Is Isaiah 8:14 also an allusion to the foundation stone of the temple, upon which the mercy seat rests and where the Lord literally visits His people? Thus, the stumbling stone for the wicked evokes a multi-layered symbol (rock=temple=presence of the Lord)?
Is Isaiah 8:14 also an allusion to the foundation stone of the temple, upon which the mercy seat rests and where the Lord literally visits His people? Thus, the stumbling stone for the wicked evokes a multi-layered symbol (rock=temple=presence of the Lord)?
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