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# Knowable Word

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## Posts

- [A Check-Engine Light for My Small Group Preparation](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/06/19/a-check-engine-light-for-my-small-group-preparation/) - For me there's an inverse relationship between my preparation time and how much talking I do during the Bible study meeting.
- [How to Develop a Culture of Bible Study in Your Church](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/06/21/how-to-develop-a-culture-of-bible-study-in-your-church/) - Six suggestions for training up a culture in your church.
- [Hebrews: God has Spoken by his Son Whose Work is Finished](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/08/27/hebrews-god-has-spoken-by-his-son-whose-work-is-finished/) - Pay closer attention to the one who is speaking to you!
- [Bible Study Leader Tip #12: Use The Text](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/06/09/bible-study-leader-tip-12-use-the-text/) - Leaders can encourage good habits among their people.
- [How to Recognize Sowers of Discord](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/07/03/how-to-recognize-sowers-of-discord/) - We can recognize sowers of discord by taking note of crooked speech, considering body language, and refusing to join the gang.
- [La importancia del contexto, Parte 2](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/06/30/la-importancia-del-contexto-parte-2/) - Lee los libros de la Biblia como libros y no como colecciones de perogrulladas espirituales.
- [Detalles del Método OIA](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/02/03/detalles-del-metodo-oia/) - El propósito de esta publicación es darte un esquema para el proceso.
- [Context Mattered to Jesus, part 3](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/06/29/context-mattered-to-jesus-part-3/) - In this final temptation, the devil asks Jesus to take a shortcut: to claim now what he is due later, to avoid all the pain of his upcoming ministry.
- [Fool #3: The Sower of Discord](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/06/26/fool-3-the-sower-of-discord/) - The Sower of Discord divides the body of Christ in the name of his or her "concerns." Such a person is wicked and worthless.
- [La importancia del contexto, Parte 1](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/06/23/la-importancia-del-contexto-parte-1/) - Si quitamos versículos individuales de su contexto, ponemos en peligro la interpretación.
- [Are You the Sluggard? And What to Do About It](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/06/19/are-you-the-sluggard-and-what-to-do-about-it/) - Signs that you might be lazy. Proverbs 6:9-11 offers a way to come out of it.
- [Hebrews: A Sermon on Psalm 110](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/07/01/hebrews-a-sermon-on-psalm-110/) - Dennis Johnson shows how the book of Hebrews opens up Psalm 110 for us.
- [Become a Better Bible Interpreter](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/06/24/become-a-better-bible-interpreter/) - Great advice from Derek Brown
- [La diferencia entre el propósito principal y un resumen](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/06/16/la-diferencia-entre-el-proposito-principal-y-un-resumen/) - Uno de los desafíos más difíciles al aprender cómo estudiar la Biblia es descubrir el propósito principal del autor. Requiere que aprendan a pensar.
- [Context Mattered to Jesus, part 2](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/06/15/context-mattered-to-jesus-part-2/) - Satan wanted Jesus to show off a rescue from God as a form of theater. But Jesus had something more earth-shattering in mind.
- [After 5 Years, You'll Be Unrecognizable](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/06/17/after-5-years-youll-be-unrecognizable/) - Now is the time to get back in the habit of regular Bible reading. Bit by bit, you're becoming a different person.
- [Fool #2: The Sluggard](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/06/12/fool-2-the-sluggard/) - Sluggard is an old term for lazy bones or couch potato. Sluggards can learn from ants how to be self-motivated and seasonally productive.
- [Cómo interpretar: Determinar el propósito](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/06/09/como-interpretar-determinar-el-proposito/) - Aquí hay algunas ideas para ayudarte a entender el propósito principal del autor.
- [Can You Trust Your New Testament as a Legitimate Text?](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/06/10/can-you-trust-your-new-testament-as-a-legitimate-text/) - Refuting the foolish and cartoonish claim that reading the Bible is like a cosmic "telephone game" through history
- [Take People to the True Savior](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/06/05/take-people-to-the-true-savior/) - We tend to rescue people instead of showing them grace.
- [Cómo interpretar: Contestar preguntas](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/06/02/como-interpretar-contestar-preguntas/) - Algunas respuestas se asumen o se abordan en el texto. Otras deberían dejarse ir.
- [Context Mattered to Jesus](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/06/01/context-mattered-to-jesus/) - Jesus refuses to turn stones into bread. The way he justifies this using Scripture points to some profound truths.
- [What it Means to "Apply" the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/06/03/what-it-means-to-apply-the-bible/) - If you're interested in understanding why we do what we do in application, Xie's article is well worth your time.
- [The Savior Saves Because He Wants to Help](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/05/29/the-savior-saves-because-he-wants-to-help/) - We rescue people because we want to help, but often we get in the way of what would really help
- [OT Quotes in NT: Excel Version Available](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/05/27/ot-quotes-in-nt-excel-version-available/) - Our exhaustive list of OT quotes in the NT, no longer just a Google Sheet.
- [Cómo interpretar: Hacer preguntas](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/05/26/como-interpretar-hacer-preguntas/) - Las preguntas principales son ¿qué? ¿por qué? y ¿ahora qué?
