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Clearly filling oneself with the Word will facilitate being filled with the Spirit. In sum let the little word " for " become your good friend, one who continually guides you into the blessed practice of meditating on God's Word of Truth and Life day and night!
You won't regret it in time or eternity! Always consider marking these connective words by underlining or boxing them in or use three dots in triangle form for " therefore ". But even if you don't mark them, always take a moment to stop and question why they are there. You will be amazed at how the Spirit will illuminate the passage when you make the choice to pause and ponder the passage.
Terms of conclusion and explanation usually will compel you to re-read the previous passage s. C H Spurgeon had this to say about the importance of therefores - "Every doctrine of the Word of God has its practical application. As each tree bears seed after its kind, so does every truth of God bring forth practical virtues. Hence, you find the apostle Paul very full of therefores —his therefores being the conclusions drawn from certain statements of divine truth. The following chart highlights the importance of careful observation and interrogation when you encounter connecting words or conjunctions.
Conjunctions can greatly aid your understanding of the flow of thought in a passage, because they indicate relationships between the ideas that they link together. Just like the old spiritual "Dem Bones" where the "knee bone is connected to the thigh bone" etc, passages of Scripture are intimately connected.
Therefore it behooves the observer of Scripture to be on the lookout for these small but useful words. What's the reason or cause? Why the emphasis? What time is it, what is the sequence, etc? Here are a couple of definitions of common conjunctions to help ask the correct questions when you observe the specific conjunction. Because - for the reason that, on account of the fact that; for the cause which is explained in the next proposition.
For - For the following reason. Note that many uses of "for" in Scripture function as a preposition instead of a coordinating conjunction. A good clue that "for" is a coordinating conjunction explaining the reason for something is that the "for" appears at the beginning of a sentence or clause. The American Dictionary writes that "for" is used as "The word by which a reason is introduced of something before advanced.
Contrast is the juxtaposition of dissimilar elements , things that are unlike. Contrast sets off their dissimilar qualities and in so doing makes something sharp and clear by highlighting the differences.
Contrast focuses on the differences, whereas comparison see below focuses on similarities. John Phillips once quipped "Oh, those revealing buts of the Bible. They are small hinges on which great truths and destinies swing. While "but" is the main contrast be alert for other terms that highlight a contrast of uses are from version of the NASB.
Note that in some cases the author may present a contrast without using one of the terms of contrast, and these instances are best discerned from the context. Note : All words in blue are active links to allow you to examine the uses of the respective word or phrase. Not all of the words or phrase in this table represent contrasts and therefore one must always examine the context Words of contrast are always important to note because they indicate a change in direction.
When a verse begins with a contrast word like " but ", as a good inductive student, what should be your " natural reflex "? Clearly your attention should be drawn to re-read the preceding context to determine what the author is contrasting. Once again you are forced to slow down and engage your thinking process rather than speeding through a crucial "intersection" without slowing down. Note that not all contrasts are identified or delineated by specific contrast words like but , yet , etc.
Although they are more difficult to identify, be alert for contrasting thoughts. For example, observe the following passage We are not of night nor of darkness". For example. The contrast is between two dramatically different lifestyles and ultimately two distinct destinies.
Be on the alert for for words that express some element of time in parenthesis is frequency in NAS, but always check the context When did this happen? When will this happen? Alternatively, consider the.
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Time phrases are especially crucial when interpreting prophecy. For example, practice this technique by reading Matthew print out a copy on your word processor and mark the six uses of "then" or "when" in NASB and notice how the events come into focus as you note these expressions of time. Remember to check the context. Determine the context by interrogating the surrounding especially the preceding text. Do not look at commentaries or study notes to establish the context lest you be biased by their interpretation comments on this section of Scripture.
Let the text speak for itself i. Ask and answer questions like -- Where is this taking place? Mt , 2, 3. What genre of literature does this section represent?
Who is speaking], [is the audience, what is their nationality? Mt , cp Mark What is the general subject or question that is being asked and addressed? Now, you are primed and ready for this incredible and sadly oftimes very controversial passage Mt Remember that whenever you read a verse, a paragraph, a chapter, etc, read with a purpose -- in this section of Matthew 24 your purpose is specifically to observe for the chronology, marking the text with a green clock consider doing this in your Bible if you are neat, but remember that ballpoint ink will leak through the page - Micron pens are recommended.
Click here to study the uses of the "Day of the LORD" and make a list of what you observe, remembering to examine the context because not all the uses refer to the same time period. For some fascinating insights into what the future holds for Israel, observe the 40 uses of "in that day" in Isaiah click here but remember to read the text in context and the 19 uses in Zechariah for all 3 chapters click here or for the specific verses click here.
