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I thought this was an interesting phrase. Without the word demon, Sin is simply personified as a generic enemy in hiding, waiting to trip us (perhaps literally) up. The REB's addition of a demon is still a personification of sin, but now it takes a much darker, malevolent tone.
I was curious to see if there was any textual basis for adding the word demon to the text, but I initially saw nothing in the Hebrew or in any variant that would lend itself to add the word demon. Although I did not do an exhaustive search, I could not find the word demon in any mainstream translations other than the earlier New English Bible, on which the REB is based. I did, however, find it in the translation created by Speiser in the 1983 Anchor Bible Commentary on Genesis:
John H. Walton (ZIBBCOT, Genesis, p. 38) offers a more brief explanation and summary of the above facts, but also offers this alternative meaning of administrator before leaning in the direction of demon:
I polled a few other commentaries and found that a number of them also give credence to the possibility of a direct reference to the rābiṣum, or "crouching demon," or at least an allusion to it. Although I'm sure that certain religious groups would thrill to have an extra demon to reference in this passage, the fact remains that if this is a reference to the crouching demon, the overall idea is still used as a personification of sin by the writer of Genesis. He's telling us that Sin is like that old croucher, Rābiṣum, hiding unseen, waiting to trip us up when we don't expect it. Therefore, we have to be alert so that we master him before he masters us! I'm really surprised that more translations don't pick up on this idea. Personally, I think that would really preach!
Thanks, Doug. I've got the 1985 JPS, which is one of the translations I looked at, but it did not have the addition of demon. I may have to see if I can track down the 1917 edition as it often seems to have interesting readings not in the later edition.
Thanks for the post. I once had a vision about this. It was many years ago and at first I did not know what it meant. The reason I am on this blog is because I have recently been brought back to my experience and the meaning of this verse. I wanted to know what crouching meant. I guess my vision helps answer your interpretation:
"During the night I awoke to strange noises coming up the entrance stairs to my second floor apartment. I got up immediately (I was not sleeping or dreaming at this point, I was awake!). My bedroom was just outside the front door. I walked slowly to the front door and stood there listening to the sounds moving up the stairs. It sounded like more than one of them talking in a weird language. I know they weren't humans speaking - I know what human languages sounds like. It sounded like a 'whispery watery sound', like strange, dark moving water. They were whispering to one another as they hurried up the stairs. Then I heard them move straight toward my front door. I just stood there behind the door listening. They sounded very close to the door, as if they were touching it. I also remember their whispering being close down to the ground, at the bottom half of the door. They must have been there for a good while whispering to one another."
Add to this, if you will, the promise from Jesus that the Father will turn a bitter, unforgiving person "over to the torturers" if he does not forgive from his heart (Mat 18:34-35; c.f. Eph 4:26-27 & 2Cor 2:10-11). Cain was clearly bitter, whether toward Yaweh, Abel or both of them is immaterial. Jesus' promise of Satanic attack, as clarified by the Apostle Paul, is an eternal truth that can be seen played out throughout the Bible. There are many instances but the most vivid illustration of which I am aware is in the totally irrational (demonized) conduct of King Saul who was "terrorized" by "an evil spirit from the Lord" (1Sa 16:14, 16; 19:9).
God tells us to forgive, give thanks and pray for our enemies, viz. any and all who offend us in any way. For those who realize the ominous consequences of failing to obey God, prompt obedience is a determined, defensive counterattack. "For we are not ignorant of [Satan's] schemes." (2Co 2:11). Whether for the man who raped my daughter, a reprehensible politician or even a person who offends me while driving a car, I will promptly forgive, give thanks and pray for my offenders (enemies), lest I assure myself of demonic attack.
Today I came across this page looking more into this rabisu. And the reason is because GOD andJESUS allowed me to have personal exoeriences whith this demon which was called an evil man by an unseen voice telling ne to get away from him.the first experience with this rabisu was at around three or four years old. Woke up stood up and dont know why loojed out the window and there i saw a man crouched over at the door. It wasnt until reading from an old catholic Bible and seeing the word demon crouching at the door.
So a while back maybe 2 years now this happened to me. I was in my living room and a crouching demon looking thing with a long tongue came crawling from the ceiling. It kept flicking its tounge and crouched down next to me on the couch. I stood up and cursed it, then threw a pillow at it. I'll never forget this and in old lore I have read about crouching demon of death. My sister died shortly after. What was this evil thing? It haunts me and maybe me being aggressive made it come for my sister.
The same could be said of the Black Guardian and White Guardian. These were the arc-welding characters from the whole Key to Time season. However, they even felt superfluous to those stories, serving more as a continuity link than as plot points interesting in their own ways. Recycling them again and making them serve the same purpose with the same problem in another string of episodes only serves to demonstrate how broken this twentieth season was.
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I started out by researching old Japanese folklore demons and quickly noticed that the classic Oni mask was a commonly used representation of a Japanese demon. I decided to use that as the face for the demon and proceeded to learn how to draw it and at the same time tried to pick up some definitive characteristics from the mask so I could later on simplify the linework and detail while still keeping the aesthetic of an Oni mask.
At the same time a more general idea of the enemy had been forming in my head. The idea was that the enemy would be this huge brute with a slouching troll-like body and posture, who would smash his enemies with slow but powerful attacks. This was because of the fact that he was a melee character. I continued by designing his body shape, which I made an upside down pyramid to make him look powerful. After that I made a sketch of the demon from the front view to clarify the aesthetic to myself better. I also added some spiky hair coming out under his mask to add to the demonic and animalistic look.
I do have a few questions that arise in my mind. Have you chosen a color palette for the demon yet? It would be very interesting to see what kind of colors you would like to paint this with. Also, you mentioned before that this was supposed to be in japanese woodblock art style. I am quite curious to know how the process of painting it into that art style would be like.
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