Look at the Lecture 2 post
Observations on Isaiah 43:15-21 - use the ESV version posted on the blog
Make sure you aren't reading any commentaries or notes in your Bible.
Do a couple pages of observations (be thorough) and then post a couple observations by Thursday midnight!
Don't forget to comment on someone else's post from last week's assignment
Good job this week everybody!
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Assignment 2 - Danielle/Sandy/Larry/Carol/Tamara/Alex
Look at the Lecture 2 post
Observations on Isaiah 43:15-21 - use the ESV version posted on the blog
Make sure you aren't reading any commentaries or notes in your Bible.
Do a couple pages of observations (be thorough) and then post a couple observations by Thursday midnight!
Don't forget to comment on someone else's post from last week's assignment
Good job this week everybody!
Observations on Isaiah 43:15-21 - use the ESV version posted on the blog
Make sure you aren't reading any commentaries or notes in your Bible.
Do a couple pages of observations (be thorough) and then post a couple observations by Thursday midnight!
Don't forget to comment on someone else's post from last week's assignment
Good job this week everybody!
Assignment 2 - Nicole/Collin/John/Bonnie/Eric/Yolanda/Christian
Look at the Lecture 2 post
Observations on Isaiah 43:15-21 - use the ESV version posted on the blog
Make sure you aren't reading any commentaries or notes in your Bible.
Do a couple pages of observations (be thorough) and then post a couple observations by Thursday midnight!
Don't forget to comment on someone else's post from last week's assignment
Good job this week everybody!
Observations on Isaiah 43:15-21 - use the ESV version posted on the blog
Make sure you aren't reading any commentaries or notes in your Bible.
Do a couple pages of observations (be thorough) and then post a couple observations by Thursday midnight!
Don't forget to comment on someone else's post from last week's assignment
Good job this week everybody!
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Sample Observations
Observations on Isaiah 40-44
Note: These are two long observations. You can certainly have observations that are much shorter, sometimes only one sentence. Here I wanted to give you a couple examples of observations that cover large sectional themes.
1) Frequently, in the chapters 43-44, Isaiah records God expressing his responsibility for the creation of his people, ‘I formed you.’ A version of this phrase appears in 43:1, 7, 21 and 44:2, 21, 24.
There are some notable variations on this phrase. One variation on this theme occurs in 43:21 where God gives the ‘reason’ for forming his people: ‘that they may proclaim my praise.’
Also, in chapter 44, both verses where ‘I formed you’ occurs (2, 24) add the addendum, ‘in the womb.’
Another interesting variation appears in 43:1 with the synonymous verbs, ‘he who created you’ and ‘he who formed you.’ A triplet verb repetition makes a very strong statement in 43:6b-7 – fatherly terms are used as the subject, ‘my sons…and my daughters,’ and the verbs ‘created,’ ‘formed,’ and ‘made’ appear in succession.
Question: are these three verbs (created, formed, made) merely synonyms, or does each one have its own unique meaning in the original Hebrew?
2) This entire section (Isaiah 40-44) is moved along rhythmically by a series of questions that God asks about his character. Some of the questions are rhetorical because they offer no direct answer. An indirect answer may be implied, but the tension builds as questions are asked and no direct answer is given. Other questions are answered directly and forcefully. These provide relief to the literary tension created by the scattered questions that are rhetorical in nature. An observation related to the questions is that they are usually addressing God’s powers over the powers of other gods or humans. Here is a brief outline of the questions (and answers in bold):
Chapter 40:
Who has measured the waters…marked off the heavens?
Who has held the dust…weighed the mountains on the scales…? (v12)
Who has held the dust…weighed the mountains on the scales…? (v12)
Who can fathom the Spirit of the LORD, or instruct the LORD…?
Whom did the LORD consult…who taught him the right way? (v13)
Who was it that taught him knowledge…understanding? (v14)
With whom…will you compare God? (v18)
Do you not know? Have you not heard…from the beginning?
Have you not understood since the earth was founded? (v21)
Have you not understood since the earth was founded? (v21)
“To whom will you compare me? Who is my equal?” (v25)
Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? (v26)
Do you not know? Have you not heard?
