It's an 'AWL' in modern English.
Posted on 07/15/2024 6:10:23 AM PDT by Eli Kopter
Exodus 21:6 then his master is to bring him before the judges. And he shall take him to the door or doorpost and pierce his ear with an awl (aul). Then he shall serve his master for life.
Exodus 21:6 Then his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an aul; and he shall serve him for ever. Deuteronomy 15:17 Then thou shalt take an aul, and thrust it through his ear unto the door, and he shall be thy servant for ever. And also unto thy maidservant thou shalt do likewise.
The "aul" is simply another spelling for the word "awl." Historically, this word has been spelled in many ways (given here in general historical order): ael, eal, awul, awel, al, owul, eawl, eaule, owel, ouel, el, oule, alle, aule, ele, awle, all, aul, awl. This is a small tool with a long, sharp point used for making holes, usually in leather or in wood (to prepare the wood to take a nail). However, in the Bible examples, it was clearly used to make a hole in the ear of the Hebrew servant who wanted to give up his chance to go free and surrender as a lifelong servant to his master. Basically, it was a sign of voluntary slavery. The servant was brought to a door or a door post and the master would place the servant's ear up against the wood and use the aul to bore a hole in his ear. We are not told whether or not the servant placed an ornament such as an earring in his pierced ear. According to the "Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature," it was the practice in Lydia, India, and Persia to perforate the ears of boys dedicated to the service of the gods. Also, other Oriental countries employed the piercing of the ear as a sign of perpetual servitude.
So, Trump has become a Servant of God, a voluntary slave, forever. I believe that is why his life was spared.
Interesting that it was also a custom in ancient Persia, so the Iranians might make note of it.
It's an 'AWL' in modern English.
May God continue to protect Donald Trump and his family.
Keep to our prayers FRiends!
Put on the armor of God.
Piercing the ear wasn’t all that was supposed to happen.
The master was supposed to give the servant a solid gold earring to put in that ear lobe.
That was a custom of the Middle East. Ever see a depiction of a Genie? They always have a solid gold earring as a ‘Slave of the Lamp’.
The voluntary slave was usually the most trusted and highest of all the servants, and would be in charge of his master’s house and businesses. “Chief of Staff” would be the modern equivalent......................
Some thing never change. I can always count on FR to provide the most batsh*t crazy take on any given incident involving Trump. Please keep up the good work.
That is why I included both spellings. One original spelling: מַרְצֵעַ transliterated: mar’tzea. The picture is a modern awl I assume.
Ephisians 6:12
Yes, it’s modern but the design hasn’t changed in thousands of years..................
A church I used to attend had a block of wood on the wall next to the front door post for just such an occasion.
AFAIK, it was never used......... 🙄
Well God has put a Hedge around Trump, as no one would have survived all that has happened to that Man without the Lord’s help...God put a Hedge around Job till he ALLOWED Satan to test him and then the Good Lord restored 10 times what he had before the test.
The jeweler who pierced my ears 60 years ago used one of these and a chunk of ice. Rural America.
Good heavens!.........I hope he sterilized it first!.....................
Let me correct you. There is NO battle between God and Satan. Read your Bible. Satan prowls around like a roaring lion seeking who he can destroy. God is so mush more powerful than His CREATED fallen being named Satan that it’s idiotic to assume for one moment that a battle between the two were possible.
Jesus defeated sin, hell, and the grave when He died on the cross as our substitute. Adam and Eve handed dominion over when they sinned against God. Christ was the 2nd Adam and set things straight in the spiritual realm. Satan knows his time is short and therefore trying to bring down as much of humanity as possible.
The end will come in God’s time that He has predetermined and not a millionth of a second sooner or later.
I got that word yesterday with the highlighted scripture right after the picture was released and posted by a Freeper on the Q thread. There was another significant word released I saw in a short about the priests applying blood to the right ear, but wasn’t something I remembered from the bible- dipping the toe and thumb in blood and applying it to the right ear. Clearly a miracle and very prophetic what happened.
That thought occurred to me too. Thank you for posting.
RPOTUSDJT is now God’s Servant For Life.
Thank you so much for correcting me.
May we emerge victorious in the battle between good and evil.
OH, it’s not a matter of correcting you that matters so much :) God is already victorious. If we are with and in Him, so are we in the end, yes! (another :>) )
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