"All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness
This verse gives a good indication of the multiple uses of scripture; maybe even the same one.
Whether it is prophecy; moral teachings such as in Proverbs; verses about personal struggles such as Psalms; or historical accounts such as Genesis; or the law as we see in the later Pentateuch in Leviticus and Deuteronomy there are different types of scripture with varying applications for each. As far as "iron sharpening iron" ( Prov. 27:17) the 2 Timothy reference here has 4 different applications relating to personal edification.
We could look at interpreting Balaam and the talking donkey; the bizarre behaviors of Samson with his riddles and burning tails of animals to set a field ablaze or using the jawbone of a donkey to kill many men and his final act of tearing down the house as a type of suicide and dismiss these things as too far fetched. Such would be the case no doubt for the Genesis 6 account of the giants on the earth who in my mind no doubt are mentioned throughout many other passages such as Deuteronomy and the final ones of Goliath and his brothers mentioned in scripture which brought David to ascendance eventually to the throne.
Those who wish to live in stuffy ivory towers may brush aside these tales. The controversy of the Song of Solomon and its sensual imagery made it the last book accepted; I would argue there is a spiritual meaning hidden there; but in the same token not recommend it be read by children.
We can certainly apply the concept of the series of Kings listed in Chronicles; 1 and 2 Kings and other scriptures to see the overall course of these rulers always gravitated toward evil with the exception of a few righteous kings; they were mostly wicked as assessed by God. Unregenerate man is desperately wicked; the Bible shows this clearly.
2 Timothy 3:16
"All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness
This verse gives a good indication of the multiple uses of scripture; maybe even the same one.
Whether it is prophecy; moral teachings such as in Proverbs; verses about personal struggles such as Psalms; or historical accounts such as Genesis; or the law as we see in the later Pentateuch in Leviticus and Deuteronomy there are different types of scripture with varying applications for each. As far as "iron sharpening iron" ( Prov. 27:17) the 2 Timothy reference here has 4 different applications relating to personal edification.
We could look at interpreting Balaam and the talking donkey; the bizarre behaviors of Samson with his riddles and burning tails of animals to set a field ablaze or using the jawbone of a donkey to kill many men and his final act of tearing down the house as a type of suicide and dismiss these things as too far fetched. Such would be the case no doubt for the Genesis 6 account of the giants on the earth who in my mind no doubt are mentioned throughout many other passages such as Deuteronomy and the final ones of Goliath and his brothers mentioned in scripture which brought David to ascendance eventually to the throne.
Those who wish to live in stuffy ivory towers may brush aside these tales. The controversy of the Song of Solomon and its sensual imagery made it the last book accepted; I would argue there is a spiritual meaning hidden there; but in the same token not recommend it be read by children.
We can certainly apply the concept of the series of Kings listed in Chronicles; 1 and 2 Kings and other scriptures to see the overall course of these rulers always gravitated toward evil with the exception of a few righteous kings; they were mostly wicked as assessed by God. Unregenerate man is desperately wicked; the Bible shows this clearly.
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