Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Harold Holmyard <hholmyard AT ont.com>]

Dear Doug,

> > HH: Jeremiah 4:23-26 is figurative language and imagery associated 
> > with the destruction of Israel in 587 B.C. It may report a vision 
> > Jeremiah saw that portrayed that destruction. "Yowm" does not really 
> > mean age or aeon. With a preposition it can have the idea of "when" 
> > or "at the time." Psalm 18 is figurative language about a divine 
> > deliverance of David by God. The Bible sometimes uses figurative 
> > language about the heavens to describe important events on earth. We 
> > might talk of earthshaking events. The Israelites could think of 
> > heaven-shaking events. I realize that this can sometimes be literal, 
> > but other times it seems more figurative.
> > I don't believe that Genesis 1 describes a renewing of the face of 
> > creation but rather it depicts the original creation.
>
> Yes, one could say that God was using figurative language.  That would 
> explain away a lot of questions, but, Harold, it doesn't satisfy my 
> questions.  If it does it for you then you're quenching your thirst.


HH: Is it good or bad to quench one's thirst?

Yours,
Harold Holmyard