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<p><img src="https://thumbnails.lbry.com/feClcW7L2o4" width="480" alt="thumbnail" title="BIBLE STUDY TIPS | What is observation?" /></p>Observation is the foundation of Bible Study. It is the foundation of READING! And it’s an easy thing to rush through without paying attention. But pay attention and you’ll do much better.<br /><br />The better you are at observation, the better the rest of you bible study will be. So get at it!<br /><br />Here are three things to know about bible study.<br /><br />JUST LOOKING<br />First, adopt the mindset of a window shopper. You’re just looking. You’re not buying, you’re just passing through getting a feel for what you’re looking at. You may walking in, but you’re not buying. Just look! Let yourself, as Charles Spergeon would say, lie asoak in the text. Let it was over you.<br /><br /><br />You’re not saying not saying anything about this text, you’re letting the text speak!<br /><br />This is important because if we don’t let the text speak fully, well jump to a conclusion to quickly that may a poor conclusion. So refrain from doing it.<br /><br />YOU’RE IN THE HANDS OF A MASTER<br />Second, adopt the mindset that you’re in the hands of a master.<br /><br />If it’s a story you’re reading, then assume you’re in the hands of a master story telling.<br /><br />If it’s a piece of prose, then you’re in the hands of a master communicator.<br /><br />If it’s a piece of poetry, same thing.<br /><br />Having this assumption will help you to pay attention to the details.<br /><br />THIS IS NOT A RANDOM STORY OF A FRIEND<br />When a kid tells a story many times, they’ll give you information that has nothing to do with anything. So as an adult you’ll have to disregard much of what was said so you can understand what the child was trying to say.<br /><br />You do the opposite with the books of the bible, instead, you can look over everything with a magnifying glass and ask questions you wouldn’t think to ask any other piece of literature or prose.<br /><br />This is the exciting part of the bible, because it is virtually limitless is the things you can look at that will actually having meaning for us.<br /><br />LOOK!<br />The last thing to do is to LOOK! And keep looking. There are many things to look at on a page, but here are the things to keep in minds.<br /><br />WORDS<br />Words! Look at words on the page. Particularly repeated words. Words that have theological weight. Words that catch you off guard. Pay attention to the words!<br /><br />GENRE<br />Genre. Also look at genre. Is it poetry? Prose? Narrative? What kind of story is this?<br /><br />PLACE<br />Place. In three ways.<br /><br />IN BOOK<br />Where are you at in the book?<br /><br />IN HISTORY<br />Where are you at in history?<br /><br />LOCATION<br />Where are you at in the world?<br /><br />PEOPLE<br />Who are the people? How many?<br /><br />GOD<br />God, what’s God doing? is he mentioned?<br /><br />_____________________________________________________________<br />This is the surface of what to look for.<br /><br />But remember, in the beginning, you just looking around not committed to anything, you’re also remembering that you’re in the hands <br />...<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feClcW7L2o4 |