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Can you describe how each step builds on the previous one?
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One can’t execute the second and third steps without first observing the text. Interpretation and application naturally follow observation.
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You must observe the passage/chapter/book first so that you can see what is there before you move on to interpreting what you have seen. Then, once you understand, you can ask yourself what God wants you to do,
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Each step relies on the previous step in order to do it correctly. In order to apply the Word of God in our lives, we must interpret properly what we have observed in the writing.
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We begin by observing because we can’t interpret or apply what we don’t see. After we have observed, we interpret and try to draw conclusions about what the writer intended us to understand by what he wrote. Lastly, we apply those interpretations to our own lives.
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You must observe first or else you cannot interpret or apply – you will have no basis. You cannot apply until you understand what is being communicated aka what the writer ‘meant’.
