Lesson 4 · Joshua 1:6–9
Biblical Meditation: Learning the Practice
Learn the practical OXPET method for moving from analysis toward personal meditation and application: Opposite, eXpand, Personal, Emphasis, and Translation.
Original session title: OXPET
Watch the teaching
Part 1 — Introducing OXPET
Part 2 — Practicing OXPET
Required Exercise
Complete Exercise 4 — OXPET: Practicing Biblical Meditation. Your written responses remain private; BFF records only that you completed the exercise.
Required Reading
Deepen Your Roots, pp. 51–71 — Joshua 1:6–9 and OXPET — learning practical ways to meditate on and apply Scripture.
Use the finalized Deepen Your Roots course book supplied through your private enrollment message / My Progress page.
For Reflection
These questions are ungraded. Your answers are personal and are not submitted to BFF.
- Which part of OXPET comes most naturally to you? Which is most difficult?
- How is meditation different from merely analyzing a passage?
- Why does Joshua 1 connect meditation with careful obedience?
- How could OXPET help you when a familiar passage feels too familiar to notice anything new?
Check Your Understanding
Five questions. A score of 4/5 (80%) passes. Answers and explanations appear after you choose Check Answers.
Lesson Completion
Complete each required item below. Blue checks update from your private course record.