- [Fool #1: The Savior](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/05/22/fool-1-the-savior/) - The first of the 3 fools in Proverbs 6:1-19 is the savior, the one who rescues people himself instead of taking them to Jesus
- [Don't Be Embarrassed by the Cursing Psalms](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/05/20/dont-be-embarrassed-by-the-cursing-psalms/) - Here's a guide to reading and teaching the psalms of cursing from Daniel R. Hyde.
- [Quoting Scripture Contrary to Its Purpose is Devilish](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/05/18/quoting-scripture-contrary-to-its-purpose-is-devilish/) - We can learn a lot from a Biblical example of using the Bible poorly.
- [The Savior, the Sluggard, and the Sower of Discord](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/05/15/the-savior-the-sluggard-and-the-sower-of-discord/) - In Proverbs 6, Solomon gets painfully specific about three kinds of fool.
- [Otro enemigo de la interpretación es el relativismo ](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/05/19/otro-enemigo-de-la-interpretacion-es-el-relativismo/) - De todas formas, trabajemos duro para descubrir lo que significa.
- [El peor enemigo de la interpretación es la observación ](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/05/12/el-peor-enemigo-de-la-interpretacion-es-la-observacion/) - Es fácil creer que has estudiado la Biblia cuando, en realidad, solo la observas.
- [How to Derail a Bible Study](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/05/13/how-to-derail-a-bible-study/) - Maybe you'll recognize one or more of these four dangers.
- [The Greatest Enemy of Interpretation is Observation](https://www.knowableword.com/2012/10/24/the-greatest-enemy-of-interpretation-is-observation/) - Interpretation happens when we figure out why a passage says what it says. We fail to interpret well when we fail to figure out why the passage says what it says. The chief obstacle to excellent interpretation is observation. Of course I don't think observation is a bad thing. I've already written about how we
- [What Changed When I Taught My Small Group Leaders to Slow Down](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/05/08/what-changed-when-i-taught-my-small-group-leaders-to-slow-down/) - If your group can learn to read carefully before they respond quickly, you have given them something that will shape them long after your group semester ends.
- [¿Por qué interpretamos?](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/05/05/por-que-interpretamos/) - Si preguntas “¿por qué debemos interpretar?”, ya estás demostrando la necesidad de la interpretación.
- [Keep the Whole Book in Mind](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/05/04/keep-the-whole-book-in-mind/) - As God's Son, Jesus had all the authority he ever needed.
- [It's Not Too Late to Seek the Lord](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/05/06/its-not-too-late-to-seek-the-lord/) - A helpful study of Joel 1 by Paul House
- [The Illusion of Sexual Freedom](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/03/06/the-illusion-of-sexual-freedom/) - Wisdom navigates between the traditional lewdness of culture and the traditional prudishness of Christians
- [The Illusion of Freedom](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/05/01/the-illusion-of-freedom/) - God sees everything, sin is ensnaring, and freedom is elusive. But Jesus died to free us from our slavery to sexual sin.
- [Cosas para observar: 4 Consejos Más](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/04/28/cosas-para-observar-4-consejos-mas/) - Aquí hay una mezcolanza de cosas que puedes observar.
- [Finding Motivation for Bible Reading](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/04/29/finding-motivation-for-bible-reading/) - Perhaps this man's testimony can help you find the right motivation as well.
- [The Best Object of Sexual Delight](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/04/24/the-best-object-of-sexual-delight/) - True godly romantic love finds delight in a person, a spouse, not in a feeling or experience.
- [Cosas para observar: Estado de Ánimo](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/04/21/cosas-para-observar-estado-de-animo/) - Aunque la literatura antigua no tenía palabras escritas en negrita, en cursiva o la puntuación, sin duda había otras formas de comunicar el estado de ánimo.
- [The Bible is for Everyone](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/04/20/the-bible-is-for-everyone/) - The Bible is not for a select, respectable few, because Jesus did not come for a select, respectable few.
- [How Bible Study Changed One Life](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/04/22/how-bible-study-changed-one-life/) - One woman's experience trying intentional Bible study and never looking back.
- [What to Observe: Mood](https://www.knowableword.com/2012/09/24/what-to-observe-mood/) - Scottish writer Thomas Carlyle said, "There are good and bad times, but our mood changes more often than our fortune." It's no less true for the authors of Bible books than it is for us. When you sit down to study a Bible passage, you'll make great progress by observing words, grammar, structure, and genre.
- [The Only Intoxication the Bible Advises](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/04/17/the-only-intoxication-the-bible-advises/) - Be drunk on the love of your wife or husband
- [Cosas para observar: Género](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/04/14/cosas-para-observar-genero/) - Es fácil pasar por alto el género porque no es algo que cambie sustancialmente de un versículo a otro.
- [Don't Abuse the Sexiest Parts of the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/04/10/dont-abuse-the-sexiest-parts-of-the-bible/) - What NOT to do with sexually ecstatic and eye-popping-ly explicit Bible passages
- [4 Gospels, 4 Messages](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/04/15/4-gospels-4-messages/) - While a “harmony” of the Gospels may be useful for historical and apologetic purposes, it is not the best way to preach and teach the Gospels.
