Day Two: Prov.
22:6 “Teach a youth about the way he
should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.” Prov. 26:4-5 “Don’t
answer a fool according to his foolishness or you’ll be like him yourself.
Answer a fool according to his foolishness or he’ll become wise in his own
eyes.”
Also read Joel 2:17-21, and Acts 2:14-21.
NETFLIX STREAMING IS AWESOME. With just a few clicks, you can
instantly watch any number of television shows or movies. One of the most time consuming
elements of the entire process is deciding what to watch.
To help users in the endeavor, Netflix
has all of their content categorized by genre. So if you’re hanging out with a
couple of buddies and want a good laugh, you simply click over to the comedy
section and pick from those options. Interested in learning about real-world events and people?
Browse the documentary section. Whatever the mood or occasion, you can search through the
genre to find your perfect programming.
In addition, selecting a program using
this method helps set the mood and tone. If you’re going to watch a slap-stick comedy, you probably
don’t have to pay as close of attention to the small things going on than if
you were watching a mystery. The point is, knowing the genre of the program not only
helps you choose what you want to watch, but also sets the tone for how you
will watch.
This latter statement applies to Bible
study as well.
Knowing the genre of a passage of Scripture helps set the tone of what to
expect, and how to understand, that text. For example, we must understand the
book of Proverbs to be a part of what’s called ‘wisdom literature.’ Proverbs 22:6, for instance, says
that if parents will teach their children the way they should go, they will
remain faithful as they age. Generally speaking, this is the case. More times than not, if a parent
instills strong biblical principles in his or her children, they will have a
much better chance of being a faithful Christian as they grow older. But that is not always the case. You probably know people who have
strong Christian parents but are far away from Christ personally.
If we didn’t understand the genre of
‘wisdom literature,’ we may think that Bible is wrong in these cases. Understanding exactly what this genre
is and what it entails, however, let’s us learn and teach these types of
passages correctly.
PAUSE AND REFLECT
▷▷What is a genre?
▷▷Why is it important to know the genre of the Scripture passages
we study?
▷▷How can the passage’s genre affect our
interpretation of the passage?
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