Commentary on the
Book of Enoch, Chapter 14:23-25.

Text

14:23  And the most holy ones who were nigh to Him did not leave by night nor depart from Him.
14:24  And until then I had been prostrate on my face,
trembling: and Yehuveh called me with
          His own mouth, and said to me: ‘Come hither, Enoch, and hear My word.’
14:25  And one of the holy ones came to me and waked me, and He made me rise up and
          approach the door: and I bowed my face downwards.
Commentary

14:23 While the Scriptures allude to this continual presence, there is no single verse that says it as well as Enoch does here! “Praise ye Him, all His angels: praise ye Him, all His hosts.” Psalms 148:2. [Also, Psalms 103:20-21; Job 38:7; Isaiah 6:2-4; Ezekiel 3:12; Revelation 5:11-13.]
        When Aaron and his sons were anointed to minister in the tabernacle, part of their ordination was
“Therefore shall ye abide at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation day and night seven days, and keep the charge of Yehuveh.” Leviticus 8:35.

14:24-25 As noted in Enoch 14:13, trembling is that process of weighing what you value and determining where you are going. In the presence of Yehuveh’s purity and holiness, Enoch must determine whether he will approach closer. Yehuveh Himself invites him into greater intimacy. Yet even in the face of such an invitation, Enoch bows his head in utter humility.


Gael Bataman
Originally Written:             11 July 2006
Latest Update:                  30 November 2011


 
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