"To appreciate a symbol, we must let our imaginations play a little, and ask what the symbol suggests. What does it bring to mind? What is it like? What does it remind me of in my own past experience? What does it allude to in other writings by the same author? We must explore all these questions, but endeavor to do so like an Israelite, not like a twentieth-century Westerner.
We must of course recognise that some associations and connections are more obvious than others, and that we may possibly be wrong about some details."
Vern S. Poythress (The Shadow Of Christ In The Law Of Moses pg 39)