- [God's Majesty on Earth in Psalm 8](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/04/08/gods-majesty-on-earth-in-psalm-8/) - A great example of many principles of OIA Bible study.
- [Cosas para observar: Estructura](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/04/07/cosas-para-observar-estructura/) - Observar la estructura es un paso en nuestro estudio. Cuando la vemos, nos equipamos mejor para identificar las secciones así que podemos interpretarlas y aplicarlas.
- [The Good News of the Not-So-Empty Tomb](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/04/06/the-good-news-of-the-not-so-empty-tomb/) - Close observation tells us that Jesus's tomb was not empty. But that is good news!
- [Congratulations to Winners of the Drawing!](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/04/03/congratulations-to-winners-of-the-drawing-3/) - Thanks to all who participated this year.
- [What to Observe: Structure](https://www.knowableword.com/2012/09/11/what-to-observe-structure/) - Rock singer Geddy Lee of Rush once said, "That is what intrigues me; songwriting and song structure and expression." As the holder of a Bachelor's Degree in Music, I agree. Much music is based on an ABA structure. You start with a musical idea, develop that idea (or go to a second idea), and then
- [The Benefits of Waiting to Use Commentaries](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/04/01/the-benefits-of-waiting-to-use-commentaries/) - Here are 3 benefits of not using commentaries too quickly in Bible study.
- [Cosas para observar: Gramática](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/03/31/cosas-para-observar-gramatica/) - Después de observar las palabras de un texto bíblico, puedes seguir observando cómo el autor las ordena en frases. Eso significa que observamos la gramática.
- [Detailing the Consequences of Immorality](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/03/27/detailing-the-consequences-of-immorality/) - Sexual immorality will cause you to lose your best years and cower beneath the shame. It's not worth it.
- [Last Chance to Enter Drawing](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/03/25/last-chance-to-enter-drawing-4/) - If you participated in our Bible reading challenge, you have until 10am April 1st (Eastern Daylight Time) to submit your entry.
- [Cosas para observar: Palabras](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/03/24/cosas-para-observar-palabras/) - Las palabras son nuestros ladrillos. Observémoslos para empezar.
- [Don't Try to Hit a Home Run](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/03/23/dont-try-to-hit-a-home-run/) - While some study leaders are motivated by godly ambition and a desire to serve, other darker, more insidious motives may be lurking in the heart.
- [The Death of Immorality](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/03/20/the-death-of-immorality/) - Sexual immorality has a sweet candy coating, but it ends only in death
- [What to Observe: Words](https://www.knowableword.com/2012/09/01/what-to-observe-words/) - Douglas Wilson wrote, "Words are the bricks with which you build. Buy the bricks before starting on the wall" (Wordsmithy, Moscow, ID: Canon, 2011, p.104). He was advising aspiring writers to study etymology and ancient languages. I'll commandeer his point to encourage those who study the Bible to begin with the beginning. Books of the
- [El peor enemigo de la observación es la familiaridad](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/03/17/el-peor-enemigo-de-la-observacion-es-la-familiaridad/) - Cuando pensamos que sabemos algo, dejamos de prestar atención a ello.
- [Developing a Culture of Discipleship](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/03/18/developing-a-culture-of-discipleship/) - What is it and how do we shape it in the church?
- [Appearances are Deceiving, Especially When Hormones are Involved](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/03/13/appearances-are-deceiving-especially-when-hormones-are-involved/) - The forbidden woman - sexual immorality - drips her honey at you, and you had better watch out.
- [3 Poor Reasons to Read the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/03/09/3-poor-reasons-to-read-the-bible/) - We can even turn this act of devotion into a selfish pursuit.
- [Reading Challenge Reminder](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/03/11/reading-challenge-reminder-2/) - An opportunity to join the ride of your life.
- [Seis Razones Por Qué No Estudiamos la Biblia](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/03/10/seis-razones-por-que-no-estudiamos-la-biblia/) - ¡Por favor, no permitas que estas razones sean excusas que te impidan recibir la Palabra Conocible de Dios!
- [Por qué el método OIA es el mejor para estudiar la Biblia](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/03/03/por-que-el-metodo-oia-es-el-mejor-para-estudiar-la-biblia/) - Déjame apoyar esta declaración con tres razones.
- [The Beatitudes as Invitations](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/03/04/the-beatitudes-as-invitations/) - The literary biblical context significantly affect the way we read these famous verses!
- [See Everything Change](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/01/30/see-everything-change/) - To change us, wisdom must come in the ears, through the heart, and out the fingertips
- [Change, Part 3: Wisdom Comes Out the Fingertips](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/02/27/change-part-3-wisdom-comes-out-the-fingertips/) - Once wisdom changes who we are, it changes everything we do.
- [Por Qué Estudiamos la Biblia](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/02/10/por-que-estudiamos-la-biblia/) - Publicación original de Peter Krol, traducida por Sarah Oiler ¿Por qué deberíamos estudiar la Biblia? ¿No podríamos escuchar la voz de Dios dentro de nosotros? Aunque deberíamos usar la Biblia, ¿por qué no deberíamos leerla, con la expectación de que el significado será evidente? No es cierto que todas estas cosas del “estudio bíblico” nos
- [Todos Tienen un Método de Estudiar la Biblia](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/02/17/todos-tienen-un-metodo-de-estudiar-la-biblia/) - No cada método es un buen método. En otras palabras, muchos métodos no resultan en interpretación correcta.
