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Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Ordered by Verse | ||||||
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1 | Do animals know God? | Job 12:7 | Hank | 51546 | ||
Parable, perhaps the passage in Job was a poetic way of saying something akin to what the psalmist David said, also poetically, in Psalm 19:1: "The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows his handiwork." -- Hank | ||||||
2 | when is literal interpretation wrong? | Job 12:7 | Parable | 51552 | ||
Yes, this is possible. The main point clearly is that God is the Creator and the testimony of the animals is being used as supporting evidence. It is not clear if the animals testify (actively) or if we are to infer something from their existence (defacto). We must be careful not to assume anything we don't understand (or doesn't fit with our present understanding) like) is poetry, allegory or analogy. By what measure can we know when scripture is not to be interpreted literally? |
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3 | when is literal interpretation wrong? | Job 12:7 | Hank | 51553 | ||
Parable, I confess that much of this about the extent of animals' awareness and communication skills is well above my pay grade as a common, run-of-the mill Christian. It's time to call in Dr. Doolittle! Have a good week-end. --Hank ..... P.S. But I do enjoy my tropical fish aquarium. | ||||||
4 | when is literal interpretation wrong? | Job 12:7 | Parable | 51561 | ||
Hank, You are anything but common or run-of-the-mill! I have always found your comments to be insightful, helpful, respectful toward others and sometimes funny. Dr. Doolittle, indeed! Parable |
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