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The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah Vol 1 - Predestination

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Rabbinic witticism in its play on <strong>the</strong> word<br />

Bedzebul. For, Zebhtd (^3t) means in Rabbinic<br />

language, not any ordinary dwelling, bat<br />

specifically <strong>the</strong> Temple,'^ <strong>and</strong> Beel-Zeiml would<br />

be <strong>the</strong> ^Master <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Temple/ On <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r h<strong>and</strong>,<br />

Zibbvl (^3|) means ^ sacrificing to idols; ^ <strong>and</strong><br />

hence Beel-zebul would, in that sense, be<br />

equivalent to * lord' or * chief <strong>of</strong> idolatrous<br />

sacrificing' *—^<strong>the</strong> worst <strong>and</strong> chielest <strong>of</strong> demons,<br />

who presided over, <strong>and</strong> incited to, idolatry. * <strong>The</strong><br />

Lord <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Temple * (which truly was His<br />

Church) was to <strong>the</strong>m * <strong>the</strong> chief <strong>of</strong> idolatrous<br />

worship/ <strong>the</strong> Representative <strong>of</strong> Grod that <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

worst <strong>of</strong> demons: Beelzebul was Beelzibbul! •<br />

What <strong>the</strong>n might * His Household' expect at <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

h<strong>and</strong>s ?<br />

But <strong>the</strong>y were not to fear such misrepresentations.<br />

In due time<br />

* So Ber. 5S h; Siphra on Ley. zxy. 23; Ber. B. 49;<br />

Shem. B. 42; Midr. on Ps. xxvii. 4.

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