- [Un Resumen del Método OIA](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/02/24/un-resumen-del-metodo-oia/) - He discutido que todos tienen un método para estudiar la Biblia, sin importar si es consciente o no. Entonces, aquí está lo mío.
- [5 False Authorities in Small Group Bible Study](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/02/23/5-false-authorities-in-small-group-bible-study/) - Misplaced allegiances in Bible study may short-circuit our learning or stunt our growth as Christians.
- [Change, Part 2: Wisdom Comes Through the Heart](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/02/20/change-part-2-wisdom-comes-through-the-heart/) - To grow in the Christian life, God's wisdom must come from outside of us and land in our hearts. I haven't changed, if God hasn't changed who I am.
- [What Does it Mean to "Keep" the Book of Revelation?](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/02/25/what-does-it-mean-to-keep-the-book-of-revelation/) - Examining the rest of the book yields three primary applications.
- [Reading the Gospels as Wholes](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/02/18/reading-the-gospels-as-wholes/) - We miss much when we read or teach only a single scene or saying at a time.
- [Change, Part 1: Wisdom Comes in the Ears](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/02/13/change-part-1-wisdom-comes-in-the-ears/) - Wisdom must come from outside us
- [When Life is Hard](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/02/11/when-life-is-hard/) - We need to look to something solid and unchanging. Someone solid and unchanging
- [Bible Study Leaders Should Not Have All the Answers](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/02/09/bible-study-leaders-should-not-have-all-the-answers/) - Leaders, you should resist being the crutch for your friends. They won't learn to ride their bike until you let go and urge them to pedal.
- [Articles in Spanish Arriving](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/02/03/articles-in-spanish-arriving/) - If your KW feed reader starts speaking in tongues at you, here's why.
- [Wisdom and Hope](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/12/05/wisdom-and-hope/) - When we feel stuck in a pattern or situation, wisdom always gives hope that it can change.
- [A Plan for Reclaiming Bible Literacy](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/02/04/a-plan-for-reclaiming-bible-literacy/) - Sermons are necessary but not sufficient for Christian growth. We need to recover discipline, expectations, training, and personal discipleship.
- [5 Characteristics of a Great Small Group Leader](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/01/26/5-characteristics-of-a-great-small-group-leader/) - Who a small group leader should be is just as important as what that leader should do.
- [What is "The Word of God"?](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/01/28/what-is-the-word-of-god/) - Do you know what it means to give the Bible this label?
- [Be Aware of the Path You Follow](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/01/23/be-aware-of-the-path-you-follow/) - The way of wisdom is like the rising sun, but the way of evil is dark and confusing.
- [The Surprising Benefits of Daily Bible Reading](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/01/21/the-surprising-benefits-of-daily-bible-reading/) - Bible reading benefits not only yourself but also those God calls you to serve.
- [Choose the Road to Life](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/01/16/choose-the-road-to-life/) - To get unstuck from bad patterns, the way of wisdom involves getting off the evil path.
- [Do Whatever it Takes to Get Wisdom](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/01/09/do-whatever-it-takes-to-get-wisdom/) - No cost is too high to gain the wisdom of God
- [Context Matters: Bear One Another's Burdens](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/01/12/context-matters-bear-one-anothers-burdens/) - What Paul means by "bearing the burdens" of another is not what we usually think it means.
- [The Value of Structure](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/01/14/the-value-of-structure/) - Avoid misplacing the emphasis and discover the proper application.
- [Stop Turning "Proverbs Aren't Promises" Into a Proverb That Makes a Promise](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/12/31/stop-turning-proverbs-arent-promises-into-a-proverb-that-makes-a-promise/) - The solution to the misapplication of the promises of Proverbs is not to maintain the oft-repeated yet self-defeating claim that "proverbs aren't promises."
- [You've Got Time](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/01/07/youve-got-time/) - Glenna Marshall thinks you have enough time to read the Bible daily. Do you?
- [Top 10 Posts of 2025—Published in 2025](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/12/19/top-10-posts-of-2025-published-in-2025/) - Here's what people were reading on our blog this year. Maybe you should, too.
- [Identifying Longer Poems in the Body of Proverbs](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/12/17/identifying-longer-poems-in-the-body-of-proverbs/) - Maybe the proverbs aren't quite as scatter-brained as has long been suspected.
- [Logos Bible Software: The Subscription Model Seems to be Working](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/11/21/logos-bible-software-the-subscription-model-seems-to-be-working/) - One frank disappointment, but still lots to benefit any student of the Bible.
- [Using AI for Bible Study Misses the Point of Bible Study](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/12/15/using-ai-for-bible-study-misses-the-point-of-bible-study/) - Large language models cannot accomplish what the Spirit does through Bible study: making us more like Jesus.
