Part 1: Jacob & His Tapestry

Just a little FYI, these 4 parts were the foundation for the post Lost SOLVED, so if you've read that, there's no reason to read through these...it's pretty much just evidence I had gathered.

A)While using the loom to weave his tapestry, Jacob is wearing both white and black, because God created both Good & Evil and God is everything, thus if Evil exists, Evil is part of God. A bit of a contradiction but this model is universal(enough) in many religions and cultures, in particular the sources that the writers of Lost have borrowed heavily from in the past.

B) ‘Jacob's tapestry depicts a pair of wings outstretched from an encircled Eye of Horus, and what appear to be seventeen long arms emanating like rays out from the eye. The hands at the ends of the arms grope for nine human figures who appear to be at the mercy of the hands, while on either side a king sits in a throne and observes.’- Lostpedia.
‘The far wall is decorated with a faded painting of the winged Egyptian goddess Isis.’ - Transcript of The Incident Pt. 1.
‘Horus was told by his mother, Isis, to protect the people of Egypt from Set, the god of the desert, storms and chaos’ - Wikipedia.
Considering these facts one can reasonably conclude that Horus is at the very least one of several personifications of Good that Jacob is based on. I doubt Jacob would be weaving a tapestry involving Horus if he was out to destroy him.

C)Across the top of the tapestry it reads ‘may the gods grant thee all that thy heart desires’, from Homer’s Odyssey. This line suggests that Jacob is in favor of personal freedom and personal choice. He does not say ‘follow every command that I give you’. Jacob wants you to choose, he hopes you choose Good, but the most important thing is that it’s what ‘your heart desires’.

D)The tapestry also reads "Only the dead have seen the end of war" -Plato. This quote is often used to explain that war is perpetual, that war is unavoidable and everlasting, until death. ‘It only ends once’ refers to this death, the death of everything. A common theme throughout mankind’s representation of the battle between Good vs. Evil is that when Good triumphs over Evil, a new world is born, thus, the world we know comes to an end. In short, Evil has been conquered, but we all die. Jacob & The Losties conquer Team Nemesis, but we die, a new world is born, the cycle begins anew. ‘Only the dead have seen the end of war’ because at the end of this war, no one will be left alive.

E) Perhaps most importantly, this scene demonstrates Jacob's incredible patience and his ability to weave together many threads over time. That is precisely what he is doing by giving 'little pushes'(as he did the Apollo Bar he handed to Jack) to people throughout their lives. Keep in mind the word 'little', as it's important to distinguish his methods from outright interference and active involvement in their daily lives.