Analysis of Begotten



"Begotten"
The enemy came in like a flood
The standard's being raised
Lifting up, kindred and blood
The judgment written ends the Age
With Jacob, He'll break the nations
This honor have all His saints
Ark building; covenant to bud

Grafted-in with an expected end
Destined to lose family and wives
A fallen-tree whose branches extend
Teeth that cut; dead in Christ
Satan sifts the "daily sacrifice"
Witnessing first; dueling twice
Begotten; trusted to defend

And to His voice, we hearkened
Defining God near Midnight; we shook
Light shining out of darkness
Woke by a Thief; spoke like a book
To settle His word in heaven; He took
Making the Mediator one; we forsook
Magnifying the law and sharpened

Lightning enlightens; wisdom on our lips
Born again in the wind, beyond four blood moons
Shown the darkness; before the first eclipse
At His appearing, we no longer say "soon"
Coming to His kingdom with a tune
Carved-out from the Rock and hewn
Few finding a narrow path that limp

The eleventh hour, striving in the night
Israel prevailing, counting on Jacob
Making a chain; rounds in this fight
Keeping the word of His patience
Escaping the "hour of temptation"
A tree of life and personal tribulation
From Jacob, He keeps out of sight

In the beginning was the Word
Searching for old ways, for the Lord
The Sun sets on a Western bird
My mouth, crying-out a sword
Repairing the breach; sent to restore
From the desolate, there are more
Raised in Egypt, never to return

Foolish or wicked have no choice
Unlike the fatted-calf in the stall
Falling away, not discerning the voice
Unable to be a brazen wall
In a furnace from the Fall
Chosen by God for one and all
Overcoming is to praise and rejoice

Called in the assignment of grace
A serpent as one: woven on a pole
Echoing the Author; Finisher of our faith
With patience, possessing my soul
Perfect kingdom work; taking it's toll
Serving forever; rolled together like a scroll
A godly love song written, ending the days

Jacob will see his children
The work of God's hands
Seven to eleven years, a pilgrim
Michael stood; his counsel shall stand
Those erring in spirit shall understand
The day of the Lord, now at hand
God would none perish; no nation, no kindred
James 1:18 & Rev 14:4


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Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 010 010010101 010101 1011001 01010101 11011010 1101111 11010011 100110101 101110001 010111001 111101 10101010 1001101 01010101 011111 01011111 1101110 11011101 1101101011 1001001101 10001010 10010101101 10100101111 1010010101 11010111011 101110101 1110101 110010111 00101010001 10001010110 10011011 10011110 0100101010 01110100010 11011111 00010101 10111101 01110101 1110101 010011101 10100111 101010101 10110111 01011001 1001101001 010110101 0010101 10111101 100111001 10001011 0101110101 1000101001101 11001011 011011011 100101010101 01011101001 1011110 01111 1010101010 10111011 110010101 01101111 11110110110 11
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 2,256
Words 423
Sentences 1
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 8, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 8
Lines Amount 65
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 198
Words per stanza (avg) 44
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Written on May 26, 2022

Submitted on May 26, 2022

Modified on March 10, 2023

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