into Yoda. How can the young upstart 'I am that I am' be responsible for the creature the Sumerians refer to as Lillith (a storm demon). In essence she is made to fit into God's plan or Hebrew history. She is useful to the fledgling Jews because she represents the old 'scare-the-kids' principle that the Holy books are all founded on.

The Talmud is, or should, be of importance to those of Christian faith, for God is displayed 'warts and all' within it, get to know him, if only in homage to the adage;

"Keep your friends close and your enemies closer"; (attributed to) Sun-Tzu circa. 400BC.

Am I declaring myself an enemy of God? Possibly, however I would ask Him to consider;

"There are no strangers here, only friends you haven't yet met"; William Butler Yeats

Come on Yoda, what do you say?

Can we be friends?



Mr. Pat.