1 Tenniel Jordan BIB-104 February 24, 2014 Prof.

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Psalms and Proverbs Con ras by Com!arison T"e li era ure of "e Bible "olds an abundan array of in elli#en$e, de! " and insi#" for daily !"ysi$al and s!iri ual livin#. %e , none do so as elo&uen ly as "e boo' of Psalms and Proverbs. T"e lessons found (i "in "ese (o boo's ran#e from (ors"i! in "e em!le o livin# a ri#" eous life. T"ese "emes and many more are found $o!iously "rou#"ou "e Proverbs and Psalms. Psalms and Proverbs (ere (ri en durin# "e !eriod of a unified Israel monar$"y. )os of Proverbs (as (ri en by *olomon ("ile mu$" of Psalms (as (ri en by +avid. Psalms is an assembla#e of (ri in#s (ri en by several individuals over a !eriod of (o o "ree "undred years durin# and af er "e Babylon e,ile. )essiani$ "eolo#y is "e main "eme "a flo(s "rou#" Psalms. T"e Psalms $onsis s of numerous "ema i$ $om!onen s ("i$" )errill -200./ des$ribes as0 Peni en ial, Im!re$a ory, and )essiani$ Psalms1 all of "ese "emes in er!ola in# and amal#ama in# in one !rin$i!al unifi$a ion $ondu$ in# one o "e "ear of "e 2od3s $ovenan al rela ions"i! (i " man 4 ("i$" is C"ris . Remorse, sorro(, and re!en an$e are $en ral "eme in "e Psalms. T"ey are (idely 'no(n as "e Peni en ial Psalms. T"ese Psalms are (ri en su!!li$a ions o 2od for "e for#iveness of sins. T"ese Psalms are dire$ ly $onne$ ed o "e em!le ordinan$es su$" as !urifi$a ion ri uals, sa$rifi$es and (as"in#s. +aily in "e em!le Psalms (ere sun# in a desi#na ed order. T"e Psalms are $learly $onne$ ed o !raise and (ors"i! - Col. 5016, James 7015/. From "e very be#innin# "e $"ur$" "as used Psalms in !ubli$ and !riva e devo ions.

2 8indi$a ion and 9ud#men u!on "e (i$'ed $om!rise "e "eme of "e Im!re$a ory Psalms. T"ese "ymns are filled (i " sorro( $aused by "e (ron#doin#s of "e (i$'ed. :i "in "e (ords of "e Im!re$a ory Psalms one (ill find a $all o 2od o vie( "e evildoer in "e mids of (ron#doin#s. I is a re&ues for 2od o !unis" "e offender. )errill -200./ s a es ;I is im!or an o remember abou < "e Im!re$a ory !salms= "a "e !oe desires 2od3s !unis"men no o sa isfy "is o(n feelin#s bu be$ause "e re$o#ni>es "a "e (i$'ed "ave offended "e "onor of 2od.? T"e au "ors of bo " Psalms and Proverbs desire "a "e (i$'ed be !unis"ed and by "eir !unis"men re!en and urn o 2od for redem! ion -Psalms @, Proverbs 1702.-52/. All of "e Psalms !oin o(ards "e day of "e Bord. In "e (or' ;+is$ourses? T"eodore s a es Psalms is an e,!lana ion for "avin# fai " in C"ris . Al "ou#" +avid3s ear "ly $a "edra is #one "e e ernal rule "rou#" "is linea#e "as been es ablis"ed forever. T"e )essiani$ Psalms are essen ially !ro!"e$ies abou "e $omin# of "e *avior. In a $onven ional $us omary rou ine of !ro!"e i$ e,!ression, "e $on inua ion of "e !ro!"e i$ "eme is re$urren . I is some "in# "a (ill no end un il i is fulfilled. T"e boo' of Psalms is used by Je( and C"ris ian ali'e be$ause in i "e "ear finds "e differen e,!erien$es of "uman life and emo ion ("ereas Proverbs #ives #uidan$e "rou#" "ose diffi$ul imes. T"e boo' of Proverbs is a $om!endium of (ise sayin#s from various au "ors layin# !ra#ma i$ rules for livin# ri#" based on 2odly sa#a$i y. Bi'e Psalms, Proverbs $overs a (ide ran#e of si ua ions and $ir$ums an$es. Al "ou#" Proverbs is no $a e#ori>ed in any s!e$ial (ay, every verse fos ers ne( and im!or an ideas abou livin#. T"e main "emes of Proverbs deal (i " "umans bein# #ood or evil, (ise or foolis", (i " or (i "ou 2od durin# life on ear ". T"e !ur!ose of Proverbs is o lead a !erson "rou#" "is (orld (i " "e (isdom of 2od. T"e boo' of Proverbs brea's do(n ("a is (isdom -Proverbs C010/ , "e !a " o (isdom and ("a $ons i u es bein#

5 (ise and bein# a fool. A$$ordin# o )errill -200./ Proverbs ;dis$usses "e ("ole ran#e of morals and e "i$s, !rovidin# (ise insi#" in o "uman be"avior.?

In $on$lusion, "e boo's of Proverbs and Psalms offer 2odly (isdom and #uidan$e "rou#" "is life. %e , "e rue in en of bo " of "ese boo's (as o dra( all ("o read "em ever $loser o 2od ("o loves "em. T"ese boo's s"o( "e folly of no allo(in# 2od o res , rule and abide in one3s life. T"ey !oin o 2od3s #ra$e, mer$y and love. T"e boo's of Proverbs and Psalms #ive "o!e for "e fu ure in C"ris , fai " for "e roads a"ead, and (isdom o 'no( ri#" from (ron#.

Referen$es )errill, D. -200./. An Eis ori$al *urvey of "e Fld Tes amen , 220-221 T"eodore . -2004/. +is$ourses. -8ol. 5/. Eendri$'son. Ba'er, ). -2004/. Tem!le "eolo#y.