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| 1 | Why does the child sneeze 7 times? | 2 Kin 4:1 | boc4life | 192044 | ||
| Hey Doc, I understand that this is your opinion and not a fact. For example, Jesus in the New Testament would often times tell parables to the multitudes then go to his disciples later and decode these parables. (i.e the parable of the sower and look at Matthew 13:9-16) If Jesus said this to his disciples I think we can apply this toward the Old Testament where God oftentimes was talking in lavish parables. Grant it, every account in the Old Testament actually happened and we must understand and live by the lessons of the story, but there must be a deeper meaning to these stories. God is in control. The child could have sneezed Once or 5 times or 30 times, but why 7? God has a reason for everything in the Bible that goes beyond historical content. God is timeless so we cannot confine his works to a time period. There must be eternal significance in every scripture. This is what I think, please let me know your reactions? |
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| 2 | Why does the child sneeze 7 times? | 2 Kin 4:1 | DocTrinsograce | 192047 | ||
| Dear boc, It is not simply a matter of my opinion, but a hermeneutic method dating from antiquity. It is called the Antiochian School. What you are inferring is called the Alexandrian School. The latter gained prominence, ultimately dominating the Dark Ages. It is still a common doctrine of the Church of Rome. The Reformers rediscovered the Antiochian School hermeneutic, and it has served scholars in good stead ever since. It is an integral component of the doctrine of sola Scriptura. If you would like, you can see a modern expression of this doctrine in the Chicago Statement of Biblical Hermeneutics: http://www.bible-researcher.com/chicago2.html In regard to the proper interpretation of parables, you cited yourself what is known as the principle of the analogy of faith. Simply stated it is allowing Scripture to explain Scripture. When Christ gives the interpretation of a parable, there is no other interpretation than what He gave. Even so, His doing so does not violate the Antiochian School, nor does it violate other sound principles in Biblical exegesis. However, the passage you are asking about in the second book of Kings is not a parable. On the contrary, it is narrative. The story is not illuminated by other passages of Scripture. We have no authority to read it any other way than as simple narrative. Sometimes a sneeze is just a sneeze. In Him, Doc |
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