EP13. Exegeting Luke 2 39-40 WEB V

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PreparingPreparing

A Short Expository SermonA Short Expository Sermon

An introduction

to

Expository Preaching

Part 1 EXEGESISEXEGESIS

*PCJB

PP Presentationdevised and prepared

atGujranwala Theological Seminary

may be copied for non-commercial use onlyJune 2005


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Why PowerPoint?Why PowerPoint?

Clarity of outlineCentral formatting

Use few words per frame

One unit of thought to each line

Ease of editing / manipulating text

Force of impact


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This PresentationThis Presentation

Is prepared foruseusein the classroomin the classroom(using a multimedia projector beamed onto awhite wall or screen; or a wide screen monitor

for small groups (2-10)) Can be easily adaptedeasily adapted by the teacher

Allows forclass interactionclass interaction with the text(using the edit mode for class suggestions,e.g. for best lay out of the Scripture text)


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Expository PreachingExpository Preaching

involvesEXEGESIS

(study of the text

done in the study)and

EXPOSITION

(exposure of its meaning

presented in the pulpit)


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Exegesis and ExpositionExegesis and Exposition

EXEGESISEXEGESIScan be viewed as

the process of preparing for

a proper EXPOSITION

It involves

CAREFUL OBSERVATION

at each step of the process


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PREPARATIONPREPARATION(In the Study)(In the Study)

The steps involvedThe steps involvedinin

preparingpreparing

An Expository SermonAn Expository Sermon


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Preparation for the SermonPreparation for the SermonPray for GOD to SPEAK to YOU first!

1. Note the Kind of Writing (The GENRE)2. List the Units of Thought (The basic IDEAS)

3. Observe the STRUCTURE of the Passage

4. Analyse the CONTENT of the Passage5. Decide the over-all SUBJECT of the Passage

6. Identify the TEACHING about the over-all Subject

7. Check the CONTEXT of the Passage8. Expose the original HEART-BEAT of the Passage

(the core message)

9. Apply the Heart-Beat (The LESSON for us)


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Example

ExegesisExegesis

ofof

Luke 2:39-40Luke 2:39-40


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The Preachers Big QuestionThe Preachers Big Question

How do I preach

in such a way that

people walk out from churchsaying,

This morning I have heard from

God?


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J.I.Packers responseJ.I.Packers response

I can only say that

youmust have heard from God

before you start preaching,so that

something of what youhave heard

and the impact it has had on yougets relayed into

what you are actually saying.


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PRAYPRAY

ForGod to speak to you in your

preparation

For His Spirit to guide your thoughtsas you expose His Word

ForJesus to be glorified through this

study and subsequent exposition


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Luke 2:39-40 The TEXTLuke 2:39-40 The TEXT

When they had finished everythingrequired by the law of the Lord, they

returned to Galilee, to their own town

of Nazareth. The child grew and

became strong, filled with wisdom;

and the favour of God was upon him.


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ExegesisExegesisStep 1

Note

the GENRE

(the kind of literature)

of the passage:

The style / form of writing used by the writer

(e.g. Narrative, law, poetry, prophecy, letter, etc)


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Step 1 GENREStep 1 GENRE

Gospel Narrative

Note: Gospelbecause the writer includes

interpretative remarks in the narrative

that point to why the narrative is

Good News!


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ExegesisExegesis

Step 2

Rewrite the passage

as a list of

the UNITS of THOUGHT*

or

IDEAS contained

(* each sentence / clause / phrase

that gives additional meaning)


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Step 2 UNITS of THOUGHTStep 2 UNITS of THOUGHT

When they had finished everything

required by the law of the Lord,

they returned to Galilee,

to their own town of Nazareth.

The child grew

and became strong,filled with wisdom;



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ExegesisExegesis

Step 3

Observe

the STRUCTURE

of the passage

SHAPE the Text to show:

the relationship of the different parts


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Step 3Step 3 STRUCTURE

Rewrite the passage to show

the SHAPE of its STRUCTURE,

using:

one line for each unit of thought

indention to relate the units toeach other


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When they had finished everything required

by the law of the Lord,

they returned to Galilee,


Thechild grew and becamestrong,

filled with wisdom;



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ExegesisExegesisStep 4

Analysethe CONTENT

of the passage

Asking the Questions:

Who is doing What?

