TL

good point Kay!

Another thought on my part about metaphors. One of the first things we learn about metaphors, is that in different metaphors, the same word can be used differently. For instance, water in Scripture is used metaphorically to mean several different things. Water can refer to life, knowledge, healing and more. It all depends upon context. Metaphorically the word ‘fire’ in one place refers to judgment and in another place refers to the Holy Spirit.

Thus, the idea that ‘head’ (regardless of ‘head of’ or ‘head over’) is supposed to always mean one thing in all metaphors, is absolutely in error. It is really important if one wants to know truth and the real intent of the author, to read the full context. This often means reading paragraphs before and after.