Harsha in the Bible — Hidden Meaning & Symbolism

Harsha, här'-sha (Heb.)-- artificer; craftsman; worker; magician; enchanter; deaf; dumb; silent. He was of the Nethinim. His descendants returned from the Babylonian captivity (Ezra 2:52). Meta. A religious thought in man that tends to the psychical yet seeks to serve God. It is not really receptive to spiritual Truth; it is deaf-- meaning not receptive, not responsive. It works in the psychical, or soul, realm; thus it expresses much that seems to be occult, magical, supernatural (magician, artificer, enchanter). This thought belongs to the bond-servant class (Nethinim) in consciousness, and must give way to the true spiritual understanding that comes with the knowledge of divine sonship (see Gal. 4).