When used as an adverb THEN is always worth pausing to ponder and query asking questions like "What time is it? What happens next? Why does this happen now? When then is used as determined by the context to be an expression of time or "time phrase", it usually indicates sequence and thus marks that which is next in order of time, soon after that, following next after in order of position, narration or enumeration, being next in a series See English definitions or here.
Observing then can be very useful in following the course of events in a chapter or paragraph, especially in eschatological prophetic passages - e. Compare the uses of then in the Olivet Discourse - Mt , Mt , 16, 21, 23, 30 2 uses! Until - This word is an expression of time and means something will continue to happen up to a point and then it will not happen.
Synonyms of until include till, up to, up till, up to the time. Stated another way, UNTIL indicates enemies will be active up to a point and then it will not happen. The point that it will not happen is when Jesus reigns over and subjugates all His enemies. There is both a present and a future dimension to the prophetic oracle of Yahweh.
The enemies of the Messiah will, at a later time, be subjected to Him, but not immediately. Messiah was elevated to a position of equality with Yahweh, yet the outworking of His power was yet viewed as future. Example of until in Luke commentary "They will fall by the edge of the sword, and will be led captive into all the nations; and Jerusalem will be trampled under foot by the Gentiles UNTIL the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. Comment : In context and keep in mind the following analysis is based on a literal interpretation of Scripture, not someone's systematic theology!
So there is a day when the Gentiles will not tread on the city of Jerusalem " If something happens until a particular time, it happens during the period before that time and stops at that time. Luke says that the time allotted to the Gentiles to tread on Jerusalem is finite and will stop one day, the day when the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
One might ask if the Six-Day War of in which the Jews regained control of Jerusalem See "The Old City" brought an end to Gentile domination of the city and so that year marked the end of the "times of the Gentiles? What is that property? Of course it is the Temple Mount area, the site of the former Jewish Temples and the present site of the Muslim Dome of the Rock and the Al-Aqsa Mosque , the third holiest site in Islam This small but supremely strategic swath of real estate is under Muslim control, and so it is tread under the feet of the Gentiles so to speak.
But the small expression of time, UNTIL , tells us this day will come to an end some day in the future! So hopefully you can begin to understand how important it is to observe carefully and interrogate intelligently when you encounter an UNTIL.
Here are a few examples to practice and remember to always check the context - Mt , Lk , Acts , Acts , Acts , Acts , Gal , Rev , Rev Remember you can always ask "What time is it? Figures of speech "picture talk" are colorful expressions used for literary effect which may be a word or a phrase that departs from straightforward, literal language. Figures of speech are used for emphasis, freshness of expression or clarity. However, clarity may suffer if the figure is not properly interpreted.
A picture can be worth a thousand words, unless we let our imagination run wild and come up with a thousand possible interpretations! Remember that all Scripture has a single intended meaning. Note how much more vivid the description of the wicked man is when linked with a picturesque simile see below The wicked are not so, but they are like introduces the simile or comparison to chaff which the wind drives away. Psalm Comment : To the student trained in the art of observation, it is readily apparent that this passage calls for several interactions and interrogations, all of which serve to slow you down, to actively engage your mind and heart with the text and ultimately the Author of the text and to aid personal self discovery of precious pearls of wisdom in the passage cp Pr Some observations and questions one might ask - Who are the wicked?
What does the phrase "are no so" force us to do? Check context to answer both of these questions What does "but" introduce note? What is being contrasted? How does the figure used to describe a godly man contrast with the figure used to describe a wicked man?
What is chaff? How easy is it for chaff to blown away by the wind? What does this picture say about the fate of the wicked? Once you have carried out your own observations, you are in a much better position to read the commentaries and you will be amazed at how often you find yourself saying "That passage does say that! Clinton Lockhart Principles of Interpretation, has a simple rule for determining what is literal and what is figurative language in the Bible If the literal meaning of any word or expression makes good sense in its connections, it is literal; but if the literal meaning does not make good sense, it is figurative Since the literal is the most usual signification of a word, and therefore occurs much more frequently than the figurative , any term should be regarded as literal until there is good reason for a different understanding.
Figurative language refers to any words that are used with a meaning other than their common, literal sense. When dog is used of a human being e. All human languages are filled with talk that is not literal, but Eastern languages are especially full of figures of speech. Since those languages are foreign to us, that is all the more reason to work hard at understanding exactly what the author had in mind Ed : E.
There is the hurdle of distance in language and culture, and there is also the hurdle of figurative language. Consider the plight of a foreigner seeking to understand the English word hang. A literal definition is easy to come by, but what is he to think when he hears, as a foreigner, that he has many hang-ups; that he should indeed hang loose and allow his true feelings to hang out? If he searches out those idioms carefully, he still may be at a loss to know why someone is absent because of a hangover, or when he is told, in spite of all the obstacles to understanding, that he should not only hang on, but hang in there Picture talk is one of the greatest problems of interpretation.
