Last night when I couldn't sleep (Daniel was gone on business and i am pregnant both of which increase my chances of a shoddy night of sleep), I mulled over some of my favorite poetic bible verses.
Verses that puzzle me because they're a bit mysterious in their meaning. I imagined, in my quest for sleep, that if I ever became a reclusive spiritual guru in the mountains, these would probably be the mysterious words of wisdom I would give anyone who came to me looking for answers to their life problems.
In no particular order they are(and feel free to go on a bible verse treasure hunt to find the references, I am writing them by memory, btw; and they are mostly likely niv since that's what i memorized in my christian school educated childhood):
1. "Wisdom is proved right by her children."
2. "Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again. "
3. "Whether a tree falls to the north or the south, there it will lie. "
4. "When a cloud is full of water, it rains down upon the earth. "
5. "No sign will be given but the sign of Jonah."
6. "Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away."
I love these verses. Maybe because they are vague, or not so vague. Or maybe because of the strong poetic images or maybe it's the myriad of ways they can be applied or mulled over. Took me a long time to figure out what the sign of jonah was ( and it's not just/only/really three days in the belly of a whale).
What are your favorite verses that make you smile, think, see the world in a new kind of metaphor?
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