Do you plan to teach from the book of Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, or the Song of Solomon? Sure, you may want help with curriculum to teach these books of the Bible. (You’ll find lesson ideas by clicking on the above links.) Before teaching Old Testament Poetic books, however, or maybe deciding not to teach them, remember the following tips.
Given that these books deal with issues and struggles we face in a fallen world, it makes them quite relevant for us today. They provide answers for how to deal with everyday living. We need to make sure that in teaching them, we get to the real essence of the solutions.
Remember These Tips for Teaching Old Testament Poetic Books
You’ll find the following tips in the Teaching the Real Message of the Bible Teacher Training Resource with some added input. Following these tips for teaching Old Testament Poetic Books will help us teach in ways that equip people to face life’s challenges and rise above them.
- Don’t shy away from teaching these books, thinking there isn’t a lot of meat or doctrine to them. Everything “was written to teach us” (Rom. 15:4).
- Use these books to point people to a God who truly cares about them as individuals.
- Show people, through these books, how to express their true feelings, doubts, and fears.
- Emphasize that the answer to life’s struggles is in a Person, not merely following a step-by-step plan.