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NASB | 2 Kings 4:1 Now a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, "Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD; and the creditor has come to take my two children to be his slaves." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Kings 4:1 Now one of the wives of a man of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha [for help], saying "Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant [reverently] feared the LORD; but the creditor is coming to take my two sons to be his slaves [in payment for a loan]." |
Subject: Why does the child sneeze 7 times? |
Bible Note: 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 |