Law
over 600 of these in the Old Testament
What are laws?
hid his underwear in a rock?
Who is Jeremiah?
uses many figures of speech
What is Hebrew poetry?
has six parts
What is a covenant?
the metaphor of God as a shepherd
What is Psalm 23?
served as a paradigm for expected behavior
What is Old Testament law?
ate barley cakes over cow manure
Who is Ezekiel?
teaches the profound truth that the Word of God is all-sufficient
What is Psalm 119?
those who will enforce the covenant
What are witnesses?
This never really wins for Christ followers
What is death?
promises which are conditional
What is the Mosaic covenant?
prophet who lives out the drama of an unfaithful wife in his own life
Who is Hosea?
eight different terms in Psalm 19 refer to this
What is the Word of God?
blessings and curses that function as incentives for keeping the covenant
What are sanctions?
the individual laws themselves
What are stipulations?
word which best describes Jesus' relationship to the law with respect to contemporary Christians
What is fulfill?
used this for much of their message
What is poetry?
These psalms help us express our anger appropriately
What are Imprecatory psalms?
literally means "holy reading"
What is Lectio Divina?
read the passage again and allow its words to sink into the heart and mind
What is Step 3: Meditation?
eating of pork and shell fish
What is an Old Testament law we might routinely violate?
compared the Civil Rights movement to the prophetic message
What is the song "Glory" by John Legend?
seasons of surprise; seasons of well-being; seasons of hurt
What are the main contexts of life into which the Psalms can be categorized?
worship of one God; dealt with cause of crime; values human life
In what ways is the Mosaic Law different from the Code of Hammurabi?
read a passage of Scripture slowly and out loud
What is Step 2: Lectio