The Method of Interpretation
Ever wonder why the creation account only mentions grass, the fruit trees and the herb as the plants that were created? What about all the flowers, all the shrubs, all the marine plant life? Why does it only mention the fruit trees of all the trees? Botanical science says there are 4 to 6 general groups. But the creation account has only 3 items. So they are not groups. Why? The reason for all of this is because the items mentioned in the creation account are a symbolic message.
The method of interpretation in 
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The method of interpretation used is the exact same to interpret the Messianic verses that Jesus is the Messiah, the Savior and God, and the exact same method to interpret Genesis 3:15 as the "Proevangelion", which is really the second evangelion, not the first. Genesis 1:11-13 is the correct "Proevangelion", or the first preaching of Christ or the "Good News". In Genesis 3:15 the context is about Eve. But Genesis 3:15 is correctly interpreted by the Christian Church as a prophecy of the Virgin Mary and her Son Jesus, hence the term "seed" which is normally used of a man, not of a woman, thus implying her virginity. The interpretation of Genesis 1:11-13 is the exact method of interpretation.
The use of the word "his" referring to a non-human non-animal word symbolically: The very first use of the word "his" with a non-human non-animal word is when God spoke the word "his" in connection to the word "herb" on the third day of creation. Notice the intermingling of the word "his" and the word "itself" in Genesis 1:11 and the word "it" in Genesis 3:15, this is intentional. This use of "his" with a non-human or non-animal word was not a consistent archaic use but as you can see was intermingled with "it" and "itself" for a reason. There are also other areas in the Bible where the word "his" is referring to a non-human non-animal word symbolically, and the symbols are very explicit.
The Rock and "His" water: Numbers 20:8 with 1st Corinthians 10:4. Numbers 20:8, "Take the rodde, and gather thou the assembly together, thou and Aaron thy brother, and speake yee unto the rocke before their eyes, and it shall give foorth his water, and thou shalt bring foorth to them, water out of the rocke....". 1st Corinthians 10:4, "And did all drinke the same spirituall drinke: (for they dranke of that sprirituall Rocke that followed them and that Rocke was Christ)."
Notice in Numbers 20:8 above, the word "it" and "his" were used together in the same sentence both in reference to the "rocke". This was intentional, the word "his" isn't just an archaic way to refer to a non-living object, there was an intentional purpose as was explained in 1st Corinthians 10:4 above.
Also, in Revelation 1:20 we are told that the seven candlesticks are the seven churches. In Rev. 2:5 it says,".........do the first works or I will come and remove thy candlestick out of his place."
In the book of Exodus the Tabernacle and it's articles are explained. Several of the references to the Tabernacle and to some of its articles are referred to as "his". This is found in Exodus chapters 25, 26, 27, 30, 31, 35, 36, 37, 38, and 39. The symbolic reference to these are found in the following: for the Tabernacle itself and its articles see Hebrews chapters 8, 9 and 10. To specifically in reference to the Tabernacle as the physical church or the physical body of a Christian see also 2nd Corinthians 5:1,4 and 2nd Peter 1:13,14. To specifically the candlestick as Jesus see John 5:35, 8:12, 9:5, 2nd Peter 1:19, Matthew 4:16, Luke 1:79 and 2:32. To specifically the altar as the heart of a Christian see Hebrews 13:9-15 especially verse 13.
Note, the candlestick and the mercy seat with its Cherubims are made of pure gold, but the Tabernacle and the rest of its articles are wood covered with gold. That's because the candlestick refers to Jesus, the mercy seat his mercy, and the Cherubims as heavenly, or non-earthly beings. The Tabernacle and the rest of the gold covered wood articles refer to beings from earth who are saved-Christians. This discourse on the word "his" is not meant to be exhaustive.
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