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A designation of superlativeness. Examples:
- “Holy of Holies” – the innermost and holiest room of the tabernacle and temple
- “King of Kings, Lord of Lords, God of Gods, Prince of Princes,” etc.
- “Song of Songs” – alternate name for the Old Testament book “Song of Solomon“
- “Vanity of vanities” – Solomon’s opening cry in the book of Ecclesiastes
Love One, Hate the Other
To “love one and hate the other” is a figure of speech. The Oxford Dictionary people define a figure of speech as: “a word or phrase used in a non-literal sense for rhetorical or vivid effect.” For example, when someone says “It was raining cats and dogs,” they are not wanting you to think of literal cats and dogs. They are just wanting you to think of a heavy downpour. Similarly, when we come across a statement like the one below, we are not to think in terms of literal love and hate, but rather understand that a clear preference is being shown.
Matt 6:24 “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.
You know this experientially if you’ve ever tried to please two people. You don’t literally love one person and hate the other person, but you do find it impossible to evenly divide your intentions.
The Duty of a Man 