coexistapart's Diaryland Diary ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Questions for Further Thought: Psalm 137 q. The occasion for the writing of Psalm 137 is the capitivity and exile of the Hebrew elites following the fall of Jerusalem in the summer of 586 B.C.E Read the accound of the fall of Jersualm and the beginning of the exile in 2 Kings 25:1-21. What do you think it would have been like to have personally experienced the fall of Jerusalem and then to have been sent as a captive into exile? For an account of one man's response to the fall of Jerusalem, read the book of Lamentations. 2. Why do you think Jerusalem and Zion (Zion was the name of the hill within the city of Jerusalem on which the Temple had stood) were so important to the author of this Psalm? 3. How would you describe the moods and tones expressed in this Psalm? 4. What help does this Psalm offer for dealing with the deep suffering and sorrow in our lives? 5. What do you think were the chief motives behind the words in verses 8 and 9? 6. Why do you think this poem/song was included in the book of Psalms? 7. Do you think Christians should have the same devotiona nd concern for Jerusalem and Zion as the author of this Psalm? Why or why not? How might he account of Stephen's martrydom in Acts 6-7 inform your answer? -12 'Av 1:49 p.m. - 2009-02-01 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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