I get the distinct impression you've never actually read through the bible, thought about what you read, then read it again. Let a few years go by and read through it again. Research archaeology and compare it to scripture, compare prophesy to actual historical events, read other people's writings on the topic and opposing viewpoints or any of that. What you just wrote is stuff that came off the top of your imagination. Lazy thinking at best based on muddled ideas. Have you read much about Buddhism? Or Islam? Read the Koran? The scriptures written by ancient prophets and chroniclers and scribes in Israel are not metaphors. If you had read carefully you would know this.