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FIGURATIVE SPEECH

(See ALLEGORY; PROVERBS)

concept in Scripture:

♦ proverbs:

• Numbers 21:27; 1 Kings 4:32

♦ parables:

• Psalms 78:2; Ezekiel 20:49; Hosea 12:10; Matthew 13:3

♦ proverb and a figure:

• Proverbs 1:6

♦ figure of speech:

• John 10:6; 16:29

♦ symbols:

• John 10:9; Revelation 1:16-20

♦ figurative language:

• Ezekiel 1:4-28; Daniel 2:31-45; John 16:25

♦ figurative application:

• 1 Corinthians 4:6

♦ allegory:

• Galatians 4:24

examples in Scripture:

♦ used by Moses:

• Genesis 15:12, 17

♦ used by Jotham:

• Judges 9:7-15

♦ used by David:

• Psalms 23:1-6

♦ used by Solomon:

• Proverbs 1:1, 6

♦ used by Isaiah:

• Isaiah 55:13

♦ used by Jesus:

• Matthew 13:1-52; John 10:6 (cf. 10:1-5, 7-9); 16:25, 29

♦ used by Paul:

• Romans 11:16-24; 13:14; 1 Corinthians 4:6 (cf. 3:4-4:5); Galatians 4:24; Ephesians 6:13-17

♦ used by Peter:

• 1 Peter 2:6-8

♦ by John:

• 1 John 1:7; Revelation 1:12-20; 13:1-18

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