The pillars themselves were made of brass with a silver capital while the fence material was white flax. The area of the enclosure was the courtyard and in its wide space only three things were to be found: These functions provided a sanctuary, screening the worshipper from the outside world by keeping the wrong things out and the right things in.
The white flax, fairly gleaming in the desert sun, sharply contrasted the surrounding tents with their customary black covering. The material was actually twisted flax, which was stronger, with thicker strands that allowed the material to breathe when the winds blew against it.
The material came from the flax plant. It was first beaten with clubs, then boiled and wrung out carefully. The process was not only time consuming, but made the material very expensive.
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Flax represents the humanity of Christ. When Jesus took on human flesh, it was in order that He might suffer.
The flax foreshadowed that. This wall also reminds us of Christ the Mediator, who stands between God and us. We see God by first seeing Christ and approaching Him, even as a worshipper would see the wall as he approached, long before he saw the Tabernacle. The pillars tell of strength and solidarity, reminding us that we have a mighty Savior. Silver was the primary mineral used for coins in the ancient world, so it represents the price to be paid.
All Israelite men were required to pay a half shekel of silver as a ransom for their soul Exodus The silver capitals represent the atonement, the price Christ paid for our salvation.
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The bottoms of the pillars were made of brass. Brass symbolizes strength and judgment. This construction made the pillars themselves expressions of Christ as the Mediator of judgment at one end and redemption on the other. The walls by their nature, directed worshippers to the east end of the courtyard where they found the next important feature: There was the only way into the courtyard and the Tabernacle complex: The entrance was closed by a curtain—but not locked.
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Entry was open to any who desired to go in. The one entrance also declares Jesus as the only way to God. Those who come in through Me will be saved. They will come and go freely and will find good pastures. No one can come to the Father except through Me. Although William Craig's book Enemy at the Gates: Zaitsev claimed in an interview to have engaged in a sniper duel over a number of days. Zaitsev, the only historical source for the story, stated that after killing the German sniper and upon collecting his identification tags , he found that he had killed the head of the Berlin Sniper School.
In the film, Jude Law portraying Zaitsev uses a 7.
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The film portrays Zaitsev as barely able to read or write, while in reality he had taken construction and accounting courses and worked in administrative duties. Tania's character was also heavily fictionalized.
She was, according to her own reports, actually a sniper herself who trained under Zaitsev during the war and became one of the most infamous and ruthless snipers at Stalingrad although this is doubted by Antony Beevor. She was motivated to join the war as a means to avenge her grandparents who were murdered by the invading Germans.
Moreover, the Soviet national anthem played in the movie was composed in by Alexander Alexandrov ; however, the movie takes place in and the anthem at the time would have been the Internationale. The reviews were summarized as "Atmospheric and thrilling, 'Enemy at the Gates' gets the look and feel of war right.
However, the love story seems out of place. Roger Ebert gave the film three stars out of four and wrote that it "is about two men placed in a situation where they have to try to use their intelligence and skills to kill each other. When Annaud focuses on that, the movie works with rare concentration. The additional plot stuff and the romance are kind of a shame.
The film was poorly received in Russia. The film was also received poorly in Germany. Critics claimed that it simplified history and glorified war. Annaud stated afterwards that he would not present another film at Berlinale, calling it a "slaughterhouse" and claiming that his film received much better reception elsewhere. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. For other uses, see Enemy at the Gate disambiguation.
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