1. How to interpret Narratives1. How to interpret Narratives

Agenda: NarrativesAgenda: Narratives

3. The Bible GPS on Genesis 22: 2-19 > Abraham3. The Bible GPS on Genesis 22: 2-19 > Abraham2. The Bible GPS on Genesis 6: 5-8 > God2. The Bible GPS on Genesis 6: 5-8 > God

4. The Bible GPS on Exodus 2: 1-10 > Moses4. The Bible GPS on Exodus 2: 1-10 > Moses

5. The Bible GPS on 2 Samuel 11:1-27 > David5. The Bible GPS on 2 Samuel 11:1-27 > David

6. The Bible GPS on Luke 12: 15-21 > Jesus6. The Bible GPS on Luke 12: 15-21 > Jesus

7. The Bible GPS on Acts 9: 1-20 > Paul 7. The Bible GPS on Acts 9: 1-20 > Paul

8. The Bible GPS on Luke 15: 11-32 > God8. The Bible GPS on Luke 15: 11-32 > God

UNDERSTANDING

COMMUNICATION

A P P L I C A T I O NMessage to

the original receiver

21st Century

The GPS

DIFFERENCES of

LanguageTradition

TimeSituationHistory

2 Samuel 11:1-27 2 Samuel 11:1-27

The FIRST Process: UNDERSTANDINGThe FIRST Process: UNDERSTANDING

1. Situation

S.T.A.R.T.

2. Type of literature

3. Analyze the passage

4. Relate the message to the rest of the Bible

5. Test your findings

UNDERSTANDING

2 Samuel 11:1-27 2 Samuel 11:1-27

Message to the

original receiver

The Steps of UnderstandingThe Steps of Understanding

2. T2. Type of literature ype of literature

1.1. SSituationituation

S.T.A.R.T.

 “In the spring, when the kings normally went out to war, David

sent out Joab, his servtionants, and all the Israelites. They

destroyed the Ammonites and attacked the city of Rabbah. But

David stayed in Jerusalem.” (verse 1)

3. A3. Analyze the passagenalyze the passage

3.1 Divide the Story in Episodes3.1 Divide the Story in Episodes(An Episode is chain of events that are related, having the same

location, time and major participants)

3.2 Determine the Plot-Structure and Main Themes3.2 Determine the Plot-Structure and Main Themes(The plot is the way in which the story develops and serves to keep

the interest of the reader)

3.3 Conclude and summarize the message to the 3.3 Conclude and summarize the message to the original receiveroriginal receiver

2 Samuel 11Tension: David`s eyes wander off

Relief of tension: David gets what he wants – she too, maybe?

Result: Trouble

(New International Version)

2 One evening David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of the palace. From the

roof he saw a woman bathing. The woman was very beautiful, 3 and David sent someone to find out

about her. The man said, “Isn’t this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the

Hittite?” 4 Then David sent messengers to get her.

She came to him, and he slept with her. (She had purified herself from her uncleanness.) Then she

went back home.

5 The woman conceived and sent word to David, saying, “I am pregnant.”

4. R4. Relate the message to the broader Biblical and elate the message to the broader Biblical and

theological framework? theological framework?

5. T5. Test your findingsest your findings

Message to the originalReceiver

You are responsible for your choices. Choices

have consequences. No one is exempt from

temptation. Be faithful to your partner.

START

UNDERSTANDING

APPLICATION

Target Group

You are responsible for your choices. Choices

have consequences. No one is exempt from

temptation. Be faithful to your partner.

Message to the

original receiver

Incidental = Cultural, Ceremonial & Civil

Essential = Moral

COMMUNICATION

COMMUNICATION

A P P L I C A T I O N

Target GroupThe

GPS

Essential = Moral

A small group

Incidental = Cultural, Ceremonial & Civil

UNDERSTANDING

Message to the

original receiver

Please read Day 66 of “The Bible as Your GPS” or page 56 of ‘Hearing God’s Tweet”and answer the following questions.

1. What touched you the most in this story and why?

2. The name “David” conjures up images of a shepherd, a poet, a brave soldier, a king and the precursor of Jesus. He is one of the great characters in the Old Testament. But David also had a dark side, which the Bible does not hide. He was a deceiver, a liar, an adulterer and a murderer. Yet David is still called a man after God’s own heart (Acts 13:22). Why do you think he is called a man after God’s own heart? Read Day 67 from “The Bible as Your GPS” to get to the answer.

3. Why is it not easy to admit (confess) our wrongdoings?

4. Why is it important to deal with the garbage in our life? Read James 1: 13-15.

5. It is believed that David wrote Psalm 51 after the Bathsheba-episode. Read it as a prayer to close this session.

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