1002 Bible Literature: Psalms 23, 42, 137 and Proverbs Course by Fred Lee 2012, 05/25

Psalm 23: “Jehovah is my shepherd” The author: King David The journey toward salvation The viewpoint of the vulnerable sheep

Psalm 42: “As a deer pants for water” The metaphor of deer and water Tears as food “Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.” (42:5)

Psalm 137: “By the Rivers of Babylon” The question of cursing Baby-smashing: should it be taken literally?

Proverbs Ch 1: 7 “The fear of the L ORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.” An exampleAn example Ch 4:23 “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. ” Ch 9:8 “Do not rebuke mockers or they will hate you; rebuke the wise and they will love you. ” Ch 17: 22 “A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.” Ch 25:11 “Like apples of gold in settings of silver is a ruling rightly given.”

Ecclesiastes 3 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: (3:1) Is it okay to just let something happen when it is happening? (Ex. someone dying from illness, food shortage, or accident?)

Ecclesiastes 7-9 The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride. Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools. (7:8-9) Is life truly meaningless as Solomon said?

Song of Solomon: Ch 1 and 2 Do not stare at me because I am dark, because I am darkened by the sun. My mother’s sons were angry with me and made me take care of the vineyards; my own vineyard I had to neglect. (1:6) I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys. Like a lily among thorns is my darling among the young women.(2:1~2) Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you by the gazelles and by the does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires. (2:7) Chinese interpretationsChinese interpretations