Where?

When?Why?

How?


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Step 4:1Step 4:1 The CONTENT:

People

WHO

are the peoplespoken of in this passage?


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When they had finished everything required

(Mary and Joseph)

by the law of the Lord,they returned to Galilee,


Thechild grew and became strong,

(Jesus)

filled with wisdom;

and the favour ofGod was upon him.


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People In This Passage

Mary and Joseph (they)

Jesus (the child)

God

St 4 2St 4 2 CONTENT


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Step 4:2Step 4:2 CONTENT:

Action

What is HAPPENING?

What are they DOING?(The Events / Activities)


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When they had finishedeverything required

(Mary and Joseph)

by the law of the Lord,

they returnedto Galilee,


Thechildgrewand becamestrong,

(Jesus)

filled with wisdom;

and the favourofGodwas upon him.


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People In This Passage are...

Finishing a requirement

Returning home

Developing

Blessing others

St 4 3 CONTENT


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Where & How?

Answering the questions:Where?

In the Temble at Jerusalem (context)

To Galilee and their own town ofNazareth

When?

Returned after first doing all that thelaw of the Lord required


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Asking the QuestionsAsking the Questions

&&

Using the Bible Aids:Using the Bible Aids:

Note:

Not everyQuestion has an answer that canbe found in the text each time

(e.g. Why? & How? have no answers in this passage)

Not everytype ofBible Aidis needed eachtime either


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Topics

Topics include:

People involved

Activities / Events Ideas / Principles

What are

the main TOPICS?


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The Main TopicsThe Main Topics

The Laws requirements

Returning home

A childs development

Gods blessing


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Note the overlapNote the overlap

There may be

considerable overlap

in the answersThe questions are there to help us observe

as much as possible of

what the text is saying


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ExegesisExegesis

Step 5Step 5

Decide

the over-allSUBJECT

of the passage

This subject should coverallthe topics dealt

with in the passage, not just the obvious ones


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Step 5 Over-all SUBJECTStep 5 Over-all SUBJECT

Mary and Joseph? Jesus? God ?

All put together =

The Family

ofJesus


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Step 6 TEACHING

about the Subject

What does this tell us about

the overall subject:

The Family

of

Jesus ?


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When they had finishedeverything required

(Mary and Joseph)

by the law of the Lord,they returnedto Galilee,


Thechildgrewand becamestrong,

(Jesus)

filled with wisdom;

and the favourofGodwas upon him.


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TEACHING aboutTEACHING about

the Family of Jesusthe Family of Jesus

They lived according to Gods Law.

They put Gods business before their ownbusiness.

As a result God blessed them.


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ExegesisExegesis

Step 7

Check

the CONTEXT

of the passage


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CONTEXT

Context may refer to several things:

The literary context of the passage The verses before and after

The book in which it occurs

The total writings of the author


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CONTEXTCONTEXT

Context may also refer to: The canonicalcontext

(The context of the whole of Scripture)

This answers the questions:

Is my interpretation of the passageconsistent with Biblical teaching?

What light does the rest of Scripturethrow on this passage?


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CONTEXTCONTEXT

It may also refer to:

The historical, cultural and geographicalcontext,

i.e. the backgroundof the time and place

in which the passage was written (or to

which it refers)


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Background StudyBackground Study

generally requires the use of

Bible Aids.

These can provide two sorts of information:

1. Related material found elsewhere in Scripture

conveniently collected together2. Information only found outside the Bible


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Using Bible AidsUsing Bible Aids

Concordances - to discover what otherbiblical passages say on the same theme /

subject passages

Bible Dictionaries - for more information ona word / subject / person

Bible Atlases - to locate places mentioned

Commentaries - for other interpretations andfurther insights about the content and authorship


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Concordances (to discover what otherbiblical passages say on the same

theme / subject):

List key words in alphabetical order

Record instances where such words

appear in other biblical passages

(using Bible references)


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Note:Do yourown initial study of the passage

before consulting any study aids.(Resist the temptation to take short cuts!)


