What does the Bible mean in context?
We interpret the Bible based on the original languages.
When we interpret the original languages, we must take into consideration the culture in which it was originally written and the history of the people to whom it was written. The goal is to understand what those original words meant to the people in the time and place in which they heard them.
The Scriptures cannot mean today what they did not mean when they were written.
Rick Brentlinger
We must also consider the intended audience of Scripture, particularly the Old Testament, which is addressed to the Israelites, not to today’s Christians saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ.