The Language of Love and Hate Peace and War Praise and Lament Joy and Sorrow Ecstasy and Vanity

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The Language of Love and Hate
Peace and WarPraise and Lament Joy and
SorrowEcstasy and Vanity
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Songwriter writing the heart of the
peoplePsalmistwriting the heart of the people
and writing the heart of Godpsalm 61psalm 27
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Psalms

• Authors
• David
• Sons of Korah
• Asaph
• Soloman
• Heman the Ezerite
• Lead singer
• Ethan the Ezerite
• Counselor of Solomon
• Moses

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Psalms

• The prayers and praises of the Nation of Israel
  and the Church of Christ.
• The poets of a nation
• Kill the poets not the politicians
• Who are the modern poets that articulate the
  heart of a generation or nation?

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Proverbs 1-4

• Wisdom literature
• Collection of Wise sayings
• Book of Quotes from the United Kingdom
• Solomon
• Agur and Lemuel
• Religious and not religious
• Morality and wisdom

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Ecclesiastes 1-7 12

• Bizarre and depressing book
• Attributed to Solomon
• The encouraging message that everything is
  meaningless
• ( 1213-14) Last verses Fear God and keep His
  commandments for that is the whole duty of
  everyone
• Extreme message for simple point
• Extreme to understand the ordinary

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Song of Solomon

• Attributed to King Solomon
• Very graphic!!!
• Especially in original language
• Interpretation
• Man and Women
• God to Humanity
• Imagery of intimacy and marriage between God and
  Humanity

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What do we learn from these books?

• The extreme emotion of those who follow God
• Joy
• Peace
• Sorrow
• Anger
• Frustration
• Sensuality
• Apathy
• Doubt
• It is not as simple as some make it out to be
• It is more simple than some make it out to be