{"id":5085,"date":"2026-05-21T18:14:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T16:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lionofjudah.info\/?p=5085"},"modified":"2026-05-24T15:34:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T13:34:33","slug":"poetical-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lionofjudah.info\/?p=5085","title":{"rendered":"Poetical books"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns5085_45c73c-9f{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kt-btns5085_45c73c-9f .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns5085_45c73c-9f .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns5085_45c73c-9f .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#555555;border-color:#555555;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns5085_45c73c-9f .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns5085_45c73c-9f .kt-btn-wrap-0 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class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Addiction<\/span><\/a>\n\n<style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn5085_1ee88a-ff.kb-button{width:initial;}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn5085_1ee88a-ff kt-btn-size-small kt-btn-width-type-auto kb-btn-global-fill  kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/prisoner.lion-of-judah.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Prisoner<\/span><\/a>\n\n<style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn5085_f66c6d-23.kb-button{width:initial;}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn5085_f66c6d-23 kt-btn-size-small kt-btn-width-type-auto kb-btn-global-fill  kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/rockingchurch.lion-of-judah.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Rocking Church<\/span><\/a>\n\n<style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn5085_972b8c-0f.kb-button{width:initial;}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn5085_972b8c-0f kt-btn-size-small kt-btn-width-type-auto kb-btn-global-fill  kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/wellness.lion-of-judah.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Wellness<\/span><\/a>\n\n<style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn5085_c7c842-0d.kb-button{width:initial;}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn5085_c7c842-0d kt-btn-size-small kt-btn-width-type-auto kb-btn-global-fill  kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/mm.lion-of-judah.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Biker<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Introduction to the Five Poetic Books<\/h1>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-5085_89ab2d-78 .kt-block-spacer{height:25px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-5085_89ab2d-78 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-5085_89ab2d-78\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The poetic books of the Bible include the Book of Job, the Psalms, the Book of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Songs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They are written in the literary form of poetry, although in Hebrew poetry\u2014unlike in our European culture\u2014it does not matter whether the verses rhyme with one another.<br>The basis of this poetry is what is known as parallelism, in which a single meaning is reinforced by two different, consecutive statements.<br>These two statements can complement each other, intensify the meaning, continue the thought, or even express a contrast. 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