Thanks for your thoughts…it’s true that when we look at the scriptures through our own eyes (with our own preconceived ideas) that we don’t always see the correct meaning. The historical references certainly make me see the verse in a different light too!

What you shared is powerful – we picture things a certain way in which we are conditioned, rather than what was intended to convey. I read the scripture before I read the rest of the post, and immediately I imagined a lovely, friendly Darcy-type dog. I imagined it yelping as I grabbed his ear. In actual fact, the truth about the dog mentioned is it is a wild beast who would have turned on me and attacked me. Great incentive to keep ones nose out of other’s affairs!