CHST 111-06 PPE WRITINGS People
Questions and Answers
David☑️☑️In Psalm Book 1 and 2, most of the superscription is "a Psalm of [this person]." •This
person also previews the Son of [this person]/the Messiah •Most of his psalms are more personal
than corporal. •In one Psalm, the superscription is when he is fleeing his son, Absalom
Absalom☑️☑️In Psalms, One of David's sons who fails in representing THE Son of David •Psalm
3 the superscription is when David fled this person because this person sought to kill David and
take his throne.
Solomon☑️☑️In Psalms (mostly lecture notes), One of David's sons who was the wisest man but
he is not THE Son of David because he loved foreign women who drove his heart away from
God and the Torah •He is the superscription of Psalm 72 which could be a Psalm written to/for
him. The Psalm describes the righteous and compassionate rule of a king and his son and it looks
to the time when God will fulfill His promise and send the Messiah •The Psalm ends with
"Amen and Amen" and marks the end of Book 2
Asaph☑️☑️His Psalms are Psalm 50 + 73->82 •In Psalm 50 speaks of the righteous who honor
God through sacrifice and the wicked who forget God. • In 73, he ponders why the wicked's way
seems to prosper. However, he remembers the end of the wicked is that they will perish so that
gives him the reassurance that God is just and good and will by no means leave the wicked
unpunished. •Throughout the rest of his Psalms, in his troubles he turns to God for help and
praises God. He also talks about the nations's desire to possess Israel's lands and hopes for
judgment for the nations so that "they may know that You alone, whose name is the Lord, Are
the Most High over all the earth" (83:18). •P.S. In 1 Chronicles 6:31-39 he is one of the levite
temple musicians
Sons of Korah☑️☑️They are responsible for 11 Psalms (42-49, 84-85, 87-88) and also the levite
doorkeeper and custodians of the Tabernacle and temple •These Psalms express praise, longing,
and devotion towards God and are more corporate than personal psalms. •Key verses are Psalm
42:1 "As the deer pants for the water brooks, so my soul pants for You, O God." and Psalm 46:1
"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble" and later v10 "Be still, and know
that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth" •Psalm 84: 4
"How blessed are those who dwell in your house!" and v10 "For a day in Your courts is better
than a thousand outside." •Ps 87 focuses on a restored Zion. God will keep the promise to David
concerning his son (2 Sam 7). Ps 88 recognizes that both trouble and deliverance stem from God
and his good plan, but the Psalmist must wait for God and His promise.
Moses☑️☑️The person who wrote the Torah •he is described as the man of God in the
superscription of Psalm 90 which talks about God's eternity and Man's short life •Key moments
, v4) "For a thousand years in Your sight Are like yesterday when it passes by." v12) In light of
God's anger and the shortness of our days, "So teach us to number our days, That we may present
to You a heart of wisdom." It ends with asking God to confirm the work of their hands.
Ethan the Ezrahite☑️☑️he is the superscription of Psalm 89, a messianic Psalm that wrestles with
the notion that God seems to have broken the Davidic Covenant• It vividly talks about the
Davidic Covenant (2 Sam 7), also shows us the problem if the sons of David forsake God's law,
God will punish them. • God has been wrathful against His anointed and this person asks how
long will he have to wait for God's former lovingkindness that he swore to David since only God
can save him.
•The Psalm ends with Amen and Amen and marks the ending of book 3.
Son of David/Blessed Man☑️☑️This person is specifically described in Psalm 1-2 and all of
Psalms focuses on these first two chapters. His ways will prosper because he delights in and
meditated on the Torah day and night. The wicked and the kings are his enemies but they are
called to take refuge in Him.
Kings of the earth/ wicked/ sinners/ scoffers☑️☑️In Psalm 1-2 they will not stand on judgment
day •The Son of David, however, offers them to take refuge in the Him
Job☑️☑️In Job, a suffering blameless and upright man fearing God and turning away from evil
•He had great blessing (oxens, camels, sons, daughters) but lost it all in one day and then he is
afflicted with bodily sore boils •He does not curse God with his lips despite all of this •His
friends eventually became sorrowful comforters because instead of remaining silent and loving
him through mourning with him they accused him of secret or unconfessed sins and told him to
repent •He said "I know my Redeemer lives" •He asked God "why why" and God responded
with questions that reveal God's supremeness •He retracts his words and repents, and he
sacrificed on his friends behalf because they had spoken falsely about God •In the end he
receives twofold of what he lost and receives 7 more sons and 3 daughters.
Satan☑️☑️The "Accuser" in Job •When God points out Job, a blameless and upright man, he
states that Job only fears him because He has blessed him, but if He allowed this person to take
all that Job has, Job will surely curse God. God remains sovereign and permits this person to do
what he wanted •A 2nd time God points out Job's blamelessness though this person incited Him
without cause and this person states that Job would surely curse God if Job was bodily afflicted
and God permits him to do that, only do not kill Job •Job remains faithful and this person fails, in
a sense, to tarnish Job's blamelessness.
Eliphaz☑️☑️One of Job's friends who initially mourned with him and remained silent •After 7
days, this person and Job's other 2 friends (Bildad and Zophar) prove themselves to not be wise
and loving because they fail to apply the right theology correctly. Because God punishes the
wicked, they conclude that Job was wicked and must have a secret/unconfessed sin that he
needed to repent of •When Job claims to not have done such things they state no one is righteous
before God and the wicked will perish. Thus they tell Job, "'If you return to the Almighty, you
will be restored." •While his argument, is similair to his friends he specifically defended God's
justice and assumed Job's suffering was because of Job's sin
