Golden Divinity

Joshua 19-21

Lots of information, lots of cities and lots of divided pasture lands.  I must admit to finding it difficult to hear God this a.m.  I can write about the cities of refuge.  Where do you run when there’s nowhere else to turn?  I could write about the map in the back of my Bible that shows ancient Israel divided up into colors of red, yellow, orange and green, signifying each tribe.  Reminds me of the habit of some to divide America into red, blue and purple states.  I like the designation “United” better.

One odd thought is this, if God divided up the space, the Promised Land, it must have been divided in Ultimate Perfection.  For thounsands of years artists, philosophers and mathematicians have studied the perfect division of any space.  The formula is called The Golden Mean, The Divine Ratio or Phi.  Phi being the first three letters of the name of the Greek sculptor, Phidias, who closely studied and worked within the ratio.  Volumes of art, math and philosophical texts have been written on this Divine division of space which we will sum up as the long axis is 1.618033987… of the short axis.  This formula is found in compositional ratio throughout nature from the cellular to the cosmic.  It is also found in many of the great works of art and architecture that all cultures celebrate.  Its most common example is shown below.  Man did not invent this ratio, but once discovered we have found its perfection so common and compelling that we named it after its maker, The Divine Ratio.  I guess if God were to divide up any space from the Milky Way to the Promised Land, it would be the Perfection of Division!  God we love You!!!  

The flawless design in the nautilus shell contains the golden ration