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@ -91,13 +91,13 @@ See: [Fruit (Metaphor)](../articles/fruitmetaphor.md); [Metaphor](../articles/me
When the author wrote "hands that hang down," he used a metaphor. Some scholars think the author spoke about Christians who were exhausted. They were exhausted from trying to live as Jesus lived. They think the author wanted Christians to encourage each other. That is, he wanted them to continue together to do the work to which God called them. Other scholars think the author wanted Christians to not accept defeat. That is, he wanted them to fight sin, that is, work hard to try to not sin.
See: [Metaphor](../articles/metaphor.md); Call (Calling)
See: [Metaphor](../articles/metaphor.md); [Call (Calling)](../articles/call.md)
### What are your weak knees?
When the author wrote "your weak knees." he used a metaphor. Scholars think the author spoke about Christians who felt unable to face the trials in their lives. That is to say, they feared things going on around them. To “strengthen...your weak knees” meant to regain your courage. It meant to live in a way that honors God when it is very difficult to live in this way.
See: [Metaphor](../articles/metaphor.md); Trial
See: [Metaphor](../articles/metaphor.md); [Trial](../articles/trial.md)
### Why did the author write “make straight paths for your feet”?
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Scholars disagree about how people "lack God's grace." Some scholars think the author spoke about a person who was about to believe in Jesus, but for some reason the person did not. They do not believe in Jesus. Other scholars think the author wanted Christians to encourage one another so that no one misses the blessings from God. That is, the author spoke about a person who misses it when God favors them.
See: Grace; Bless (Blessing)
See: [Grace](../articles/grace.md); [Bless (Blessing)](../articles/bless.md)
### What is a “root of bitterness”?
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When the author said a person becomes "polluted" with bitterness, he used a metaphor to say that this is like the person becoming unclean. A person who allows bitterness to “pollute”(μιαίνω/g3392) them. That is, it makes them think the wrong things and do the wrong things.
See: [Metaphor](../articles/metaphor.md); Clean and Unclean
See: [Metaphor](../articles/metaphor.md); [Clean and Unclean](../articles/cleanunclean.md)
### What is “sexually immoral”?
See: Sexual Immorality
See: [Sexual Immorality](../articles/sexualimmorality.md)
### What is an “ungodly person”?
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When the author wrote that Esau “found no opportunity for repentance” he wanted people to think that Esau could not change what he had done. When he sold his birthright, the agreement was final and could never be changed.
See: Repent (Repentance)
See: [Repent (Repentance)](../articles/repent.md)
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