Hermeneutics, Exegesis, Eisegesis and Exercise

Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who doesn't need to be ashamed, correctly teaching the word of truth. (2 Timothy 2:15 HCSB)

Hermeneutics
Interpretation of text. There are two ways, exegesis and eisegesis.

Exegesis
To draw the meaning out of the text.

Eisegesis
To lead into the text, that is, to read your own meaning into the text.

For example, you believe that the earth is very old. So you try to read that meaning into the first chapter of Genesis, claiming that the word "day" is not literal day, but periods of time.

For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. (Hebrews 4:12 ESV)

Exercise
But there is a third way, the best way, that it exercise it. Obey the word and do it. Here is an interesting article taken from the following website, "hermeneutical approaches - How to separate exegesis from eisegesis in this example - Biblical Hermeneutics Stack Exchange" which highlight the importance of obeying and doing rather than exegesing and eisegesing.

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There is a paper put on a table in a room with five doors, each taller than the one next to it. On the paper the text reads in an ancient Egyptian language:

"Behind the tallest door you will find the most precious stone."

A class of three literary students are asked to uses exegesis to determine what the stone is.

The first student argues that the word 'precious' used in the text (kariptka) is very similar in origin to the word 'kariptko' which means bright orange, derived from the use of a rare orange herb that was used to paint royal stripes on the faces of wealthy children. He says the intended meaning must therefore be gold.

The second student says one can't determine what stone is being referred to and is most likely merely representative of all valuable stones. The tallest door is an allegory for an opening extending to heaven. The statement simply means if you live a life that leads upwards it will bring you true riches.

The third student opens the tallest door and finds a large diamond inside. He takes the text to literally mean that there was a diamond placed in the room whose entrance had a tall door. The text called for external investigation and it was pretty obvious upon inspection.
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But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. (James 1:22 ESV)