By Elizabeth Prata
God told the prophets to speak His word. He also told them to act in little morality plays, performing various actions which were symbols of what God planned to do. These are called sign acts or symbolic actions. They were frequent in the Old Testament. Who can forget Ezekiel baking bread over dung, or lying on his side for 390 days; Isaiah going naked for three years or Hosea instructed to marry a prostitute. Sign acts were a typical way of instruction in the Middle East at that time. In addition, God using symbols and sign acts are a language that doesn’t mistranslate and is readily understood by the intended recipients of the sign act. Continue reading “It must have been a dramatic moment”
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