Several South Africans have also taken to social media to share their opinion on the issue, and ask for the return of the jewel. 'The minerals of our country and other countries continue to benefit Britain at the expense of our people.' 'The Cullinan Diamond must be returned to South Africa with immediate effect,' said Sabelo. South African activist Thanduxolo Sabelo spoke to the media, stating that the large diamond had to be returned. Over 6,000 people have taken to sign a Change petition asking for the Great Star of Africa to be returned to South Africa. The diamond is currently mounted on a scepter that belonged to the late queen. The death has triggered mixed reactions online, and has also generated a lot of conversations around colonialism and genocide. According to CNN, the 500-carat diamond was presented to King Edward VII in 1907 Cullinan, a Gauteng province of South Africa.įollowing the death of the British monarch, many South Africans are calling on the royal family to return the jewel because it was not acquired legitimately.

This long psalm deserves a long introduction.On the heels on the death of Queen Elizabeth II, South Africa is asking the royal family to return the largest clear-cut diamond in the world, known as the Great Star of Africa or Cullinan I. The author is unnamed older commentators almost universally said it is a psalm of David, composed throughout his entire life. More modern commentators sometimes conclude that it is post-exilic, coming from the days of Nehemiah or Ezra. It may be that David was the author, but we can’t say this with certainty, and it is not necessary to know if it were important, God would have preserved the name of David to this psalm. No matter who the author was, it was likely written over some period of time and later compiled, because there is not a definite flow of thought from the beginning of the psalm to the end. The sections and verses are not like a chain, where one link is connected to the other, but like a string of pearls where each pearl has equal, but independent value. Psalm 119 is arranged in an acrostic pattern. There are 22 letters in the Hebrew alphabet, and this psalm contains 22 units of 8 verses each. Each of the 22 sections is given a letter of the Hebrew alphabet, and each line in that section begins with that letter. The closest parallel to this pattern in Scripture is found in Lamentations 3, which is also divided into 22 sections, and a few other passages in the Hebrew Scriptures use an acrostic pattern. A Diamond Rush in South Africa, Born of Desperation and Distrust Africa KWAHLATHI, South Africa Sbusiso Molefe stretched the pickax high above his head and hacked into the clumpy black dirt around his feet. Since this is a psalm glorifying God and His word, it refers to Scripture over and over again. Psalm 119 is remarkable for how often it refers to God’s written revelation, His word. The Masoretes (a group of Jewish scholars between the 6 th and 10 th centuries AD) said that the word of God is mentioned in every verse except Psalm 119:122. Other people analyze this differently (with disagreement about Psalm 119:84, 90, 121, 132). In this psalm there are eight basic words used to describe the Scriptures, God’s written revelation to us: But Scripture is mentioned in at least 171 of the 176 verses.

Law ( torah, used 25 times in Psalm 119): “Its parent verb means ‘teach’ or ‘direct’ therefore coming from God it means both ‘law’ and ‘revelation.’ It can be used of a single command or of a whole body of law.” (Derek Kidner).

Word ( dabar, used 24 times): The idea is of the spoken word, God’s revealed word to man.“Proceeding from his mouth and revealed by him to us…” (Matthew Poole).Judgments ( mispatim, used 23 times): “…from shaphat, to judge, determine, regulate, order, and discern, because they judge concerning our words and works show the rules by which they should be regulated and cause us to discern what is right and wrong, and decide accordingly.” (Adam Clarke).To obey His testimonies “…signifies loyalty to the terms of the covenant made between the Lord and Israel.” (Willem VanGemeren) Testimonies ( edut/edot, used 23 times): This word is related to the word for witness.

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