Sacred Scroll Of Law

Sacred Scroll Of Law
© Surazeus
2025 01 25

When he hears thunder rumble in the sky 
that shakes his faith in honor of mankind, 
some spirit deep inside his startled heart 
advises him to map the end of time 
that he should stay alert with cautious hope, 
aware of doom that stalks the frightened world. 

Scratching at cold hard dirt with bleeding hands, 
Hilkiah digs under ruins of stone walls 
with desperate anguish of the raven cry 
till he finds long brass tube inscribed with glyphs 
that glitters in winter sunlight of hope 
as he pries ancient treasure from the Earth. 

"Commissioned by Josiah, King of Judah, 
to repair temple of Jerusalem," 
Hilkiah proclaims with solemn dignity, 
"I feel that celestial spirit of Eloh 
guided me to this corner of the ruins 
so I would find this treasure from the past." 

Uncapping brass tube with aggressive faith, 
Hilkiah retrieves thick scroll of leather skin 
to unroll it on half-toppled stone wall, 
and gazes with awe at delicate lines 
which record the law that Moses composed 
with blood of angels in Mount Sinai cave. 

"These words awake strange vision in my mind 
that conjures through virtual model of light 
architectural design of structured rites 
that guide behavior humans may perform 
to enhance bright energy of the soul 
so we perceive truth basic to our world. 

Striding swiftly across the bleak waste land, 
Hilkiah cradles brass tube with sacred scroll, 
leaping over scorpions, dodging swift hawks, 
and battling fierce wolves with serpentine rod 
handed down to him from Aaron through Shallum, 
but falls exhausted in the wilderness. 

Placing brass tube with sacred scroll of law 
in hands of Shaphan, his faithful assistant, 
Hilkiah begs, "Take this scroll Moses composed 
safely to hands of Josiah, our king, 
then return to escort me with kind courage 
to rebuild grand Temple of Solomon." 

Accepting sacred treasure of the law, 
Shaphan travels around wind-blasted hills 
to kneel before Josiah on wood throne 
who caresses ancient scroll in brass tube 
with reverent awe, then stands before the crowd 
to read words of Yahweh to his lost people.