Questions tagged [metaphor]
A metaphor is a figure of speech that refers to one thing by means of another thing.
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Ezekiel 8"each man in the room of his carved images" shows Israelites metaphorical idolatry being uniquely different with different Israelites
I might just be asking the obvious.
Some parts Ezekiel 8 could certainly be describing how Israel actually fell into outwardly expressive explicit idolatry where they adopted the religious customs of ...
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Is Song of Songs 1:9 using an imagery of the Pharaoh's army pursuing the Israelites in Exodus?
Context: About a month ago, I asked on a question on this forum (Why would Pharaoh's army rush into the water? Possible explanation in Song of Songs?), and I have come up with a new perspective on ...
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Academic/scholarly theological phrases for actions taken in earthly realm that trigger events within earthly realm itself &/or in Spiritual realm
Lets obviously start with the Most Significant, Consequential & Well-known Action/Step that occurred which was the death of Jesus Christ on the Cross of Crucifixion:
Matthew 27:50-53
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Deeper contextual meaning of (Lam. 2:6) "He has violently treated His tabernacle like a garden booth" metaphor where God's tabernacle is like a garden
I hope I'm Not getting too nitty-gritty or nit-picky or getting bogged down by minor details.
I understand Lamentations 2 describes God's disciplinary actions against The Israelites.
However, I found ...
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Lamentations 2:1's "And has not remembered His footstool In the day of His anger"'s "footstool" term a metaphor for temple or ark of covenant or both?
I might just be splitting hairs or making much ado about nothing here.
However, out of curiosity, does Lamentations 2:1's "footstool" word/term a metaphor/symbol for the Ancient Israelite ...
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Why does Jesus associate ' treasure' only with ' heart ' in Mtt 6:21?
We read in Mtt 22:37 ( NKJV):
Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’.
Jesus also says in Mtt 6:21:
For where your ...
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What is meant by 'laying of Key on shoulder' in Isaiah 22:22?
We read in Isaiah 22:20-22 (NKJV):
Then it shall be in that day, That I will call My servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah; I will clothe him with your robe And strengthen him with your belt;
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What does Sirach 21:21 mean by ' bracelet on the right arm '?
We read in Sirach 21:21(NRSVACE):
To the sensible person education is like a golden ornament, and like a bracelet on the right arm.
Most other Versions do not have the adjective ' right' qualifying ...
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In Matthew 5:13-16, who is the implied subject causing the salt to lose its saltiness? What is the theological implication of 'losing the saltiness?
If" (ἐάν) in v.13, unlike natural salt, which cannot lose its saltiness, suggests that for believers—the "salt of the world"—becoming tasteless is a potential outcome. The verb μωρανθῇ (...
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What exactly is meant by ' horn' in Psalm 75:5?
We read in Psalm 75:5 with the title : For the director of music. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A psalm of Asaph. A song.
1 We praise you, God,
we praise you, for your Name is near;
people tell ...
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Romans 11, 16-24: wild branches on fruit root?
In Romans 11, 16-24, Paul depicts the image of a grafted olive tree.
16 If the part of the dough offered as firstfruits is holy, then the whole batch is holy; if the root is holy, so are the branches....
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Are “your hearts” poetically portrayed as musical instruments in Ephesians 5:19?
Paul states the following in Ephesians 5:18–19 (NKJV, emphasis added):
And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and ...
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What is meant by "songs in the night" in Job 35?
We read in Job 35:9-10 (KJV):
By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty. But none saith, Where is God my maker, who ...
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What does cleanliness have to do with vines in John 15?
In John 15, Jesus uses the image of a vine to discuss his relationship to his Father and to the disciples. But suddenly in verse 3 he says
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What is the Meaning and Origin of the 'Eyes that See, Ears that Hear' Metaphor in the Bible?
In several passages of the Bible, there are intriguing references to the metaphor of eyes that see (or do not see) and ears that hear (or do not hear). I'm curious about the deeper meanings and ...
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