R'n Lisa Liel wrote:<br><It's midrash. Moshe wasn't 18 feet tall. He didn't jump 18 feet in the
air with an 18 foot spear. Taking midrashim literally like that robs
them of their real meaning(s).<br><br>You may not take them literally but many do, in fact the Mishna Berura takes the story of Og picking up a mountain to throw on Bnei Yisrael as completely literal (see Mishna Berura 218,1).<br>