After reading several of David Ker's recent exegetical sketches, I've decided to do a little "bibliomancy" every day and post an Old Testament verse selected randomly by the flip-and-point method. The point of the exercise is to see how effective the method is for producing edifying and relevant verses, ripe for immediate application.
Today's random verse:
Randomness 1; Relevance 0
Today's random verse:
Ezekiel 6:5 (ESV)Day 1 results:
And I will lay the dead bodies of the people of Israel before their idols,
and I will scatter your bones around your altars.
Randomness 1; Relevance 0
Clearly the Spirit is commanding you to go take out an American Idol viewing party. Praise the Lord and pass the ammo.
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ReplyDeleteLOL! Well done.
If your relevance score is 0 it means you're not trying hard enough. Be creative!
ReplyDeleteBut, David, my relevance score is tied to the "peshat" interpretation - the plain sense meaning or face value sense of the verse on its own, like when you see a verse embroidered on someone's wall or pillow or used in a greeting card. With a little creativity combined with some of your exegetical methods, I'm sure some relevance could be found. I'll try harder next time.
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