- [Wisdom is Infectious, Not Contagious](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/12/12/wisdom-is-infectious-not-contagious/) - The first step to getting unstuck from bad patterns is to find wisdom, which involves finding wise role models.
- [Top 10 Posts Published in 2015](https://www.knowableword.com/2026/01/02/top-10-posts-published-in-2015/) - We're delighted to have been blogging long enough to look back on stuff we wrote 10 years ago that is still being viewed today.
- [Top 10 Posts of 2025](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/12/26/top-10-posts-of-2025/) - Most-viewed posts from our full archive over the past year.
- [The Staying Power of Wisdom](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/12/10/the-staying-power-of-wisdom/) - Though it rarely gets a trophy, wisdom is still far more worth it than the alternative.
- [When Humility is not Easy](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/11/28/when-humility-is-not-easy/) - Look at Christ and learn humility, even when people have hurt you or are untrustworthy
- [What a Conversation Between Authors Taught Me About Leading a Bible Study](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/12/01/what-a-conversation-between-authors-taught-me-about-leading-a-bible-study/) - A small group study will rarely cover everything possible connected to a Bible passage. But it will be a success if we can read, understand, and apply the Scriptures in a faithful way.
- [3 Reasons to Teach Your Kids the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/12/03/3-reasons-to-teach-your-kids-the-bible/) - The call to teach our children about God is not a modern idea but a timeless command rooted in Scripture.
- [Might Your Teaching be Preventing People from Learning?](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/11/26/might-your-teaching-be-preventing-people-from-learning/) - In Sunday school, there is a better way than presenting lectures that people will forget.
- [What I Learned By Reading a Passage 25 Times](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/11/17/what-i-learned-by-reading-a-passage-25-times/) - By reading this chapter multiple times, I began to see the structure of the passage, and this helped me grasp the main point.
- [How to Ask Excellent Discussion Questions](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/11/19/how-to-ask-excellent-discussion-questions/) - Launching questions, observation questions, interpretive questions, and application questions.
- [Your Buying Guide for Bible Study Resources: Updated for 2025](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/11/14/your-buying-guide-for-bible-study-resources/) - Bibles, Bible study aids, and children's resources - all in one place.
- [Leading Small Groups with Teenagers](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/11/12/leading-small-groups-with-teenagers/) - For students, small group is not helpful so much for filling in gaps but helping the students to see the ones that are there.
- [Announcing the 2026 Bible Reading Challenge](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/11/07/announcing-the-2026-bible-reading-challenge/) - We think you should read the Bible. A lot. Here's our attempt to motivate you.
- [7 Tips for Small Group Questions](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/11/05/7-tips-for-small-group-questions/) - Ideas for making the most of small group interaction
- [Keep Rereading the Passage](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/11/03/keep-rereading-the-passage/) - We are fallible and finite, so we should not expect instant understanding of divine truth.
- [Wisdom and Humility](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/10/03/wisdom-and-humility/) - Humility is the first step to gaining extraordinary influence
- [Why We Harm Others](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/10/31/why-we-harm-others/) - We act pridefully because we want to be like violent men, gaining security and community
- [God Opposes the Proud](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/10/24/god-opposes-the-proud/) - God is against those who put themselves above others, but he gives grace to those who put others first
- [How the OT Presumes Resurrection](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/10/29/how-the-ot-presumes-resurrection/) - The basic logic of old covenant promises appears to presume bodily resurrection.
- [Context Matters: The Prodigal Son](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/10/20/context-matters-the-prodigal-son/) - The parable of the Prodigal Son is not primarily about the prodigal son.
- [Do Not Plan Evil](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/10/17/do-not-plan-evil/) - Humility means not planning harm against others
- [How Much Time Should Be Spent Reading the Bible?](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/10/22/how-much-time-should-be-spent-reading-the-bible/) - A different set of questions may prove more useful
- [How to Increase Your Love for God's Word](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/10/15/how-to-increase-your-love-for-gods-word/) - Ten habits commended in Psalm 119
- [Do Not Withhold Good](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/10/10/do-not-withhold-good/) - Humility means we don't keep what we have
- [Context Matters: Count the Cost](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/10/06/context-matters-count-the-cost/) - Christian discipleship is not about frequent cost-counting and recalibration. It must be obvious from the beginning of your journey with Jesus that you may lose everything.
- [How Exodus Confronts our Generation](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/10/08/how-exodus-confronts-our-generation/) - Exodus directly challenges the idea that God does everything for humanity’s sake. Humans are not the ultimate purpose of creation.
- [Congratulations to Winners of the Drawing!](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/04/04/congratulations-to-winners-of-the-drawing-2/) - Announcing the winners of our Bible reading challenge, along with the impressions of some who participated.
- [Is the Bible Intimidating?](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/10/01/is-the-bible-intimidating/) - Great help for those learning to find their way.
- [Love Your Audience as Yourself](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/09/24/love-your-audience-as-yourself/) - The "secret" to better Bible teaching
- [Take the Obvious Step](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/09/22/take-the-obvious-step/) - In an effort to seem original or deep, our chase for applications can deflect the undeniable thrust of a passage of Scripture.
