“For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and spirit, of joints and marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.” Hebrews 4:12 R.S.V.
The Bible is alive and interactive - interpreting its readers at the same time that they are interpreting it. We cannot avoid interpreting the Bible as we read it.
Most of the books of the Bible are over two-thousand years old, and since historical and cultural circumstances were very different in Biblical times, it requires careful study to know what to make of many of the stories contained in the…