Jensens survey of the old testament adam 149
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repetition is a common device. Whatever is
written is the experience, thoughts, and
emotions of the author. In choosing words
to share such a testimony, the Hebrew
author avoids abstract philosophical and
theological terms, and uses concrete and
pictorial ones.
d) Parallelism is the essential feature of
Hebrew poetry. It is the structure of a verse
which shows a correspondence between two
or more lines of that verse. For example,
after a statement has been made in the rst
line of a verse, that thought is repeated,
enlarged, or even contrasted in the
remaining line or lines. Basically, there are
three types of parallelism in Hebrew
poetry:7
(1) Synonomous. Here the second line is a
repetition of the thought of the first line
(Psalm 37:2,6,10,12).
(2) Antithetic. The second line expresses an
idea contrasted with that of the first
(Psalm 1:6; 30:5; 37:9).
(3) Synthetic. The second and later lines
enlarge upon or complete the thought of
the first line (Psalm 2:6; 19:7; 24:9;
37:4,5,13; 95:1-3; ROV 16:3,5; Job
19:25).
Other characteristics of Hebrew poetry
will be cited from time to time in the course
of these next few chapters on the poetical
books. For example, in the next section of
this chapter (Background) the literary style
of the book of Job is discussed.
As you begin your survey of this third
section of the Old Testament (“Poetical
Books”), it will be helpful to review the
prominent themes of the books of the two
preceding sections (“Law,” and “History”).
The following list of words chosen by J.
Sidlow Baxter suggests the leading subjects
of each of the seventeen books.8 Go through
the list and see if you know why each word
was chosen to represent each book. You
might want to use di erent words in some
cases. This exercise will be a good review of
your surveys thus far.
LAW
HISTORY
Genesis—Destitution
Joshua—Possession
Exodus—Deliverance
Judges, Ruth—Declension
Leviticus—Dedication
1 Samuel—Transition
Numbers—Direction
2 Samuel—Confirmation
Deuteronomy—Destination
1 Kings—Disruption
2 Kings—Dispersion
1, 2 Chronicles—Retrospection
Ezra—Restoration
Nehemiah—Reconstruction
Esther—Preservation
Later, when you have nished surveying
each of the ve poetical books, you will
want to look back and compare the themes
of those writings. As a preview to the group,
read the following lists, which identify the
main subjects of the books.9
Job:
The Problem of Pain
Blessing Through Suffering
Psalms:
The Way to Pray
Praise Through Prayer
Proverbs:
The Behavior of the Believer
Providence Through Precept
Ecclesiastes:
The Folly of Forgetting God
Verity Through Vanity
Song of Solomon:
The Art of Adoration
Bliss Through Union
Some Bible students see an overall
progression of teaching in the group of ve
books. Do you observe any progression?
Refer to Chart 3 and observe at the
bottom of the chart the period during which
the poetical books were written.
II BACKGROUND OF JOB
A. THE MAN JOB
1. Name. There are two possible literal
meanings of the name Job. If the name’s
origin is in the Arabic language, it means
“one who turns back” (i.e., repents). If its
origin is Hebrew, it means “the hated