- [How to Respond When People Treat the Bible Like a Code to Crack](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/08/02/how-to-respond-when-people-treat-the-bible-like-a-code-to-crack/) - We can be kind, but we shouldn't buy it either.
- [Find Your Satisfaction in Jesus](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/09/19/find-your-satisfaction-in-jesus/) - In the quest for joy and satisfaction, the best we can do is find Jesus
- [How to Find Answers in Your Bible Without Leaving the Page](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/09/26/how-to-find-answers-in-your-bible-without-leaving-the-page/) - With careful observation and a little patience, we can often find the answers we're looking for right there in the text itself.
- [Hanging on his Every Word](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/09/17/hanging-on-his-every-word/) - Isn't this what we want in our Bible reading?
- [Satisfaction is God’s Design](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/09/12/satisfaction-is-gods-design/) - Finding satisfaction in wisdom really means finding satisfaction in the Lord, for at least three reasons.
- [Wisdom in Satisfaction](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/08/15/wisdom-in-satisfaction/) - Wisdom speaks not only to our disappointment but especially to our satisfaction.
- [3 Essential Ingredients for Understanding the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/09/08/3-essential-ingredients-for-understanding-the-bible/) - Without these three ingredients, you won't understand the Bible.
- [Get Your Bearings in Luke](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/09/10/get-your-bearings-in-luke/) - A brief overview to help you find your way
- [Don’t Just Find Wisdom – Keep It!](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/09/05/dont-just-find-wisdom-keep-it/) - The wise are those who are moving toward the Lord, and it is critical that we stay this course.
- [Finding Wisdom is Better than Anything](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/08/22/finding-wisdom-is-better-than-anything/) - We’re like adolescents absorbed in hand-held video games at the beach: captivated in our own world while missing out on all the real fun.
- [Disappointment Draws Us Near](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/08/08/disappointment-draws-us-near/) - Proverbs 3:1-12 has shown how disappointment works, and how the wise refashion it for God's glory. Will you view your disappointment as God’s intentional love?
- [The Blessings of Finding Wisdom](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/08/29/the-blessings-of-finding-wisdom/) - Long life, riches, honor, pleasantness, and peace can be yours, as long as you define these things the way God does.
- [How Jonah Points to Jesus](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/09/03/how-jonah-points-to-jesus/) - The story of Jonah is more than a Sunday school tale about a big fish.
- [Context Matters: God Will Give You the Desires of Your Heart](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/08/25/context-matters-god-will-give-you-the-desires-of-your-heart/) - Will God really give us the desires of our hearts?
- [Reading the Bible for the Ten Thousandth Time](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/08/11/reading-the-bible-for-the-ten-thousandth-time/) - These are some of the best ways to prevent Bible reading from becoming stale.
- [Delighting in Matthew's Genealogy of Jesus](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/08/27/delighting-in-matthews-genealogy-of-jesus/) - Not just wasted space but outlining the problem Messiah came to solve.
- [How Old and New Testaments View the First and Second Comings of Christ](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/08/20/how-old-and-new-testaments-view-the-first-and-second-comings-of-christ/) - The disciples were
- [Learning Prayer from Daniel](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/08/13/learning-prayer-from-daniel/) - What might our prayers of confession look like?
- [Another Take on the Definition of "Vanity" in Ecclesiastes](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/08/06/another-take-on-the-definition-of-vanity-in-ecclesiastes/) - "Vanity" and "meaningless" are less than helpful. "Frustrating" or "enigmatic" might be better. And here's yet another way to capture the idea concisely.
- [How to Refashion our Disappointment](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/06/27/how-to-refashion-our-disappointment/) - Prov 3:1-10 explores five areas where our meager expectations cannot compare to God's unbelievable rewards.
- [Disappointment and Finances](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/08/01/disappointment-and-finances/) - Those who set their hope on God find they already have everything they need, and plenty to share as well.
- [Consider Your Assumptions](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/07/30/consider-your-assumptions/) - Nobody reads the Bible with total objectivity.
- [Context Matters: The Ten Commandments](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/07/28/context-matters-the-ten-commandments/) - The Ten Commandments are not rules from a cold and distant judge. They are laws from a loving, powerful Father.
- [Disappointment and Health](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/07/25/disappointment-and-health/) - Jesus underwent torture and death so we might experience God’s true healing of our sin problem.
- [Introduction to Inerrancy](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/07/23/introduction-to-inerrancy/) - A wonderful extended introduction to a crucial topic.
- [Disappointment and Guidance](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/07/18/disappointment-and-guidance/) - If you expect God to speak clearly every time you ask for help, you will be disappointed.
- [Disappointment and Relationships](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/07/11/disappointment-and-relationships/) - If you expect every loving act to result in broad agreement and wild acclaim, you will be disappointed.
- [Grammar and the Good Samaritan](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/07/14/grammar-and-the-good-samaritan/) - Sometimes grammar is the key to unlocking Jesus's parables
- [3 Reasons We Stop Reading the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/07/16/3-reasons-we-stop-reading-the-bible/) - Knowing the reason may help us turn it back around.
- [Learn from Why You Stopped Reading the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/07/09/learn-from-why-you-stopped-reading-the-bible/) - Understanding why you didn’t finish could be the key to helping you begin again.
