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Why do you think geography has been given so little attention by Bible readers?
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Geography may be overlooked by Bible readers because we just do not think about it. Instead, we are looking for a “greater” spiritual meaning in what we read rather than noticing how the physical things around us are used to explain spiritual things. We often miss what is right in front of this thinking that things cannot really be that simple or obvious. Sometimes, we just need to slow down and focus on the basics — like geography and how that impacts us.
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As I am introduced to this course in the wee hours of the morning, I can speak to the main interest that we focus ON is the scripture and the geography aspect of the verses is secondary. Trying to understand God’s Word must be taken as a whole view of content, not a narrow focus or partial understanding of meaning.
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the changing landscape might have made it difficult to work out exactly where the lesser known locations were
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often pastors, teachers and ourselves are trying to look at the main point in the scripture and are not taught to see that geography helps us to understand the points in each passage.
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We have our pastors focus most on redemption