The LORD is the everlasting God…Creator of the earth. (v28)
The LORD is the everlasting God…Creator of the earth. (v28)
Who has done this…calling forth the generations from the beginning?
I, the LORD—with the first of them and with the last—I am he.” (v4)
Chapter 42:
Who handed Jacob over to become loot, and Israel to the plunderers?
Was it not the LORD, against whom we have sinned? (v24)
Was it not the LORD, against whom we have sinned? (v24)
Which of their gods foretold this…proclaimed to us former things? (v9)
Chapter 43:
“When I act, who can reverse it?” (v13b)
Chapter 44:
Who is like me? Let him proclaim it. (v7)
Is there a God besides me? There is no Rock; I know not any." (v8b)
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Assignment 1 - Nicole/Collin/John/Bonnie/Eric/Yolanda/Christian
Read Isaiah 40-44 and then make observations on these 5 chapters. Read the whole thing through before making any observations. At this point you're looking to get an overview of this section of Isaiah.
It's probably best to start a WORD doc or something to keep all your work in. Then copy and paste your best work when you post. Make sure you post on the assignment that has your name in it. Then comment on at least one other person's post in your group (and any others that you want to).
Post your material by midnight Thursday. That will give you time to comment on other posts by Sunday.
Here are the TOP TEN tips for making good observations:
10. Report what is said, not what is inferred
9. Look for repetition/variations/possible patterns
8. Use different lenses: wide angle and zoom
7. Don’t just repeat the text; observe what it says and how it says it
6. Note major changes in form and content
5. When possible, make charts/lists
4. Raise questions
3. Be cautious of generalizing
2. Make your observations a variety of lengths
1. Don’t hesitate to state the obvious
0. Note the verse(s) you are making observation about (v12)
It's probably best to start a WORD doc or something to keep all your work in. Then copy and paste your best work when you post. Make sure you post on the assignment that has your name in it. Then comment on at least one other person's post in your group (and any others that you want to).
Post your material by midnight Thursday. That will give you time to comment on other posts by Sunday.
Here are the TOP TEN tips for making good observations:
10. Report what is said, not what is inferred
9. Look for repetition/variations/possible patterns
8. Use different lenses: wide angle and zoom
7. Don’t just repeat the text; observe what it says and how it says it
6. Note major changes in form and content
5. When possible, make charts/lists
4. Raise questions
3. Be cautious of generalizing
2. Make your observations a variety of lengths
1. Don’t hesitate to state the obvious
0. Note the verse(s) you are making observation about (v12)
Assignment 1 - Danielle/Sandy/Larry/Carol/Tamara/Alex
Read Isaiah 40-44 and then make observations on these 5 chapters. Read the whole thing through before making any observations. At this point you're looking to get an overview of this section of Isaiah.
It's probably best to start a WORD doc or something to keep all your work in. Then copy and paste your best work when you post. Make sure you post on the assignment that has your name in it. Then comment on at least one other person's post in your group (and any others that you want to).
Post your material by midnight Thursday. That will give you time to comment on other posts by Sunday.
Here are the TOP TEN tips for making good observations:
10. Report what is said, not what is inferred
9. Look for repetition/variations/possible patterns
8. Use different lenses: wide angle and zoom
7. Don’t just repeat the text; observe what it says and how it says it
6. Note major changes in form and content
5. When possible, make charts/lists
4. Raise questions
3. Be cautious of generalizing
2. Make your observations a variety of lengths
1. Don’t hesitate to state the obvious
0. Note the verse(s) you are making observation about (v12)
It's probably best to start a WORD doc or something to keep all your work in. Then copy and paste your best work when you post. Make sure you post on the assignment that has your name in it. Then comment on at least one other person's post in your group (and any others that you want to).
Post your material by midnight Thursday. That will give you time to comment on other posts by Sunday.
