Law and Poetry - shepherdthoughts.com€¦ · general command or prohibition. TYPES OF LAW Moral...
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THE BASICS OF BIBLE INTERPRETATION
Law and Poetry
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A. Moses wrote the law.
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B. Laws are either casuistic or
apodictic in form.
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FORMS OF LAW
Casuistic
• a law that applies to a certain situation
Apodictic
• a law that is straightforward, a general command or prohibition
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TYPES OF LAW
Moral (ethical)
Ceremonial (cultic)
Civil (governmental)
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1. We should understand it as a
unified whole.
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For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.
JAMES 2:10-11
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2. In a limited way, it reveals
the perfection of God.
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Be ye therefore perfect, even
as your Father which is in
heaven is perfect.
MATTHEW 5:48
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Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
MATTHEW 5:17
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For Christ is the end of the law
for righteousness to every one
that believeth.
ROMANS 10:4
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CHRIST FULFILLED THE LAW
He obeyed it perfectly.
He became guilty in our
place.
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4. The law is no longer a
collection of dos and don’ts.
But the law is still important.
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• It teaches the unsaved
person to turn to Christ.
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Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
GALATIANS 3:24
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• It points the saved person to depend on Christ in order to fulfill the “royal law” or “the law of liberty.”
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So speak ye, and so do, as
they that shall be judged by the
law of liberty.
JAMES 2:12
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5. All Old Testament laws reveal the nature of love to God and neighbor, even when a specific law is not provided.
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For all the law is fulfilled in one
word, even in this; Thou shalt
love thy neighbour as thyself.
GALATIANS 5:14
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6. The law of Christ is not a lesser
law, but a greater one. Neither is
it permission to live in a lawless or
permissive manner.
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A. Poetry appears in multiple
places throughout the Bible.
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B. When describing an event,
poetry is less focused on detailed
accuracy and more focused on
creative personal impact.
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NARRATIVE
Exodus 14
Judges 4
POETRY
Exodus 15
Judges 5
CREATIVE IMPACT
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C. Wisdom literature is a
special category of poetry.
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D. To read biblical poetry in a responsible way, you need to understand Hebrew parallelism.
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1. Synonymous (repeating)
2. Antithetical (contrasting)
3. Synthetic
4. Climactic
FOUR TYPES OF PARALLELISM
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Despise not the chastening of the LORD
Neither be weary of his correction
PROVERBS 3:11
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Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
PROVERBS 26:4-5
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Through wisdom is a house builded;
> and by understanding it is established:
> and by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
PROVERBS 24:3-4
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Although the fig tree shall not blossom,
Neither shall fruit be in the vines;
The labour of the olive shall fail,
And the fields shall yield no meat;
The flock shall be cut off from the fold,
And there shall be no herd in the stalls:
Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
HABAKKUK 3:17-18
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HOMEWORK
1. Complete the Law and Poetry
Worksheet
2. Prepare to take a quiz on July 23rd
using the Quiz 2 Prep Sheet
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THE BASICS OF BIBLE INTERPRETATION
Law and Poetry