- [Disappointment and Longevity](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/07/04/disappointment-and-longevity/) - We commonly expect that, if we honor God, we will live long and prosper, but God desires something better for us.
- [Context Matters: Mary and Martha](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/06/30/context-matters-mary-and-martha/) - Perhaps this story of two sisters and Jesus means more than we've always thought.
- [Just Keep Reading](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/07/02/just-keep-reading/) - When you come to something you don't understand, there is a time to stop to figure it out and a time to keep reading!
- [Yes, Context Matters](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/06/25/yes-context-matters/) - To ignore context is to twist God's words and misunderstand them.
- [God Displays His Love through Disappointment](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/06/20/god-displays-his-love-through-disappointment/) - To understand how God uses our disappointment to draw us closer to him through Christ, we must see four things.
- [Why Four Gospels?](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/06/18/why-four-gospels/) - It's not unusual for folks to remember or highlight different things about someone who influenced them.
- [Context Matters: The Lord's Prayer](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/06/16/context-matters-the-lords-prayer/) - Perhaps the Lord's Prayer means more than we've always assumed.
- [Wisdom in Disappointment](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/06/13/wisdom-in-disappointment/) - Disappointment comes from unmet expectations, and Jesus know what that is like.
- [Revisiting Two Tries to Heal the Blind](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/06/11/revisiting-two-tries-to-heal-the-blind/) - Benjamin Gladd demonstrates why context matters to help with thorny interpretive issues.
- [Wisdom Delivers for the Long Haul](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/06/06/wisdom-delivers-for-the-long-haul/) - We've seen what wisdom delivers us from. What now does it deliver us for?
- [Jesus Walking on Water Echoes the Old Testament](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/06/04/jesus-walking-on-water-echoes-the-old-testament/) - The eternal "I am" has become a flesh and blood man.
- [Three Important Contexts for Bible Study](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/06/02/three-important-contexts-for-bible-study/) - Good Bible study will deal with historical, literary, and personal contexts.
- [Wisdom Delivers from Adulterous People](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/05/30/wisdom-delivers-from-adulterous-people/) - The discerning person will stay far from the path of immorality, delighting in God’s generous plan for marriage
- [3 Ways to Overcomplicate Your Bible Reading](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/05/28/3-ways-to-overcomplicate-your-bible-reading/) - Good advice from Jacob Crouch
- [Wisdom Delivers from Evil People](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/05/23/wisdom-delivers-from-evil-people/) - The wise person knows that the most dangerous of all potential influencers are those who claim to follow God, but who by their actions have forsaken his way.
- [Help Your Small Group Members Ask Good Questions](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/05/19/help-your-small-group-members-ask-good-questions/) - When you help your small group members learn Bible study skills, you equip them for a consistent, deeper relationship with God.
- [How to Become Wise](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/04/18/how-to-become-wise/) - Solomon gets down on our level and shows us practical steps we can take to become wise.
- [Wisdom Delivers](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/05/16/wisdom-delivers/) - When we become wise, we receive heavy-duty protection and deliverance, but it’s important to realize how this protection works.
- [Use Context to Resist Satan](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/05/21/use-context-to-resist-satan/) - Quoting scripture contrary to its purpose is devilish
- [The Second Result of Listening to Wisdom](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/05/09/the-second-result-of-listening/) - You'll keep becoming wiser.
- [Good Old Fashioned Biblical Literacy](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/05/14/good-old-fashioned-biblical-literacy/) - Online life erodes our capacity to read the Bible.
- [Jesus is the Son of God](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/12/04/jesus-is-the-son-of-god/) - Jesus is the "son of God," which has meanings tied to both his divinity and humanity.
- [Knowing Your People Helps You Ask Better Questions](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/05/05/knowing-your-people-helps-you-ask-better-questions/) - When we know the people in our small group Bible studies, we will understand which questions to the group will be most helpful.
- [When Scripture Gets Stale](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/05/07/when-scripture-gets-stale/) - Keep going! Your time in Scripture is never wasted, even if you don't feel or see immediate results.
- [The First Result of Listening to Wisdom](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/05/02/the-first-result-of-listening-to-wisdom/) - You'll start being wise.
- [3 Mistakes with Commentaries](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/04/30/3-mistakes-with-commentaries/) - Don't open them too early or too late.
- [How to Listen to Wisdom](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/04/25/how-to-listen-to-wisdom/) - If you want to become wise, you must listen to wisdom. Listening involves both receiving it eagerly and seeking it passionately.
- [What We Miss When We Skip the Prophets](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/04/21/what-we-miss-when-we-skip-the-prophets/) - We miss great riches from God's word when we neglect the prophets
- [You Don't Have to Choose Between Truth and Love](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/04/23/you-dont-have-to-choose-between-truth-and-love/) - We can always do both!
- [Will You Destroy Yourself or Listen?](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/03/28/will-you-destroy-yourself-or-listen/) - The wise turn toward wisdom's reproof. The simple who remain complacent harm themselves.
- [The Psalms as Lament for Exile and Praise for a Return](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/04/16/the-psalms-as-lament-for-exile-and-praise-for-a-return/) - David has come. David has been exiled. David has been laid in the dust of death. David will be raised.
