[quote:a27eec59f7][i:a27eec59f7]Originally posted by smhbbag[/i:a27eec59f7]
PS - All I meant by that statement was that......when a man is praising and glorying in the beauty of his wife and their love for each other......his primary concern is not, "ok, so I want to make sure that anyone who reads this will be able to understand some intricacies of the relationship between God and Israel" - He wasn't preaching a sermon to people out of one side of his mouth and praising his wife with the other. His focus is singular - praising God for His glorious creation of their love. It is inspired and holy and teaches a lot, but it is not a pastoral epistle! [/quote:a27eec59f7]
Ok. I know that's what you think. I'm asking why you think that?
It's not uncommon for God to use these illustrations as a model of his relationship to His church. We see it in Hosea, Ezekial, Ephesians, and Revelation. But, what hermenuetic principle are you using to rule out the analogy possibility here?

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