Pope and world religious leaders vow to oppose terror in God's name

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38. God "shattering" the nations isn't just a metaphor for say, Gods soul-shattering reform of our life

In most similar references, it is not. Moses they claim, literally left Egypt. And went literally to Canaan or Israel. Where, after many literal, actual, physical battles, the Israelis physically triumphed. To take over actual, literal land. By defeating and scattering - shattering - their enemies, their fortresses.

That the warlike images specifically are not usually metaphors, is evidenced at least in part, by the historical fact that countless ancient records confirm countless, literal, actual wars between Jews and nations.

So these battles, warlike images, are normally not metaphors.