The Role of Poetry in the Bible | Torah | Deuteronomy 32:1-47

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🗓️ 16 November 2022

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When you think about God, who do you imagine? Can you capture the full image of God? How can the Bible describe the complexities of God? In today's episode, Jensen uses Moses's poem in Deuteronomy 32:1-47 to describe the importance of poetry in scripture. Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too. Use #asktmbt to connect with us, ask questions, and suggest topics. We'd love to hear from you! To learn more, visit our website and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter@TenMinuteBibleTalks. Don't forget to subscribe to the TMBT Newsletter here. Passages: Deuteronomy 32:1-47 Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

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0:00.0	Welcome to 10 minute Bible Talks, where we connect the Bible to your life and the time it takes to get to work.
0:10.8	I'm Jensen Holt McNair.
0:16.7	When you think about God, who do you imagine? It's fair to say that in culture where Christianity has been around for a while,
0:21.6	there are many caricatures of who the God of the Bible is.
0:26.0	Many people say God is love.
0:27.8	He wants what's best for you, and he's there to offer you comfort when you need it.
0:31.9	For many, God is a tyrant in the sky, keeping track of everything you do and happy to
0:36.1	squash you when you step out of line. And still others see him as a distant God, creator and
0:42.1	abandoner. Happy to let the world exist on its own power.
0:47.2	I've heard of the genie god or the vending machine god.
0:50.1	He's around and you go to him when you need something.
0:53.0	You ask and you get it.
0:55.1	Many people believe in a God who loves them
0:57.6	and whose main goal is to save them from their personal sin.
1:01.6	But even that misses out on a huge part of who God is. In chapter 32,
1:07.2	Moses is beginning to bring the book of Deuteronomy to a close, and in this chapter he breaks out into song. Now when I was reading it
1:15.9	almost felt like a breath of fresh air. After so much law and historical
1:20.4	narrative it was refreshing to read poetry.
1:23.8	This song, often referred to as the song of Moses, reiterates some of the main themes of
1:28.9	Deuteronomy.
1:30.3	God is faithful, and yet his people are sinful sinful and in their rebellion they reject him and bring on the curse and wrath of God.
1:37.6	But God is ultimately faithful to his covenant people and restores and redeem them even in their brokenness.
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