STUDY DUTY

STUDY DUTY

Tuesday, April 01, 2014

2Timothy 2:15-16 Study earnestly to present yourself approved to God, a workman that does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of Truth. 16 But shun profane, vain babblings, for they will increase to more ungodliness.

  Awoke this morning and discovered that my system is still off-line for some reason. Smiled thinking “Cyber down, but I am not.” and decided to use time to learn more about e-Sword software.

  (e-Sword software is a free download supported by voluntary donations. In addition to e-Sword basic operating program there are numerous other free downloads. My package includes 11 Bible translations: KJV, KJV+ Strong’s Greek & Hebrew definitions links, MKJV, ASV, CEV, ESV, GW, ISV, WEB, YLT with Compare and Parallel facilitation. Bible commentaries: F. B. Meyer, the People’s New Testament, Psalms, Robertson’s Word Pictures, Summarized Bible, C. I. Scofield Notes, Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Vincent’s Word  Studies, John Wesley’s Explanatory Notes, Albert Barnes’ Notes, Adam Clarke’s Commentary, John Darby’s Synopsis, Geneva Bible Notes, John Gill’s Exposition, Matthew Henry’s Commentary, Jamieson/Fausset/Brown Commentary, and Keil & Delitzsch Commentary on OT. Bible Dictionaries: Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew, Easton’s, Fausset’s, Hitchcock’s, International Standard Bible Encyclopedias [I use this a lot.], KJV Dictionary, Nave’s Topical, Strong’s Hebrew & Greek, Thayer’s Greek, and Webster’s 1828. There are numerous other features and links, most all with search capability. One feature I delight in and use constantly is placing cursor on verse reference brings the verse to view; click on it and it comes up in context in the Bible translation you have preselected. If you have large screen you can setup Bibles, Commentaries, and Dictionaries to show at same time. All free!)

  Nave’s Topical Bible, A Digest of the Holy Scripture, is a handy volume I recommend for those interested in study beyond morning brief devotional reading. I have possessed and made use of leather bound copy for decades. Nave’s is very simple to use. Look up any Bible topic and there’s a brief summary and most if not all Scripture references on the subject. Then you can look up and ponder the verses in context in your Bible translation(s) of choice.

  Thinking about His resurrection, using search space in Nave’s I type in “Jesus, the Christ” and the following shows an in-depth study with facility to place cursor on reference and see verse in context.

  Any questions?  EBB4