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Exegete Verse 39Exegete Verse 39Background and ContextBackground and Context

What did the Law of the Lord require of

them?

We need to consult a commentary here.

We might turn to John Nollands comments

in the Word Biblical Commentary


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Note on Commentaries:Note on Commentaries:

Commentaries vary in their emphasis

Preachers consult commentaries for:

Background Application

Character Studies

Exegesis

CC t


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CommentaryCommentary

Lev 12 required that

a Jewish woman who gave birth to a son

should forty days after the birthgo to Jerusalem

and offer

for the purposes of ritual purificationtwo sacrifices in the temple


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In the case of a firstborn sonIn the case of a firstborn son

there was also a requirementthere was also a requirement

that he be acknowledged asthat he be acknowledged as

belonging to the Lord in a special waybelonging to the Lord in a special way

(Exod 13:2, 12, 15).(Exod 13:2, 12, 15).

In fact the child had to be redeemedIn fact the child had to be redeemed

by the payment ofby the payment of

a feea fee

of five shekels (Num 18:1516)of five shekels (Num 18:1516)


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Though this payment could be madeThough this payment could be made

anywhere in the land,anywhere in the land,

the ideal was to present the childthe ideal was to present the child

at the templeat the temple

(Neh 10:3536).(Neh 10:3536).

And when this was done,And when this was done,

the purification and presentationthe purification and presentationwould be done togetherwould be done together


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To use two turtledovesTo use two turtledovesor young pigeonsor young pigeons

for the sacrificefor the sacrifice

instead ofinstead of

the usual lamb and one turtledove or pigeonthe usual lamb and one turtledove or pigeon

was actually a concession for poor folk.was actually a concession for poor folk.

(Lev 12:8).(Lev 12:8).[1][1]

[1][1]Nolland, John,Nolland, John, Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 35a: Luke 1:1-9:20Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 35a: Luke 1:1-9:20, (Dallas,, (Dallas,Texas: Word Books, Publisher) 1998.Texas: Word Books, Publisher) 1998.


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Background & ContextBackground & Context

What did the Law of the Lord require ofthem?

From this Commentarywe learn:

a) That Mary had to purify herself byoffering two sacrifices in the Temple

b) That Mary made a payment for the birthof her first-born (a reminder of Israelsredemption from Egypt)


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Theological Background

Note:

Exegesis of a different passage

might benefit from:

A study of significant WORDS in the text

(A Bible Dictionaryand a Concordance would be

helpful here)


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Geographical Background

A Bible Atlas would show where Nazareth was inrelationship to Jerusalem

How relevant would such information be

for our understanding of the passage

in this instance?

E iE i


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ExegesisExegesis

Step 8

Expose

the original HEART-BEAT(the core message)

of the passage


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Step 8 HEART-BEATStep 8 HEART-BEAT

In your own words

what is the central messageof the passage

- its heart-beat?


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The HEART-BEATThe HEART-BEAT

Making obedience to Gods law

a family priorityprecedes Gods blessing

ExegesisExegesis


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ExegesisExegesis

Step 9

Apply

the Heart-Beat

i.e. turn the originalCore Message

into

the LESSON for us today


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ApplicationApplication

We too must put

Gods businessbefore our own.

~ with relevant family examples -

Hannah, and Eli, Etc.

Summary of PreparationSummary of Preparation


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Summary of Preparationy p

1. Note the Kind of Writing (The GENRE)2. List the Units of Thought (The basic IDEAS)

3. Analyse the STRUCTURE of The Passage

Its Shape (showing relationships of different parts)

Its Repetitions (suggesting significances /emphasis)

4. Analyse the CONTENT of the Passage

People involved

Actions

Ideas / Topics

Summary of PreparationSummary of Preparation (cont)(cont)


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5. Find the over-all SUBJECT of the Passage

6. Identify the TEACHING about this over-all Subject

7. Check the CONTEXT

8. Expose the originalHEART-BEAT of the Passage

9. Apply the Heart-Beat (The LESSON for us today)


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