Tell me how you interpret the following verses from the Book of Job, Ch. 41:19,...KJV [see details below]:?
"Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out. Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or cauldron. His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth..."
Apparently these are God's words to Job as He described the "leviathan", which also presumably could be domesticated by man.
Let's see you come up with another symbolic significance out of that, other than a fire-breathing dragon?? LOL.
I mean no disrespect, but let's face it: if it's so written then so it IS! If you believe in the Bible then you must believe in this, too, shouldn't you? It's irrelevant whether or not I believe in it... my question to Bible thumpers is: DO YOU BELIEVE IN IT THEN??
If this is an allegorical chapter or verse, then explain it to the rest of us then so we can understand your interpretations to it.
And which other chapters or verses in the Bible would you like to define as such, i.e., "allegory", so the better for the rest of the readers to understand; which ones are they and which ones are to be treated literally by the uncommon reader?
Don't be too defensive now, for I am not attacking you as an individual--I'm questioning the doctrines that you have been led to believe in and not to believe in... a simple "yes" or "no" would have have sufficed for my final question. That's all.
Peace be with you!
Let me thank nietzsche754 for sharing that url that led me to 'behemoth'. Hahaha! Thanks for sharing the treat. I left a message for them to do this Chapter 41 under discussion.
Sorry I can't seem to capture what the next fella is saying after yours...
And the message above this one goes to the first reaction. There really is no need for animosity here since we're merely dealing with common knowledge.