In Hebrew this s word means “upward journey”. Jews returning to the promised land would be said to be making their Aliyah.
As with any upward journey, the choice at every step is to go higher, remain where you are, or to go lower. The text describes the journey back to Israel of the Jews as a physical journey; one bound in the law and the people of God.
As followers of Christ we are brought bro communion n with God’s people in a spiritual way rather than a physical one. So our Aliyah is a spiritual journey, with spiritual decisions to go up, stay the same, or go down.
From a spiritual reference, our Aliyah is our entire lives. If we are to join with God in the New Jerusalem, the City set on a Mountain, we are to day-to-day make the decision to go higher.
We know how to act and live a good life. The law is written into our being as the tell tale brush technique of a great artist is easily seen. Every movement we are to submit to the law. To our inner compas. Careful that we continually compare our ways to the ways of Jesus and the Santa from the Bible.
The struggles of our life Eva represent each step toward our meeting with God in his holy mountain.
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Mark K