Interesting.
The turning point for me came when I realized that God chooses (for whatever reason) to speak in metaphors, similes, parables, idioms, and figurative language that are loaded with multiple layers of meaning. The Bible is often not an "either/or" proposition, but a "both and something else as well" proposition.
All those interesting and fun ways of communicating are applicable to many personal situations, hence, God brings them to mind when something is applicable. Perhaps that is one reason why it is written that way. Timeless.