Can you give me a list of metaphors in the Bible?

Answer 1

Biblical Metaphors:

The simplest form of metaphor is: "The [first thing] is a [second thing]."

"All flesh is grass" (Isa. 40:6)

"The Lord is my shepherd." (Psalm 23:1)

"they are ferocious wolves." (Matt. 7:15)

'I am the Good Shepherd' [John 10:11]

"I am the vine; you are the branches." (John 15:5)

the church is the body of Christ

the church is the bride of Christ

Ephesians 5:22-33 compares the union of husband and wife to that of Christ and the church.

"Revelation 19:7 (ESV)

7 Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his Bride has made herself ready;"

The most resent example appeared in the news and on the internet: "This Sept. 5, 2012 photo released by Harvard University shows a fourth century fragment of papyrus that divinity professor Karen L. King says is the only existing ancient text that quotes Jesus explicitly referring to having a wife. King, an expert in the history of Christianity, says the text contains a dialogue in which Jesus refers to "my wife," whom he identified as Mary. King says the fragment of Coptic script is a copy of a gospel, probably written in Greek in the second century. / Karen L. King/Harvard University"

As it is written Genesis 2:24 "and the two shall become one flesh" representing the union we are to experience with the Lord.

It is very easy to confuse a Simile with a Metaphor.