Here are the TOP TEN tips for making good observations:
10. Report what is said, not what is inferred
9. Look for repetition/variations/possible patterns
8. Use different lenses: wide angle and zoom
7. Don’t just repeat the text; observe what it says and how it says it
6. Note major changes in form and content
5. When possible, make charts/lists
4. Raise questions
3. Be cautious of generalizing
2. Make your observations a variety of lengths
1. Don’t hesitate to state the obvious
0. Note the verse(s) you are making observation about (v12)
Assignment 1 - Shana/Tony/Lily/Teri/Nicole/Dave
Read Isaiah 40-44 and then make observations on these 5 chapters. Read the whole thing through before making any observations. At this point you're looking to get an overview of this section of Isaiah.
It's probably best to start a WORD doc or something to keep all your work in. Then copy and paste your best work when you post. Make sure you post on the assignment that has your name in it. Then comment on at least one other person's post in your group (and any others that you want to).
Post your material by midnight Thursday. That will give you time to comment on other posts by Sunday.
Here are the TOP TEN tips for making good observations:
10. Report what is said, not what is inferred
9. Look for repetition/variations/possible patterns
8. Use different lenses: wide angle and zoom
7. Don’t just repeat the text; observe what it says and how it says it
6. Note major changes in form and content
5. When possible, make charts/lists
4. Raise questions
3. Be cautious of generalizing
2. Make your observations a variety of lengths
1. Don’t hesitate to state the obvious
0. Note the verse(s) you are making observation about (v12)
It's probably best to start a WORD doc or something to keep all your work in. Then copy and paste your best work when you post. Make sure you post on the assignment that has your name in it. Then comment on at least one other person's post in your group (and any others that you want to).
Post your material by midnight Thursday. That will give you time to comment on other posts by Sunday.
Here are the TOP TEN tips for making good observations:
10. Report what is said, not what is inferred
9. Look for repetition/variations/possible patterns
8. Use different lenses: wide angle and zoom
7. Don’t just repeat the text; observe what it says and how it says it
6. Note major changes in form and content
5. When possible, make charts/lists
4. Raise questions
3. Be cautious of generalizing
2. Make your observations a variety of lengths
1. Don’t hesitate to state the obvious
0. Note the verse(s) you are making observation about (v12)
Steps of the Inductive Method
OBSERVATION
Observations
Questions/Divisions
CONCENTRATION
Key Terms
Key Verse
Outline
Poetic Analysis
Book Overview
Cultural & Historical
Theological Themes
Interpretive Question
UNDERSTANDING
Message Essay
Values Essay
Observations
Questions/Divisions
CONCENTRATION
Key Terms
Key Verse
Outline
Poetic Analysis
Book Overview
Cultural & Historical
Theological Themes
Interpretive Question
UNDERSTANDING
Message Essay
Values Essay
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Lecture 1 - Overview
Click on the link below to view or download the first lecture. If you get a chance, look through this before our meeting Sunday. Let's meet in the cafe at 10:00 or 11:30 on Sunday, whichever time is best for you. See you there!
Isaiah 43:15-21
From the English Standard Version we will all use:
15I am the LORD, your Holy One,
the Creator of Israel, your King."
16Thus says the LORD,
who makes a way in the sea,
a path in the mighty waters,
17who brings forth chariot and horse,
army and warrior;
they lie down, they cannot rise,
they are extinguished, quenched like a wick:
18 "Remember not the former things,
nor consider the things of old.
19 Behold, I am doing a new thing;
now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?
I will make a way in the wilderness
and rivers in the desert.
20The wild beasts will honor me,
the jackals and the ostriches,
for I give water in the wilderness,
rivers in the desert,
to give drink to my chosen people,
21the people whom I formed for myself
that they might declare my praise.
15I am the LORD, your Holy One,
the Creator of Israel, your King."
16Thus says the LORD,
who makes a way in the sea,
a path in the mighty waters,
17who brings forth chariot and horse,
army and warrior;
they lie down, they cannot rise,
they are extinguished, quenched like a wick:
18 "Remember not the former things,
nor consider the things of old.
19 Behold, I am doing a new thing;
now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?
I will make a way in the wilderness
and rivers in the desert.
20The wild beasts will honor me,
the jackals and the ostriches,
for I give water in the wilderness,
rivers in the desert,
to give drink to my chosen people,
21the people whom I formed for myself
that they might declare my praise.
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