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Bible Interpretation:Hebrew Scriptures

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I AM NOW in the presence of pure Being, and immersed in the Holy Spirit of life, love and wisdom.

I acknowledge Thy presence and Thy power, O blessed Spirit; in thy divine wisdom I now erase my mortal limitations and from Thy pure substance of love bring into manifestation my world, according to Thy perfect law.

Charles Fillmore

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Keys to Metaphysical Bible Interp

The Bible is talking about only one person - YOU!The Bible is talking about only one time - NOW!The Bible is talking about only one place - HERE!

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All events in the Bible represent events, processes, and activities in the spiritual development of every human being.All places and locations in the Bible represent states of mind that you and I enter, occupy, inhabit, build, destroy, leave, and rebuild.

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All male characters in the Bible represent thoughts.All female characters in the Bible represent feelings. To understand which thoughts and feelings, find out what the name literally means. For this, refer to the MBD.

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Prayer attunes us to the invisible word. It spiritually centers the mind and makes it one with God-Mind.

Prayer clears and focuses it on the task at hand.

Principles of Metaphysical Interpretation

Prayer

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Prayer honors the Presence of God expressing through and as the object of its focus, and in so doing, unites us with that Presence.


Prayer

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Love of the Bible refers to your relationship with it. It does not mean you must be

passionately in love with it, although a deep sense of love always helps.


Love of the Bible

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It can mean you are aware of how you relate to it and are committed to enhancing your relationship with it.


Love of the Bible

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Love of the Bible does four basic things: It attracts to mind the hidden

teachings of scripture. It unites mind with the Truth

revealed.


Love of the Bible

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It expands the mind with spiritual understanding.

It dissolves from mind belief not in agreement with Truth.


Love of the Bible

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History puts a framework around the verse or scripture.

History has two main aspects:An accounting of past events

(Sequential and/or factual framework)


Knowledge of Bible History

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An accounting of why the scriptures were written (A literary and cultural framework).


Knowledge of Bible History

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There are two types of knowledge in this are:The knowledge acquired by direct

communion with God.The knowledge acquired by means

of study.


Knowledge of Truth Fundamentals

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There are two primary sources of this knowledge:Etymological: the study of the

derivation of words.Metaphysical: above and beyond

the physical, referring to the realm of consciousness.


Knowledge of the Meanings of Names

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There are two other important considerations:Names can refer to a person, place

or thing.Name changes are always a

significant indication of a change in the meaning of consciousness of the person place or thing.


Knowledge of the Meanings of Names

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Parallel patterns refer to symbols, situations and relationships likened to past or future symbols, situations and relationships.


Knowledge of Parallel Patterns and Phrasing.

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Parallel phrasing refers to phrases in scripture which refer to previous phrases in scripture of a similar or exact wording.


Knowledge of Parallel Patterns and Phrasing.

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Contemplation allows the intellect to be used by the greater intelligence that is God. It leads the mind through the letter

of the word to its spirit.


Contemplation

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The application of logic through context makes the interpretation make sense.Cultural context refers to the

historic, literary, and religious framework in reference to the writing of the scripture.


Applications of Logic

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Through meditation and contemplation.

Through relating of the story.Trough affinity with characters.Role Playing

Method and Message

Identify with Scripture

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Sort out and list the key symbols used in scripture.

Define them metaphysically.Reduce the meaning to a single word

or brief term.

Method and Message

Key Elements

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Integrate the metaphysical meanings of the symbols back into the action phrases of the passage.

Write out the result.

Method and Message

Integrating the Passage

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Respond to the following questions:What does this passage mean to

present day life (Miutics)?How can the Truth it teaches be

put into practice?

Method and Message

Application

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Telling or reading the story or scripture.

Giving the interpretation.Conveying how to practice its

message.Sharing a story (personal or

otherwise) of successfully putting it into practice.

Method and Message

Presentation

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The number of Unity, God ~ ‘Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one.” (Deuteronomy 6:4)

“One Lord, One Faith, One baptism...” (Ephesians 4:5)

Biblical Numerology

1

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The number of DIVISION. The Son who has two natures; human and divine. There are 2 Testaments: the Old and New. Man is male and female; sheep and goats; two ages (this and the age to come)...

Biblical Numerology

2

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The number of DIVINE PERFECTION. The trinity, 3 qualities of the Universe: time, space and matter.

Biblical Numerology

3

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The number of CREATION. The four directions, four seasons. The materials of the tabernacle were four and so were the coverings and the ornamentations.

Biblical Numerology

4

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The number of GRACE. Redemption. Israel came out of Egypt 5 in rank (Ex 13:18). David picked up 5 smooth stones to fight Goliath; Holy anointing oil was pure and composed of 5 parts.

Biblical Numerology

5

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The number of MAN: Man was created on the 6th day; man labors only 6 days. The sixth commandment is “Thou shalt not murder...”

There are six words used for man: Adam, ish, Enosh, gehver, anthropos, anar.

Biblical Numerology

6

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Also, 6X6=36, 36+35+34+33...5+4+3+2+1=666. 666 is the number of the antichrist...a mockery of the Trinity.

Biblical Numerology

6

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The number of SPIRITUAL PERFECTION.

Seven days in a week, Seven colors in the spectrum. Seven of the 10 Commandments begin with “not.”

7 seals, 7 trumpets, 7 parables in Matthew and 7 promises to the churches.

Biblical Numerology

7

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The number of NEW BEGINNINGS.8 people on Noah’s Ark; circumcision

on the 8th day; God made 8 covenants with Abraham.

Biblical Numerology

8

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The number of JUDGMENT.There are 9 greek words derived from

the root word meaning judgment.The gifts of the spirit are 9.

Biblical Numerology

9

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The number of DIVINE PERFECTION.There are 10 commandments.1/10th of your income is a tithe.There were 10 plagues in Egypt.10 “I am’s” spoken by Jesus in John.

Biblical Numerology

10

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The number of GOVERNMENTAL PERFECTION

12 Tribes of Israel; 12 Apostles; 12 foundations of the heavenly Jerusalem; 12 gates; 12 pearls...

The measurements of the New Jerusalem: 12,000 furlongs, the wall was 144 cubits (12X12).

Biblical Numerology

12

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The number of PROBATION OR TRIAL.

The Israelites wandered for 40 years; Moses was on the mount for 40 days, 40 days of Jonah and Nineveh; Jesus temped for 40 days.

Biblical Numerology

40

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After the Resurrection, the disciples caught 153 fish. The Greek word for fish is ixthus, which has the numerical equivalent of 1224, or 8 X 153...

Biblical Numerology

153

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