The message contains torturous punishment in hell for just not believing that the message is divinely sent,this seems more like a human threat to control.
It’s also filled with fantastical stories like talking ants (Islam),a stick that turns into a snake (Moses) and Jesus walking on water for example it still stems from a human afaik.
Then we have our intelligence. We also have their advice that they came for spiritual instruction. Thus it is up to us to consider what they offered in a spiritual light.
Personally I have had no need to Ponder deeply on the Metephor given in the past, as I have put my focus into a message that addresses the needs for our age.
But when scripture talks about a staff being turned into a snake, we are told to look at what are the properties of a staff, what is it used for what are the attributes of a snake that it was turned into.
The Staff also brought water from a rock and also parted the red sea. So there is Metephor to be found in Water, Rock and Sea as well.
We can then see a different picture of what was been offered by Moses in those Metephors.
In the end, it all means that by the Power invested in Moses by God, Moses was able to lead the People to the knowledge of God and overcome the opposition of those that tried to silence that Message.
In this age I can say in all Truth that by the power of the pen, Baha’u’llah brought an end to many of the rulers of the world and set a new direction for humanity. Yet no one will see that, except those that know what Baha'u'llah offered about the power of the pen and how that relates to end their influence and power.
Metephor is used a lot in scriptures, because to explain the spiritual one must use material example. Abdu'lbaha has explained this in detail if you are interested I wil post you a link.
Regards Tony
