Sunday Musings: By Williamsji Maveli

Sunday Musings:   By Williamsji

Sunday, 01st June, 2014

My Sunday Day Greetings to COSMOFUNNEL Administration, to all authors, artistes and viewers

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SYNOPSIS: This is my weekend writing column for a review of a poem from a selected author. This Column is being titled as " Sunday Musings " with a view to feature an in-depth analysis of  any one of the poems from the previous weeks winning nominations, selected by me at random to avoid the elaborate review or comment postings  by me in the usual comments column. Cherie Sumner's almost all poems are great success and have won the nominations; hence it was very difficult to choose the best one for my review. However, I shall plan this column in such a way to accommodate almost all style of poems by all poets and poetess of COSMOFUNNEL, which I hope will give more room for encouragement and inspirations to write. The poems selected are purely from my own liking and discretion and has nothing to do with the ratings, voting and nomination aspects. Hope, readers will understand my view point and enjoy my writing. My views and interpretations in this column are purely my own observations, and it has nothing to do with the personal life of the author of the poem.  I am eager to read your feed-backs.  The details of the poem which  I have taken-up for this Sunday Musings is as below:

• Poem Title: Lion of Judah
• Author : Poetess Cherie Sumner
• Posted on: 30th May 
•  No of Viewers: 537
• No of Comments : 22
• No of Votes: 7
• No: nominations: 1
• No of followers: 84
• No of profile views: 5243

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Lion of Judah

Lion of Judah, Jacob’s blessing, and my precious friend
Upon your Majesty’s wisdom shall my life depend
Seraphim and Cherubim kneel before your holy face
My redemption by your sacrifice - forever my grace

Lion of Judah" is the symbol of Israeli tribe of Judah. Judah is the fourth son of Jacob who is said to be the tribe's founder. The association between Judah and the lion can first be found in the blessing given by Jacob to Judah in the book of Genesis. Both King and Jesus hail from the tribe of Judah. The Lion of Judah is also a phrase used in the Book of Revelation to represent Jesus.

Impassioned, I humbly feel your empowered righteous roar
Your mighty presence in my life shall never be ignored
Mold me, mend me, break me, immerse me in your principles
Creator of all that exists, your reign is invincible

In Christian tradition, the Lion of Judah represents the triumphant of Jesus. Jesus was from the tribe of Judah and he is mentioned as the Lion of Judah in Revelation.

Whom shall I fear with your protection on my side?
No enemy can withstand the lion’s great pride
Nestled in your promises, a comfort of truth
The world may pass away, but your words last in sooth

And again, Poetess Cherie Sumner says, The Root of Jesus will spring up, one who will arise to rule over the nations; in him the Gentiles will hope. No enemy can withstand the lion’s great pride

Prince of Peace, Savior, and beautiful life in breath
Firstborn over the grave; you conquered even death
I lay before your feet, and offer my praise and then some
Lion of Judah, I wait in faith for your Kingdom to come

The Poetess concludes the verse on the resurrection of Lord Jesus from the grave and conquered even death :

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The poem by Poetess Cherie Sumner is a fabulous depiction of the historical, religious concept of the "Lion of Judah" which is the symbol of Israeli tribe of Judah. The poem is well presented poetically as well as symbolically which in-turn attracts almost all the readers or viewers.  Best of Luck dear Poetess Cherie Sumner, Happy writings @ Cosmofunnel, Congratulations

And one of the elders said to me, “Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.”

The Poem is fully based on the Old Testament and is related with biblical texts about lions. This   reminds us of the strength, fierceness, and roar of these predators. There were lions in Israel during biblical times, and shepherds, farmers and travelers seem to have encountered them most often. The lion often attacked flocks unexpectedly, and was ruthless and usually unstoppable. The roar of the lion was audible for miles, but he was deadly silent when in attack mode.Given these circumstances, it is no surprise that the lion was often used metaphorically in apocalyptic literature to refer to rulers, particularly strong or ruthless ones. In that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples; the nations will rally to him, and his resting place will be glorious. Congrats to Poetess Cherie Sumner for sharing this poem with an excellent biblical background.

- WILLIAMSJI MAVELI

williamsji@yahoo.com