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Grasping God’s Word

Grasping God’s Word. Old Testament—Poetry Chapter 20. Poetry in the Bible. “Poetry is the language of the heart.” One third of the Old Testament is in poetic form. Poetry is present throughout the Bible. Elements of OT Poetry. Terseness Structure Parallelism (usually 2 or 3 lines)

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Grasping God’s Word

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  1. Grasping God’s Word Old Testament—Poetry Chapter 20

  2. Poetry in the Bible • “Poetry is the language of the heart.” • One third of the Old Testament is in poetic form. • Poetry is present throughout the Bible.

  3. Elements of OT Poetry • Terseness • Structure • Parallelism (usually 2 or 3 lines) • Synonymous (Psalm 2:4) • Developmental (Psalm 121:3) • Illustrative (Psalm 140:7) • Contrastive (Psalm 1:6) • Formal (Psalm 2:6)

  4. Elements of OT Poetry • Structure • Acrostics (Psalm 119) • Figurative Imagery (paint pictures) • Figures of Speech • Word Play (Jeremiah 3:22)

  5. Figures of Speech • Involving Analogy • Simile • Metaphor • Hyperbole (Psalm 42:3) • Personification (Proverbs 1:20-33) • Anthropomorphism • Zoomorphism

  6. Figures of Speech • Involving Substitution • Metonymy—substitute effect for cause • Synecdoche—representative part

  7. Figures of Speech • Miscellaneous • Apostrophe—as if present • Irony—opposite of expected (Amos 4:4)

  8. A Closer Look Poetry and the Book of Psalms

  9. Literary Structure in Psalms • This is a collection of collections (5 books): • Book 1 – Psalms 1-41 • Book 2 – Psalms 42-72 • Book 3 – Psalms 73-89 • Book 4 – Psalms 90-106 • Book 5 – Psalms 107-150 • Historical references occur in Psalms covering a period of a least 7 centuries.

  10. Authorship of the Psalms

  11. Types of Psalms • Gunkel’s Five Basic Types of Psalms • Hymns of Praise • Laments of the Community • Royal Psalms • Laments of the Individual • Individual Songs of Thanksgiving

  12. Poetry in the Psalms • Rhythm (not rhyme) • Psalm 143:1 is an example of 3+2 meter: “Hear my prayer, O LORD, Give ear to my supplications!” • Expect a balance of ideas rather than sound. • You will find a rhythm of thought!

  13. Poetry in the Psalms • Parallelism (not always) • The 2nd line corresponds to the 1st line in some way. • Synonymous Parallelism (34:1) • Antithetic Parallelism (1:6) • Synthetic Parallelism (55:6) • Others (example: chiastic parallelism – 51:1)

  14. Literary Devices Allegory (80:8) Metaphor (31:3) Simile (92:12) Metonymy (23:5) Hyperbole (119:136) Synecdoche (52:4) Apostrophe (114:7) Personification (96:12) Irony (118:22) Anaphora (118:10-11) Litotes (15:17) Acrostic 119 Poetry in the Psalms

  15. Psalm 119:Eight Words for God’s Law • Law (25) • Word (24) • Laws (23) • Statutes (23) • Commands (22) • Decrees (21) • Precepts (21) • Promise (19)

  16. Guarding Responding Loving Choosing Longing Seeking Meditating Gaining understanding Remembering Embracing Abiding Psalm 119:Responding to God’s Precepts

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