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1. How to interpret Narratives

1. How to interpret Narratives. 2. The Bible GPS on Genesis 6: 5-8 > God. 3. The Bible GPS on Genesis 22: 2-19 > Abraham. 4. The Bible GPS on Exodus 2: 1-10 > Moses. 5. The Bible GPS on 2 Samuel 11:1-27 > David. 6. The Bible GPS on Luke 12: 15-21 > Jesus.

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1. How to interpret Narratives

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  1. 1. How to interpret Narratives 2. The Bible GPS on Genesis 6: 5-8 > God 3. The Bible GPS on Genesis 22: 2-19 > Abraham 4. The Bible GPS on Exodus 2: 1-10 > Moses 5. The Bible GPS on 2 Samuel 11:1-27 > David 6. The Bible GPS on Luke 12: 15-21 > Jesus 7. The Bible GPS on Acts 9: 1-20 > Paul 8. The Bible GPS on Luke 15: 11-32 > God

  2. 2 Samuel 11:1-27 21st Century The GPS C O M M U N I C A T I O N U N D E R S T A N D I N G DIFFERENCES of Language Tradition Time Situation History A P P L I C A T I O N Message to the original receiver

  3. The FIRST Process: UNDERSTANDING 2 Samuel 11:1-27 S.T.A.R.T. 1. Situation U N D E R S T A N D I N G 2. Type of literature 3. Analyze the passage 4.Relate the message to the rest of the Bible Message to the original receiver 5. Test your findings

  4. The Steps of Understanding 1.Situation S.T.A.R.T. “In the spring, when the kings normally went out to war, David sent out Joab, his servtionants, and all the Israelites. They destroyed the Ammonites and attacked the city of Rabbah. But David stayed in Jerusalem.”(verse 1) 2. Type of literature

  5. 3. Analyze the passage 3.1 Divide the Story in Episodes (An Episode is chain of events that are related, having the same location, time and major participants) 3.2 Determine the Plot-Structure and Main Themes (The plot is the way in which the story develops and serves to keep the interest of the reader) 3.3 Conclude and summarize the message to the original receiver

  6. 2 Samuel 11 Tension: David`s eyes wander off 2 One evening David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of the palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing. The woman was very beautiful, 3 and David sent someone to find out about her. The man said, “Isn’t this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite?”4 Then David sent messengers to get her. Relief of tension: David gets what he wants – she too, maybe? She came to him, and he slept with her. (She had purified herself from her uncleanness.) Then she went back home. Result: Trouble 5 The woman conceived and sent word to David, saying, “I am pregnant.” (New International Version)

  7. 4. Relate the message to the broader Biblical and theological framework? 5. Test your findings Message to the original Receiver You are responsible for your choices. Choices have consequences. No one is exempt from temptation. Be faithful to your partner. S T A R T

  8. Target Group You are responsible for your choices. Choices have consequences. No one is exempt from temptation. Be faithful to your partner. Essential = Moral U N D E R S T A N D I N G C O M M U N I C A T I O N Incidental = Cultural, Ceremonial & Civil APPLICATION Message to the original receiver

  9. Target Group The GPS U N D E R S T A N D I N G C O M M U N I C A T I O N A small group Incidental = Cultural, Ceremonial & Civil A P P L I C A T I O N Message to the original receiver Essential = Moral

  10. Please read Day 66 of “The Bible as Your GPS” or page 56 of ‘Hearing God’s Tweet” • and answer the following questions. • 1. What touched you the most in this story and why? • 2. The name “David” conjures up images of a shepherd, a poet, a brave soldier, a king and the precursor of • Jesus. He is one of the great characters in the Old Testament. But David also had a dark side, which the Bible • does not hide. He was a deceiver, a liar, an adulterer and a murderer. Yet David is still called a man after God’s • own heart (Acts 13:22). Why do you think he is called a man after God’s own heart? • Read Day 67 from “The Bible as Your GPS” to get to the answer. • 3. Why is it not easy to admit (confess) our wrongdoings? • 4. Why is it important to deal with the garbage in our life? Read James 1: 13-15. • 5. It is believed that David wrote Psalm 51 after the Bathsheba-episode. • Read it as a prayer to close this session.

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