PDF-n Exegetical Study of Imprecatory Psalms in the Old Testament ...

A 1Introduction 1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE THESIS 11 Need for the Present Study The book of Psalms is one of the most read and most popular books of the Bible in t he Despite its popularity i. Part of the Hebrew Poetic . Section of Scripture. Parallelism. The Heart of . Hebrew Poetry. Parallelism. The heart of Hebrew poetry is parallelism: “a literary pattern that states an idea in one line and focuses more closely on the the same idea in the following line” . Note: This Bible Study method and worksheet is based on similar material created and taught by Dr. Les . Ollila. .. April 25, 2012. What Psalms Says About God. Go through the Psalms and see what they say about:. Lesson . 11: Psalms. Rev. Christopher J. Respass. Antioch Bible Institute. Spring 2013. Psalms. General Information. . A. The name “. Psalms. ” or “. Psalter. ” comes from the . Septuagint. (LXX) name for the book “. composition of psalms. Book 1. 1-41 (41:13). Book 2. 42-72 (72:18-19). Book 3. 73-89 (89:52). Book 4. 90-106 (106:48). Book 5. 107-150 (150:6). The titles. About a person or persons (Ps. 73). Some historical point (PS. 18). Psalm 23 in Modern Music. Kanye “Jesus Walks” . Coolio. “Gangsta’s Paradise”. . Megadeth. “Shadow of . Deth. ”. What is the Book of Psalms. “Hymnbook” of the Second Temple. Devotional. u. nderstanding the beauty of biblical poetry. Poetic Terminology. Metaphor: . Comparison between two seeming unlike things (more direct). Poetic Terminology. Metaphor: . Comparison between two seeming unlike things (more direct). v.1 -“Oh . SING . to the Lord a . NEW SONG. , . . SING. to the Lord, all . the earth. .. v. 2 - . SING. to the Lord, bless His name. Proclaim the good news of His . salvation from day to day.. Make-Up, books, trustworthiness . What is a . MetaNarrative. ? . Metanarrative – Overarching, all-embracing story of mankind in which all more particular narratives fit. . Biblical metanarrative – Creation-Fall-Redemption- New Creation is the all-embracing metanarrative for the biblical story . The Psalms of Ascent. Four are attributed to David (122, 124, 131, 133).. One is attributed to Solomon (127).. Ten are anonymous.. The Hebrew word translated “ascent” is a verb meaning “to go up.” . Wisdom Literature & Poetry. Wisdom Literature – The intention of wisdom literature . is to teach people about God and about being virtuous. . Characteristics of Wisdom literature include. :. References to the law or covenant. C. H. Spurgeon ~ . “In his earliest days the Psalmist, while keeping his father’s flock, had devoted himself to the study of God’s two great books—nature and Scripture; and he had so thoroughly entered into the spirit of these two only volumes in his library, that he was able with a devout criticism to compare and contrast them, magnifying the excellency of the Author as seen in both. How foolish and wicked are those who instead of accepting the two sacred tomes, and delighting to behold the same divine hand in each, spend all their wits in endeavoring to find discrepancies and contradictions. . JOB. AUTHOR: . uncertain—possibly Job.. RECIPIENTS: . not stated.. DATE: . probably about the time of suffering of the righteous.. THEMES: . Why do the righteous suffer?. . Sovereignty of God. Four are attributed to David (122, 124, 131, 133).. One is attributed to Solomon (127).. Ten are anonymous.. The Hebrew word translated “ascent” is a verb meaning “to go up.” . The Psalms of Ascent. The Law. History. Poetry. Prophecy. Old Testament Survey. The Law. History. Poetry. Prophecy. Old Testament Survey. The Law. :. . The Foundation for Christ. Genesis:. The . Election. of the Nation .