Analysis of Unfaithfulness to God



But His works they soon forget,
Waiting not for His guidance;
Not fearing nor do they fret,
No concern of repentance.

They lusted in the desert,
Tempted the Lord with a test;
As they sensually flirt,
That was involving incest.

He gave them for what they asked,
But sent a wasting disease;
Could not do what they were tasked,
Since the Lord, they could not please.

They were filled with jealousy,
Moses as the holy one;
And being filled with envy,
As to what Aaron has done.

The earth opened to swallow,
Dathan and covering Abiram;
The Lord they do not follow,
Honored not the great I AM.

God also started a fire,
That had burned up the wicked;
For their evil desire,
They have become afflicted.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IJIJ KLKL K
Poetic Form
Metre 1111101 1011110 1101111 1011010 1100010 1001101 1111 110101 1111111 1101001 1111101 1011111 1011100 1010101 0101110 1111011 0110110 101001 0111110 1010111 11010010 1111010 1110010 1101010 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 740
Words 162
Sentences 7
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 25
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 82
Words per stanza (avg) 19

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The Sin of Complaining Psalm 106:13-18

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Written on March 18, 2023

Submitted by sir_ricky on March 17, 2023

Modified on March 17, 2023

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Richard Newton Sherrer

I was born and raised on a farm in Pennsylvania. It was a small family farm that was handed down through 8 generations of Sherrer men until my father; Newton just could not make a living from it any longer. He thought that I would make a better living away from the farm. So, I decided to join the Air Force in 1969 upon graduating from high school. I gained quite a bit of experience and insight on life while in the service. Even though I was only stationed on the east coast of the US, my Air Force career took me to Germany and Korea. After 20 years wearing of the blue uniform, I decided going in a different direction and found myself becoming very diverse in many different fields. Something still seemed missing to me after being separated from the service for about 10 years. The Air Force was a way of life for me, but really missed life in Korea. I found myself changing careers again. Poetry was an interest of his since my days in high school. With returning to the Lord, I felt motivated to write of my Christian beliefs. I started looking at Bible verses and reflecting on my own personal experiences. The Bible was found to be as true today as to when the various books were written. I could see much of what the Bible is teaching us as valid as every in modern time. It felt only natural to me on using his personal experience based on Bible verses and see much of my own life written in the Scriptures. God inspires me what to write about though. I do not claim to be an expert on God or the Bible. I am just a Christian who has become enlightened to write poetic verses from the Holy Scriptures. more…

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