HOMI 500
Immediate Observations Assignment
W. Christopher King
Text: Philippians 1:1-30 (NKJV)
The purpose of this exercise is to recognize
and note details in the wording of the text and
their significance for its meaning.
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Work from your structural diagram.
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Note your observations verse by verse.
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Focus on what you see in the text words.
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Do not ask research questions at this point.
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Work at it like a brainstorming session.
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Highlight the most fruitful observations.
Relationship of Text Ideas
Watch for
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Comparisons
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Contrasts
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Conditional Statements
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Correlative Structure
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Reasons
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Purpose
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Results
The Significant Words
Watch for
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Theological themes
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Figurative language
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Repetition
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Cross-references
Rhetorical Functions
Watch for
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Assertions
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Commands
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Admonitions
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Promises
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Causes
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Means
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Agency
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vv. 1, 5, 7, 9, 24-25- Love towards brethren/ church
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v.3 Pairing of prayer and thanksgiving
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v. 19- Holy Spirit working in prayer for deliverance.
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vv. 12 -14, 19-25- Joy in suffering
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v. 29- Suffering for Christ is part of being a disciple
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v.4 Praying for others to have joy
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vv. 15-18 Correct ways of proclaiming the Gospel
versus incorrect
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vv. 21-23- Comparison of living versus dying for Christ
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v. 25-26- Rejoicing in progress with the joy of
glorifying Christ
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v. 27- Encouragement to live right so Paul doesn’t have
to correct them.
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vv. 27-28- Strength in unity.
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v. 1- Bondservants
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v. 1- Saints, in Christ, bishops, and deacons
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v. 2- Grace and Peace, God, Father, Lord Jesus Christ
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v. 4- Prayer and joy
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v. 5- Fellowship
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vv. 5, 7, 12, 17, & 27- Gospel
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v. 6 & 10- Day of Jesus Christ/ Christ
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v. 7- Partakers of grace
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v. 7- Figurative Language—I have you in my heart.
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v. 8- Affection of Jesus Christ
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v. 9- Love, knowledge, discernment
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v. 11- Fruits of righteousness
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vv. 15 – 16- Right vs. Wrong ways to Preach Christ
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v.19- Working of Holy Spirit in deliverance
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v.20- Christ magnified by our life
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v. 21- Live is Christ. Die is Gain
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v. 28 Perdition is by terror and salvation is from
God
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v.6- Confidence- Paul states that he is confident in
what he is saying
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v.6- Cause of Confidence- Christ will complete the
work because He began it.
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v.7- Argument- It is right for me to think this way of
you
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v.7- Basis of argument- because you are partakers
with me
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v.12- Desire- Paul desires the Philippian church to
know what happened to him
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v.12-13- Explanation of desire- to know that
everything was because of Christ
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v.14- Cause- imprisonment leads to confidence in
the Lord and ultimately boldness to proclaim the
Word.
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v.18- Assertion- Christ needs to be preached
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v.18- Promise- When Christ is preached, I will
rejoice
v.19 promise this will turn out for my
deliverance”
v. 21 comparison-
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