To treat figurative language as if it were literal and to treat literal language as if it were figurative, constitute two of the greatest hindrances to understanding the meaning of the Bible Robertson McQuilkin - Understanding and Applying the Bible.
In other words, while figures of speech can be enlightening, they can also be misleading if one mishandles them and uses them as an excuse to look for "hidden meanings" See Discussion of allegorizing in section on Literal Interpretation As discussed more in the section on interpretation, we must assiduously avoid all attempts to "go behind" the text. Instead, our continual quest should be to seek to carefully observe and accurately interpret what God's penman meant by what he wrote, for all Scripture has only one correct interpretation.
Roy Zuck gives a number of advantages of figures of speech If we say, "It is raining hard," we are using a normal, plain statement. But if we say, "It is raining cats and dogs," we have used a sentence that means the same thing but is an unusual, more colorful way of expressing the same thought. This is evident when Paul wrote, "Watch out for those dogs" Php note , or when James wrote, "The tongue also is a fire" Jas When a comparison is made between two things that are normally not alike or normally not compared, then surprise occurs.
Similes and metaphors, for example, often have this element of unexpectedness. Figures of speech are used in many languages because they are easily remembered and make indelible impressions. Because they are graphic, they eliminate the need for elaborate description.
They say a lot in a little. The well-known metaphor, "The Lord is my Shepherd" Ps note , conveys briefly many ideas about the Lord's relationship to His own. When you read Psalm note , "But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God," you are challenged to reflect on points of similarities suggested in that simile.
The same is true of Isaiah note , "The Daughter of Zion is left like a shelter in a vineyard, like a hut in a field of melons, like a city under siege. It is also important to remember that figures of speech although "figurative" are always intended to convey literal truth. As discussed below the literal meaning of a figure of speech is critically dependent on an analysis of the context in which is it used.
Let's take a non-Biblical example of the figurative use of a word like "crown". If someone declares "I am going to crown you" the literal meaning of this figurative use will depend on the context. And so it could mean:. As emphasized in the section on interpretation, Scripture should be understood in its literal, normal normative , and natural sense.
Figures of speech always convey literal truth and that is the meaning we must seek. Steve Lewis has a list of Reasons for Figurative Language, the first being that "Figurative language is often used to speak about abstract concepts in terms of concrete things.
All human speech contains this type of language because it is intrinsic to the way people communicate. Very often when we are talking about something which is not perceptible by the five senses, we use words which in one of their meanings refer to things or actions that are. When a man says that he grasps an argument he is using a verb grasp which literally means to take something in the hand but he is certainly not thinking that his mind has hands or that an argument can be seized.
To avoid the word grasp he may change the form of the expression and say, "I see your point," but he does not mean that a pointed object has appeared in his visual field. Everyone is familiar with this linguistic phenomenon and the grammarians call it metaphor. But it is a serious mistake to think that metaphor is an optional thing which poets and authors may put into their work as a decoration and plain speakers can do without.
The truth is that if we are going to talk at all about things which are not perceived by the senses, we are forced to use language metaphorically. There is no other way of talking. Anyone who talks about things that cannot be seen, or touched, or heard, or the like, must inevitably talk as if they could be seen or touched or heard. Some topics can only be discussed using this type of language.
For example, almost all of the Bible language used to describe God involves metaphor because that is the only way that finite creatures can speak about the Infinite Creator. See also excellent related resource by Tony Garland - Interpreting Symbols. Howard Hendricks has the following insights on how to distinguish literal from figurative noting that when People talk about a 'literal interpretation of Scripture. He couches, he lies down as a lion, and as a lion, who dares rouse him up?
Ge ,? Or Joseph standing by a creek with roots going down into the soil "Joseph is a fruitful bough, a fruitful bough by a spring; its branches run over a wall. Or Benjamin as some sort of uncontrollable werewolf "Benjamin is a ravenous wolf. In the morning he devours the prey, and in the evening he divides the spoil. As one person has put it,. On the other hand, when He calls Herod a fox Lk ,32 , He obviously is not saying that the man is a roving carnivore. Hendricks, Howard: Living by the Book.
Excellent resource. Only compelling reasons makes the words figurative. It is given by God to demonstrate His intention for the romance and loveliness of marriage, the most precious of human relations. For example Moses writes that manna was "fine as the frost on the ground.
If the statement would obviously be irrational, unreasonable, or absurd if taken literally, the presumption is that it is a figure of speech. Common sense tells us that Jesus is not a literal door, a literal vine, etc but that He is pointing to a literal truth about Himself.
When taken in isolation, the expression or statement might be either figurative or literal, but in the context the author indicates that he does not intend the meaning to be taken as literal. David is certainly not saying that God has wings for that would be an absurd interpretation. Examination of the entire Psalm the context , leads one to a clearer understanding of the picture of God's protection for His children with the same watch care as a mother eagle for her helpless eaglets.
As a corollary, when read in context, there is usually a plain and ordinary meaning for the figure of speech. In many cases, the Scripture will even immediately explain the figure. Because of the integrity of the Scriptures, one can be confident that the ultimate truth in view will correspond to the plain and ordinary sense of the words used.
Avoid the temptation of trying to make the figure of speech say something that God does not intend. Stated another way, although it is a figure of speech, it still will have only one "literal" meaning and that is always to be our goal in inductive Bible study. Terms of comparison are the most common type of figurative language in the Bible, usually expressing similarity between things that are otherwise dissimilar. The basic idea of comparison is to take something with which everyone is familiar and use give the reader insight into something which is unfamiliar or less familiar.
In everyday life, when we see two of anything alike, the similarity immediately draws our attention and this same phenomenon is true in Bible study. How often do you see children out in public and don't pay that much attention?
But when we see twins, our attention is heightened and more focused. In the same way, similarities stand out thus the Bible frequently uses comparison things well known and understood, in order to give insights into truths which may not as well known or understood. Ps note. The writer could have just said the godly man prospers, but he compares him to a tree near water, which gives us additional insight into the character and course of the godly man.
Practice it! With what word does Jer begin see terms of explanation? What question does that it suggest? Why will this man be like a tree? How does Jeremiah amplify the comparison of this man to a tree? What two things won't happen to him? What two things will happen to him? How does this description help us understand what it means to be blessed?
Why is this man blessed What does anxious mean be sure and read the origin or derivation of our English word anxious for a great word picture which describes how we feel when we are anxious - or see the original Greek word - merimnao - be anxious. In sum, we know that the Bible uses figures of speech like terms of comparison simile, metaphor or "picture talk" to expand or amplify the meaning of the passage. But how can we easily recognize and accurately interpret figurative language?
Below are a few guidelines to help you figure out the figurative:. Simile is a figure of speech which draws a comparison between subjects which may or may not otherwise be alike and is introduced and identified by use of as or like.
For example if I say I am "as nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs", the picture is much more forceful than if I simply say "I am very nervous. What is the comparison. Stop for a moment an practice questioning this passage before you read on.
Comment: What does the psalmist compare to what? The deer to my soul. Water brooks to God. Why does a deer pant for the water brooks? It is thirsty. It needs refreshing. It cannot live without water. So as water is to the deer's physical sustenance, the very person of God not just knowledge about Him Himself sustains us spiritually.
Only God will fulfill our deepest longing. What does this simile say about one's attitude toward God? It is clearly an intense longing, not a casual or passing fancy.
David was experiencing a severe "divine drought" MacArthur. Have you ever seen an animal panting after running hard and then being offered some water? This is the picture is of an intense longing for God even as the deer longs for water. Made in the image of God image, men and women find the essence of life in the presence of God and His word.
Note the preceding context 1Pe note for an explanation of why one might have decreased "appetite" for the Word of the LORD. Spurgeon comments: As after a long drought the poor fainting deer longs for the streams or rather as the hunted deer instinctively seeks after the river to bathe its smoking flanks and to escape the dogs, even so my weary, persecuted soul pants after the Lord my God.
Debarred from public worship, David was heartsick. Ease he did not seek, honour he did not covet, but the enjoyment of communion with God was an urgent need of his soul; he viewed it not merely as the sweetest of all luxuries, but as an absolute necessity, like water to a stag. Like the parched traveler in the wilderness, whose skin bottle is empty, and who finds the wells dry, he must drink or die -- he must have his God or faint. His soul, his very self, his deepest life, was insatiable for a sense of the divine presence.
As the deer utters a loud cry so his soul prays. Give him his God and he is as content as the poor deer which at length slakes its thirst and is perfectly happy; but deny him his Lord, and his heart heaves, his bosom palpitates, his whole frame is convulsed, like one who gasps for breath, or pants with long running. Dear reader, dost thou know what this is, by personally having felt the same? It is a sweet bitterness.
The next best thing to living in the light of the Lord's love is to be unhappy till we have it, and to pant hourly after it -- hourly, did I say?
When it is as natural for us to long for God as for an animal to thirst, it is well with our souls, however painful our feelings.
We may learn from this verse that the eagerness of our desires may be pleaded with God, and the more so, because there are special promises for the importunate and fervent see note. The Psalms and Proverbs are filled with comparisons, with over fifty uses of the word like NAS in similes. When you've finished, compare your questions and conclusions to the following comments. Comment: What is compared to what? What is a city like when it is broken into?
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