For those who still can’t see it:
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For some reason, I thought of Reverend Dexter from Babylon 5
“Every day, here and at home, we are warned about the enemy. But who is the enemy? Is it the alien? Well, we are all alien to one another. Is it the one who believes differently than we do? No, not at all, my friends. The enemy is fear. The enemy is ignorance. The enemy is the one who tells you that you must hate that which is different. Because, in the end, that hate will turn on you. And that same hate will destroy you.”, followed by the hymn
It still hits me hard, one of the best juxtaposition scenes in a series. Chilling and beautiful.
holy shit, i am way too high for this
Ok, but wtf does that mean
A reference to Habbakuk 3:11 in the Bible, which Jesus alludes to in his triumphal entrance into Jerusalem (see Luke 19:40). Habbakuk is prophesying against the people of God and saying they’ve become such a bunch of self-serving hypocrites that even the stones and timbers of their house (figurative or literal) cry out against them.
If you want more explanation, I’m happy to unpack it more, but that’s where it comes from.
As to why someone felt it made a good message for a rock wall? I don’t know. Often Christians interpret it as the stones are crying out in joy at Jesus’ arrival, but that misses the Habakkuk allusion, the political reality of Jesus’ conflict with the Jerusalem temple authorities, and the context in which “hosanna” historically gets used.
Now that I know something about it I’ve lost all interest.
I appreciate your effort and explanation, just not something I want to spend any mental effort on. Cheers
Yeah, immediately deflated once I read it was some dumbass scripture thing
