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There are also many places where the Bible uses some type of technology as a metaphor for something more spiritual. Examples include:
* Winnowing out the wicked ([[Proverbs 20:23]])
* Job says his days go past as fast as a weaver's shuttle ([[Job 7:6]])
* God is a shield around us ([[Psalm 3:3]] and many other places)
* God's word is a lamp ([[Psalm 119:105]])
* God as refiner ([[Isaiah 1:25]], [[Isaiah 48:10]], [[Malachi 3:2]])
Move comments on metaphors to Technology_in_the_Bible
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