Posts tagged ‘literal’
What’s in a Metaphor Anyway?
Were the Israelites right in thinking that the land was quite rich when God used the term “milk and honey”? Was it okay for them to conclude that all their provisions would be met while living on the Land (provided of course, they continued to worship and obey God), or was God merely exaggerating? I think most would agree that their expectations related the Land God was giving them were quite accurate and did not rise above God’s intended expectations. In that way then, they understood the meaning of God’s language about the Land flowing with “milk and honey” quite literally.
New Video Lesson on Interpreting the Bible Literally
We have begun a series of video lessons on Interpreting the Bible Literally (is Not as Confusing as It Sounds). These are based on our book of the same name, which is ultimately based on the Bible.
We hope to do about two of these per month and should average 15-minutes each…
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