Literary Style

To you I lift up my eyes, O you who are enthroned in the heavens!

In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth...is a ?

Those who remind the people about the importance of the covenant

Literal language

___ a particular kind of sacred story or narrative that deals with the mysteries of life.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight.

All the people who went into the battle; & every sword was against the other.

Neither shall you bear false witness against your neighbor. Deuteronomy 5:17-20

“common sense” about life, people & their behaviour, & thoughts about God & the world.

The legal material in the Old Testament.

Figurative language

Can be found in the books of Psalms & Job, written about suffering, beautiful & powerful words.

The exiles by the river Chebar, the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.