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The kevód of the Elohìm of Israel came from the east and produced a<br />

sound similar to that of a large mass of water<br />

Here again we read of the Elohìms' flying machines, and the big ru<strong>mb</strong>le!<br />

Ezekiel finally notes that this was the same vision as the one he had seen at the<br />

river Kevàr.<br />

The full text of Ezekiel refers to events that the Prophet has witnessed and has<br />

wanted to describe in detail: Flying machines guided by Elohìms, and which<br />

land in various geographical locations, and that also function as a<br />

comparison element; just like one does for an ordinary story telling there are<br />

things that are look like - or are exactly like - what was seen in another place<br />

and time!<br />

Dogmatic Prejudice<br />

The accuracy of the editor of Ezekiel's book helps to understand what has<br />

happened and on the other hand allows us also to make a remark about the<br />

attitude of many traditional commentators who have defined the prophet as a<br />

“wordy writer” because “gets lost in detailed description”.<br />

The dogmatic attitude finds everything useless that is not directly functional<br />

to the conception of God as established by religious thought.<br />

Evidently, Ezekiel, free from dogmatic ruling, did not consider it useless<br />

to dwell on the representation of Yahweh's chariot, which was, in fact, an<br />

expression and proof of his strength.<br />

Once again we can not fail to note that the traditional force exerted by those<br />

who live with the discomfort of reading what is not compatible with the<br />

tenets, does not allow a fair and positive approach to the content of the text.<br />

This creates obvious difficulties for those who need to match the original<br />

texts with preconceived religious thesis.<br />

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