Having finished my Old Testament 1 exam last night, it just reminds me what a vast amount there is to be gleaned from any Bible passage. The amount I had to write on just a couple of themes running through one book of sixty six, and that based on imparted knowledge rather than my own deep understanding, suggests as much. It helps me understand just a little bit more how someone can devote their entire life to Bible study, yet still come away with areas unexplored and questions unanswered: a surprisingly inexhaustable supply of study, with a taste of the sheer depth and infinity of God's character.
Of course, the other thing I was reminded of is just how fun it is writing about the Bible. Once again I found the time (two and a half hours) just flew by, and I finished with a real positive sense of joy, rather than the usual exhaustion that follows an exam that long. It continually surprises me how little time I really spend in study, compared to the joy it brings. One of the greatest bizarrities of the human life is of course the way we continue to be so thoroughly unable to do what we want to; a sad indictment of the way we really grasp freedom. Hopefully I can use this as a spur to bounce myself into more joyful study and, in particular, writing it up (part of the aim of this blog). I'm sure I'll see the effects of that effort soon enough...
"I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not
do, but what I hate I do." Romans 7:15
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