![]() ![]() This will help a person see the forest before the trees-the big picture before the details. (2) Before beginning to study it, read the introductory material about the book in a study Bible or commentary. How should one study a book expositionally? (1) Choose a book of the Bible to study. It is purposeful reading with the intent of finding the meaning and application of the whole book, including understanding verses in their context. Thus the people gained understanding from what was read.Įxposition is more than simply reading the words on a page. They read from the book of God’s law, explaining it and imparting insight. Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah-all of whom were Levites-were teaching the people the law, as the people remained standing. The word “exposition” simply means to “expose.” A good example of this method is found in the book of Nehemiah, when the Levites read the Book of Law to the Israelites and then explained it to them. The expositional method requires that one study a single Bible book deeply, to understand both the big picture and the details of the book, including verse meanings and applications. With that method, a person will repeat the New Testament, which has only twenty-seven books, several times, while simultaneously completing the Old Testament once, which has thirty-nine books. To offset that possibility, many have found it helpful to read the Old Testament and New Testament concurrently-possibly a few chapters of the NT in the morning and a few of the OT at night. However, though zealous at the outset, they often get stuck in the wilderness of a few hard books (like Numbers and Leviticus) and don’t pick it up again. Most people initially try to read straight through from Genesis to Revelation. We’ve considered the amount of time required now let’s consider how one should read strategically through the Bible books. ![]() This could be done by having two thirty-minute Bible reading sessions a day, perhaps in the morning and in the evening. Also, a person can read the Bible every three months by reading thirteen chapters a day (around fifty to sixty minutes per day). In general, a person can read the Bible completely in a year if he or she reads 3.25 chapters per day (or, around twelve to fifteen minutes a day). How much time should it take one to read the entire Bible? Various Bible reading plans can be found, many of them on the Internet. The Bible, though comprised of individual books, is a whole and must be understood as a whole. Without routinely doing this, one will be more prone to misinterpret and misapply Scripture. It is important to read the entire Bible multiple times so one can understand the whole and how it relates to the parts. The “read the entire Bible method” is just that: one reads the Bible completely every couple of months, once a year, or once every couple of years. We’ll consider several different methods that can enhance our understanding and enjoyment of studying the Bible. All methods have their benefits, and so it is wise to at times employ various ones. To have a balanced method of study, we need to both study the breadth of Scripture-seeing the big picture-and the depth of Scripture-seeing the details in every book, chapter, and verse. There are many Bible study methods, each with different aims and benefits. Often using a different Bible study method brings freshness to our study of Scripture-inspiring us and making our time more fruitful. Sometimes this happens because of unrepentant sin in their lives, but often it is like people in the gym-they have no Bible study method at all (just picking random chapters and verses), or they do the same thing over and over again and have never changed. People often experience this in their Bible study times as well-going through seasons of dryness-not as interested, motivated, or fruitful. Both groups often become bored and discouraged with their workouts, in part for lack of results. Without any real plan, they don’t see much positive change. They aimlessly pick up this weight or work out on that equipment. For others, they simply have no plan at all. ![]() Our bodies adapt really well to repeated actions, and therefore, our muscles stop growing in endurance, strength, and size. When people go to the gym and work out, they often don’t see results for at least two reasons: For some, they do the same exercises over and over again. ![]()
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