Exam 3-The Poetic Books Flashcards
Why are the poetic books placed in the Kingdom era even though many parts were written during other eras
A large amount of poetry and wisdom literature was written and put together during the Kingdom era, so the poetic books were placed there
As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him. (Psalm 103:13)
Emblematic parallelism
For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous but the way of the wicked will perish. (Psalm 1:6)
Antithetical parallelism
Ascribe to the Lord, O mighty ones, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. (Psalm 29:1)
Climatic parallelism
Praise the Lord from the heavens, praise him in the heights above! (Psalm 148:1)
Synonymous parallelism
But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. (Psalm 1:2)
Synthetic parallelism
Choose one of Job’s four “friends” and summarize the message of his speeches
Eliphaz: Job is a sinner, so he cannot object this punishment. He suggests Job to confess of any sins to alleviate the punishment
How did Job’s thinking change from the beginning to the end of the book?
He becomes more humble. In the beginning, he complains and wonders why these bad things are happening. By the end, he takes back what he said and apologizes to God
How can the book of Job be helpful to christians today?
It teaches us to stay faithful to God even during really hard times
why is psalm 3 a lament
David asks God to deliver him from trouble
why is psalm 35 an imprecatory
David expresses his need for God’s help to disgrace those who seek his life
Why is psalm 2 royal
praises how the kings can stay confidence with God helping
Why is psalm 29 an acknowledgement
praises God’s power and control over the world
Why is psalm 30 a descriptive praise
praise God’s holy attributes
Why is psalm 93 enthronement
praises God for his reign over all nations
Why is psalm 122 of ascent
It is called a song of ascents and it is sang in preperation of yearly festivals in jerusalem
Why is psalm 49 of wisdom
It talks about the words of wisdom. I shows what foolish people do compared to the wise
Why is Psalm 110 messianic
prophesizes Jesus coming
The psalms were set to music, and many of them were prayers. Using at least two psalms as examples, give some principles that we can follow today in our praying and in worship music
Psalm 66 tells us to confess of our sins before expect God to answer our prayers. Psalm 147 expects us to reflect our Thanksgiving of God in our worship music
According to proverbs 1:2-7, why was the book of proverbs written
The book of Proverbs was written to show us the way of the righteous and wise
Using proverbs chapter 9, contrast wisdom and folly
Wisdom shares her meat and wine while Folly steals and eats her bread and water in secret. Wisdom’s adviice helps you live longer while Follly’s advice lead guests to hell
Why do you think Proverbs links wisdom with righteousness and folly with wickedness
wisdom has fear and respect for the lord. having knowledge of God leads to wisdom. While faith in God is what makes you righteous in God’s eyes.
Compare ecclesiastes 1:2 and 12:8. These verses repeat a key phrase from the book. What is that phrase, and what does it mean?
It repeats words like vapour or futile. This means pointlessness or meaningless
What important lessons does Ecclesiastes 11:9-12:7 have for a teenager
It teaches us how the qualities of wicked people lead to destruction. We should make sure our decisions are wise and serve God.
Why is ecclesiastes 12:13-14 an appropriate summary of the book?
Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 concludes our duties and responsibilities as mankind
Describe or summarize the love relationship between Solomon and Shulammite woman in the book
They loved eachother very much. They didn’t like being apart. They also praise eachother’s physical appearance frequently
After reading the Song of Songs, what impressions do you have about God’s plan for romantic love?
God has set romantic love to be exclusive, mutual(both love eachother), and between a man and a woman
Paragraph key points
- Job was a righteous man, so why did he get cursed(deut.28 and lev.26)
- God used suffering to stregthen fath, increase compassion for others suffering
- God used struggles to test and mature our faith
- The tests were so that he could prove to us that our faith is real and no trial would overcome it
- Satan can’t test us more than God allows
Why do you think God didn’t tell Job about his conversatons with Satan?
God wanted to prove to Satan that Job wouldn’t leave him and stay faithful. Job wouldn’t have been the same if Job knew it was a test. Because Job was clueless, he was able to learn and mature his faith even more
Paragraph example
- When I get upset in a fight with my parents or brother I would get angry and wish that I had different family members that were nicer
- I couldn’t understand why my parents or brother were being so mean
- All of the fights resulted in me having a deeper understanding of the love my parents and brother have for me
- All of their actions were out of love and they never felt hate for me while I was argueing
- this is like Job in the middle of a test from God not understanding the struggles but later understands
