In contrast, the one on the camel is seen as representing opposing forces because of the unseemliness of the camel. Others understand the two as emblematic of the letter and spirit and connect them to the two covenants.
The Hebrew term "arie," commonly translated as lion by Aquila and Symmachus, was rendered as "Uriah" in the LXX, the meaning of which is unclear. Some believe it signifies the light of the Lord, although the term for the light is spelled differently. This reference to Uriah may suggest the name of the guard that the prophet is instructed to set in his heart, alluding to Christ, meaning that through His presence within us, we can perceive future events. The symbolism of the lion also aligns with how Christ is referenced by Jacob (Genesis 49) and Balaam (Numbers 23).
I stand continuously on the watchtower of the Lord, by day and night. Behold, he approaches, a man on a chariot drawn by two horses, declaring that Babylon has fallen, and its idols are cast down to the ground. My threshing floor and the offspring of my threshing floor! What I have relayed from the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, I have shared with you. The Lord has declared that I stood all day and watched over the encampment all night. Look, he comes, seated on a two-horse chariot, proclaiming that Babylon has fallen.
The prophet announces this message of impending judgment. He who observes from the watchtower has seen what is forthcoming—namely, the imminent arrival of the Lord Savior upon a two-horse chariot, drawing a donkey and a camel. This charioteer tells the expectant prophet that the conglomeration known as Babylon has fallen, a foreshadowing of its ultimate demise at the end of time. All its idols lie shattered upon the ground, referred to in the LXX as man-made idols, pointing to the errors propagated by idolaters who revere the fabrications of their hearts.
What the prophet states after “my threshing floor and the son of my threshing floor” conveys a meaning concerning those who will be gathered into the Lord's storehouse, having been threshed through various tribulations to remove the chaff, gathering only the purest wheat. This message, borne from the Lord of Hosts, is directed to all those who inhabit the world.
The LXX translates the encouragement for the remnant to hear and mourn, suggesting that those left are the apostles, echoing Isaiah's prophecy that if the Lord had not preserved a remnant, they would be like Sodom and Gomorrah. This remnant, as highlighted in the apostle's teaching to the Romans, are those saved among the Jewish people who mourn for their nation’s destruction. Thus, the prophet articulates what he has heard from God the Father concerning the future of His people.
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