BIBL 105 Chapters 21-26
What are the challenges of the literal interpretation?
The Poetic Imagery is difficult for the modern reader, There is a lot of changeover, and most content that the song is about the love between a woman and Solomon while some think the book is about the woman and her shepherd lover while Solomon is a villian who is taking her away. However this is unlikely it is known as the "shepherd hypothesis"
What are the messianic psalms, and how are they interpreted in the New Testament?
The Psalms are quoted in the NT more than any other book.
How should the poetic language of the psalms be understood?
The Psalms paint a poetic picture of who God is.
The Song of Songs
The Song of Songs
What is unique about the author's approach in writing Ecclesiastes?
The author is frustrated by the injustice and inability of man to straighten that which is crooked.
What factors indicate Solomon actually wrote the Song of Songs?
The content suggests Solomon, and the title can be translated "the greatest song of Solomon"
Is God really the final answer to the problem of suffering? How do you know?
The main point of Job is that God is just despite the circumstances
How is the Hebrew term hevel ("meaningless" or "vapor") used throughout the book?
The term Hevel or "meaningless" is used to describe the futility of life from a human perspective.
What indications does the text give that the writer is Solomon?
There are indications of Solomon's wisdom and lifestyle.
Why do some of the psalms seem angry, depressed, or even vindictive?
They are pleading for God to help and deliver them.
How do the psalms express the heart of God's people?
They are very open and honest about what they are feeling
What was wrong with the advice of Job's three friends?
They suggest that Job must have sinned
True or False: Proverbs does not tell the reader how to get to Heaven.
True: The book explains how to live here on earth.
Why are there so many warnings against wrong choices and wrong behavior in Proverbs?
Wrong choices lead to pain, sin and death.
What are the challenges of the allegorical interpretation?
Allegorical means figurative. The text does not allude to this type of interpretation. The text leaves detail without explainations
What is the most serious challenge you have faced with the issue of personal suffering? How are you handling it?
Being eliminated, I have questioned God and I need to repent from that. God is God and I am not, He has a plan and I can trust in that.
Chapter 22 Job
Chapter 22 Job
Chapter 23 Psalms
Chapter 23 Psalms
Chapter 24 Proverbs
Chapter 24 Proverbs
Chapter 25 Ecclesiastics
Chapter 25 Ecclesiastics
How was Elihu's perspective different and unique?
Elihu says that God may permit suffering to mature and grow our faith in spite of our short comings.
How do the "goads" and "nails" of wisdom help us find the meaning of life?
Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Knowing God provides the meaning of life
Proverbs contains ___________ ___________ not specific promises
General truths: in a fallen world there are exceptions
Why does the author of Ecclesiates find life to be meaningless?
He is trying to find meaning in all aspects of God's world without knowing God.
Describe the enormity of Job's losses. Why did God allow this to happen to him?
Job was a model for righteousness before Satan
What does under the sun refer to?
Life from a Human perspective.
Describe the various types of proverbs with biblical examples.
Marriage and sexuality, Wealth and poverty, power of the tongue, principals of child rearing,personal discipline, friendship, dealing with emotions.
In what way does Proverbs exhibit the wisdom of God?
Most of the Proverbs in the book of Proverbs were written by Solomon, who had divine wisdom.
Is there any real purpose to life without God?
No, Life is meaningless without God
What factors are important in interpreting the book of Proverbs?
Proverbs offers general principals not garauntees
What is the major purpose of Psalms in regard to worship?
Psalms reflect the passion of the true worshiper
How did these tragedies impact Job's wife?
She reflects the realistic agony of a woman who has lost all her children