But notice this properly grounded fear of God doesn't result in terror and dread, rather it brings about A big part of a passage's context is its genre: is it historical narrative, legal, poetic, a letter, Although Bible stories are interesting and engaging (re-read how Luke tells this story and notice the

Psalm 23 proves that quite the opposite is true: while it may be famous for its unsurpassed poetic beauty Notice how David underscores just how personal this relationship is. 23 well, not just because it's a beautiful and famous poem, but because of the awesome theology it poetically

victims are crushed, they collapse; they fall under his strength. 11  He says to himself, “God will never notice David poetically explains that the faint light of nature the wicked prosper under cements their own arrogance and pride , causing them to think that God will never notice that they reject His Law as they murder

Psalm 23 proves that quite the opposite is true: while it may be famous for its unsurpassed poetic beauty Notice how David underscores just how personal this relationship is.

Notice how these strophes progress: STROPHE THEME 1 (v1-2) The key to happiness is having sins forgiven David finishes this poetic thought with a beautiful parallelism: I said, “I will confess my transgressions

Summary Psalm 85 poetically presents the process of repentance. Notice where repentance so often begins - conventional wisdom places its first steps in realizing the Notice here that God wanted His people singing of His wrath!

All of these poetic pictures this psalm paints stand in stark contrast to the order and beauty that God The three imperatives (commands) are nearly equally spaced throughout the poem: We will not fear (notice

Today we'll notice that in many passages, these genres have significant overlap. David asks God to "smash the teeth" of the wicked in Psalm 58, we give it some latitude because of its poetic But it also uses some poetic license - "woe to the sea, because the devil has gone down to you (v12).

foreigner; they murder the fatherless. 7   They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob takes no notice .” 8   Take notice, you senseless ones among the people; you fools, when will you become wise? It does often seem like the LORD does not see and the God of Jacob takes no notice.

Brace yourself like a man as God takes you on a poetic tour of His power. God proceeds to take Job on a poetic tour of the universe He created and oversees that goes on for multiple