Applying the Interpretive Journey: Narrative & Law

For 1 of the passages below (from Grasping God’s Word), study the text and make as many observations as you can. Mark the observations in a Word document. Be sure that you understand the meaning of all the words. Do background study and word studies as needed to understand each term. Next, identify the historical-cultural and literary context. When and where is this law given? What does the surrounding text discuss? Finally, apply the Interpretive Journey to the text by completing for your selected passage the five-step Interpretive Journey typed into the Word file.

Leviticus 26:1 (Assignment 19-1)
Leviticus 23:22 (Assignment 19-2)
Numbers 15:17-21 (Assignment 19-3)
Deuteronomy 22:8 (Assignment 19-4)
Leviticus 23:3 (Assignment 19-5)
1 Samuel 3:1-21 (Assignment 18-1)