>>There is meaning upon meaning upon meaning.<<
That’s sort of true. I’ve noticed that it is very common for people to find meanings that are not there. I am reminded of the movie The Life of Brian, when he loses a sandal while being chased by his followers. One of them picks it up and gleans an “important message” from the event.
Now, don’t get me wrong. I believe everything written in the bible is there for a reason and there are layers and layers of meaning. Heck, I can read the same passage several times, read it again five years later and get completely new information. However, that very thing is a wedge used by folks like David Koresh, Joseph Smith and a host of other wannabe modern prophets.
If we still abided by Jewish law and stoned them when they are wrong, every early prophet of the mormon church would have died of severe physical trauma and concussion.
LOL.
You just made the LDS case for the founding of the USA - religious freedom and tolerance.