This parable of the Talmudist is meant to be humorous . .. but it is used here to illustrate a good starting point at understanding the very nature of God as revealed in his doings in scripture.

After months of negotiation with the authorities, a Talmudist from
Odessa was granted permission to visit Moscow. He boarded the train
and found an empty seat.

At the next stop a young man got on and sat next to him. The scholar
looked at the young man and thought: This fellow doesn’t look like a
peasant, and if he isn’t a peasant he probably comes from this
district. If he comes from this district, then he
must be Jewish because this is, after all, a
Jewish district.

On the other hand, if he is a Jew, where could he be going? I’m the
only Jew in our district who has permission to travel to Moscow.

Ahh? But just outside Moscow there is a little village called Samvet,
and Jews don’t need special permission to go there. But why would he
be going to Samvet?

He's probably going to visit one of the Jewish families there, but
how many Jewish families are there in Samvet!? Only two - the
Bernsteins and the Steinbergs. The Bernsteins are a terrible family,
and a nice looking fellow like him must be visiting the
Steinbergs. But why is he going? The Steinbergs have only
daughters, so maybe he’s their son-in-law.

But if he is, then which daughter did he marry? They say that Sarah
married a nice lawyer from Budapest, and Esther married a businessman
from Zhitomer, so it must be Sarah's husband. Which means that his
name is Alexander Cohen, if I'm not mistaken.
But if he comes from Budapest, with all the anti-Semitism they have
there, he must have changed his name.

What's the Hungarian equivalent of Cohen? Kovacs. But if they allowed
him to change his name, he must have some special status. What could
it be? A doctorate from the University.

At this point the scholar turns to the young man and says, “How do
you do, Dr. Kovacs?”

“Very well, thank you, sir,” answered the startled passenger. But
how is it that you know my name?”

“Oh,” replied the Talmudist, “it was obvious.”

Consider . . .as David said, consider the doings of our God, and thereby learn of his nature. This is a wonderful way to study God’s word. Not to find laws or get around them . . .but to learn of God himself. Note the Talmudist, and learn. He does not assume the negative. First, he has knowledge. Then he uses his knowledge and puts it all together (analysis), and then can with nothing else declare truth and the future. How much better this is than all the mixed up, self righteous of our people who are quick to assume the negative and add thereto to that ghastly, disgusting world of “politically correct,” and bring more shame on all of us. The God Pattern.