על שינוי השמות מ״וOn the Change of Names 46
א׳
1[264] “But at this season,” he continues, “she shall bear to thee,” that is, wisdom shall bear joy. What is the season you set before us, Master? Wonder of wonders! Is it not the season which is as no other, which no created being can set forth? For the true season, the dayspring of the universe, when all is well and seasonable with earth and heaven, and the intermediate natures, both living creatures and plants, can be no other than Himself.
ב׳
2[265] And therefore Moses feared not to say to the fugitives from danger who shrank from waging the war for virtue against their antagonists, “The season hath departed from them, but the Lord is among you” (Num. 14:9). Here he acknowledges with hardly any disguise that God is the Season which departs far away from all the impious, but walks in rich and fertile souls.
ג׳
3[266] “For I will walk among you,” he says, “and will be your God” (Lev. 26:12). But they who say that season means the changes of the year strain the terms from their proper meaning, for they have not carefully studied the real natures of things but are deeply tainted with looseness of thought.