i wasn't there so i certainly won't rule anything out
how does that square with "God is one," abraham's destruction of the idols, "there is no God but me," and so on?
the temple housed the intangible divine presence. no material representation of God is possible, but the anthropomorphic expressions are a way to give people a reference point to understand God's attributes
like in the passover story where His "mighty hand and outstretched arm" describes God's power, not His literal swoleness level
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2023-07-06 04:29:38
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