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* Winnowing out the wicked ([[Proverbs 20:23]], [[Luke 3:17]])
* 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) but also God's arrows can discipline us ([[Psalm 38:2]])* God's word is a lamp ([[Psalm 119:105]]) and sharper than any double-edged sword ([[Hebrews 4:12]])
* God as refiner ([[Isaiah 1:25]], [[Isaiah 48:10]], [[Malachi 3:2]], [[Zechariah 13:9]])
* Jeremiah was as strong as a fortified city, an iron pillar and a bronze wall ([[Jeremiah 1:18]])
* The hearts of unrepentant Israel are like a poorly tended baker's oven ([[Hosea 7:4]] - [[Hosea 7:7]])
* A plumb-line provides a standard reference point against which our conduct can be judged ([[Amos 7:7]] - [[Amos 7:8]], [[Isaiah 28:17]])
* John the Baptist claims that the Christ will use a winnowing fork to separate the wheat from the chaff ([[Luke 3:17]])
* Our bodies are like clay jars ([[2 Corinthians 4:7]]) and like tents ([[2 Corinthians 5:1]])
* Paul instructs us to put on the armour of God ([[Ephesians 6:13]]ff)
* The Laodiceans are advised to buy salve for their eyes ([[Revelation 3:18]])
Jesus makes powerful metaphoric use of technology to draw his audience from something that they know well towards some new spiritual concept. This is both great communication and tacit approval for the use of technology. Some examples are: