The Poetic Books in 2min

Connecting The Poetic Books to the Big Picture of the Bible

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in order to understand the poetic books of the Bible let's place them within the bigger picture the Bible tells us that God created mankind to have a loving relationship with him sadly mankind rebelled against God resulting in misery and suffering since then God has been unfolding his plan to save Mankind through Jesus Christ and restore this relationship in the Old Testament we see the problem and its consequences and in the poetic books we see people Express their suffering from the problem and their longing for salvation the five poetic books are therefore above all books of experience in Proverbs the wisdom of God is conveyed to us in multiple ways we're shown the blessings that come from keeping God's Commandments and the dire consequences that come from ignoring God's Commandments however this experience is challenged by job job lives wisely and well yet still suffers the good is not always rewarded immediately and the bad is not always punished immediately in Ecclesiastes the preacher asks himself what's the point of life and then comes to the conclusion that everything on Earth is meaningless Song of Songs shows us that this life is about more than just good and evil but about intimacy as well yet even intimacy is disrupted by sin and finally Psalms offers a summary of all these human experiences with God overall the poetic books clearly show us that Humanity needs salvation Proverbs seeks wisdom job seeks a friend Ecclesiastes seeks fulfillment and Song of Songs seeks intimacy the Psalms are quoted more often in the New Testament than any other book and repeatedly point to the fact that a savior will come and make all things new the poetic books of the Bible offer a deep insight into the emotional life of humans they describe our fears our hopes our questions and our doubts but they also give us hope because they point to the one who wants to be our savior in the midst of all this chaos the God who hears us Comforts us gives us wise counsel and bestows his love have you ever laid out your problems before God God is happy to listen to you you don't need to hide your feelings