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Book of Deuteronomy
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Book of Deuteronomy
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Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
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Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
The Jordan River
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Giants
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Book of Deuteronomy Symbolism, Imagery & Allegory
Sometimes, there’s more to the Bible than meets the eye.
The Jordan River
Water, Water, Everywhere, But Only Some Is Holy You thought the Israelites had gotten over the big water hurdle with the whole Red Sea episode in Exodus, right? Not so fast. The very first verse of...
Stars
Way back in Genesis, God promised Abraham as many descendants as stars in the sky. And now in Deuteronomy, it looks like he came through on his word: The Lord your God has multiplied you, so that t...
Giants
Yep. We're talking about honest-to-goodness, how-did-you-get-so-much-taller-than-everyone-else giants here.First on the docket: Og. If it weren't for Goliath, we might remember Og as the most famou...
Judicial Imagery
A book full of laws being packed full of judicial imagery? Gasp! It can't be!Okay, we know, it's not that surprising. But we're not just talking about Moses appointing judges or talking about how m...