- [Hospitality in Ancient Cultures](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/04/09/hospitality-in-ancient-cultures/) - It is here that we begin to understand the repeated calls for Christian to show hospitality in the ancient world.
- [3 Questions for Bible Reading and Reflection](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/04/11/3-questions-for-bible-reading-and-reflection/) - The purpose of reading the Bible is to deepen our relationship with the Lord.
- [Don't Drift Away From the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/04/07/dont-drift-away-from-the-bible/) - Friends don't let friends neglect the Bible.
- [How Haggai Can Help with your Priorities](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/04/02/how-haggai-can-help-with-your-priorities/) - A good example of application that hits head, heart, and hands.
- [Just Do Nothing, and You'll Ruin Everything](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/02/28/just-do-nothing-and-youll-ruin-everything/) - Wisdom is like a woman shouting at us on the street. It’s easy to be offended by her rebuke, but it’s really in our best interest.
- [A Resource for First-Time Bible Readers](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/03/24/a-resource-for-first-time-bible-readers/) - Here's a free resource for people who are reading the Bible for the first time.
- [We Love Being Simple](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/03/07/we-love-being-simple/) - Wisdom’s accusation is not that we don’t know enough, or that we’re underprivileged, or even that we’re not gifted with wisdom.
- [Why We Do What We Do](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/03/21/why-we-do-what-we-do/) - What we do is a result of what we desire.
- [The Old Testament is More than a Prelude](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/03/19/the-old-testament-is-more-than-a-prelude/) - The one God who speaks in both Testaments intended them to belong forever to the church as a single body of Scripture.
- [The Lie of Easy Immaturity](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/03/14/the-lie-of-easy-immaturity/) - We think our lives will be fun and carefree if we keep them small and manageable. This is not true.
- [Reading the Bible for the First Time](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/03/10/reading-the-bible-for-the-first-time/) - Imagine that a friend of yours has just become a Christian. She knows of your faith and asks to meet with you. Your friend knows the Bible is an important book for Christians, and she wants to read it. But she has no familiarity with the Bible at all. What would you say to her?
- [Steep Discounts on Logos Resources](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/03/12/steep-discounts-on-logos-resources/) - Find all kinds of Bible background series at great prices for Logos users.
- [Easy Money Will Keep You from Being Wise](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/01/10/easy-money-will-keep-you-from-being-wise-prov-110-19/) - A failure to handle money with integrity has the potential to disqualify a person from receiving our trust.
- [ESV Scripture Journals 50% Off](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/02/25/esv-scripture-journals-50-off/) - Westminster Books has all ESV Scripture Journal sets for 50% off until March 4, 2025. These journals are terrific. If you've been thinking of investing in a set, now could be the time. Disclaimer: Clicking Westminster Books links in this email will not only strengthen your spiritual life, but also will provide a small commission
- [Ask Honest Questions](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/02/24/ask-honest-questions/) - Are you committed to helping your friends understand and apply the Bible at all costs, regardless of whom the Spirit chooses as his messenger?
- [Reading the Bible Like Jesus](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/02/26/reading-the-bible-like-jesus/) - If we are to obey him, we ought to obey his instruction regarding the Scripture.
- [How to Honor God with Your Money](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/02/21/how-to-honor-god-with-your-money/) - Believe it or not, trusting in Jesus will actually improve your money management.
- [Easy Money is Self-Destructive](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/02/14/easy-money-is-self-destructive/) - It takes away the life of its possessors
- [Easy Money Can't Deliver on its Promises](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/01/31/easy-money-cant-deliver-promises/) - Security? Community? Are you sure?
- [Easy Money Makes Promises](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/01/24/easy-money-makes-promises/) - Solomon brings to light what is really going on every time we give in to our desire for more stuff.
- [Reject Easy Money](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/01/17/reject-easy-money-prov-110/) - Solomon cuts through our deception and excuses with a simple command: “Do not consent.”
- [The Value of Historical Context from Colossians](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/02/19/the-value-of-historical-context-from-colossians/) - Nine things we wouldn't know if Colossians 4 weren't included of the scriptures.
- [Why Book Overviews Matter](https://www.knowableword.com/2012/05/31/why-book-overviews-matter/) - When we began the process of adopting our twin sons, the U.S. State Department required numerous criminal background checks. First, the Pennsylvania State Police cleared us of any misdemeanors or felonies. Second, the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare cleared us of any history of child abuse. Third, the FBI cleared us of any federal offenses.
- [No Good Tree Bears Bad Fruit](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/02/10/no-good-tree-bears-bad-fruit/) - In order to understand the meaning of the phrase "no good tree bears bad fruit," we need to dive into the context of the passage.
- [Follow the Bible's Larger Story](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/02/12/follow-the-bibles-larger-story/) - Some great habits to get into.
- [Rediscovering Joy in Bible Reading](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/02/05/rediscovering-joy-in-bible-reading/) - Do it because you have to, or because you get to?
- [Your Secret Weapon in Bible Study](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/01/27/your-secret-weapon-in-bible-study/) - If you want to engage deeply with God's word, take up a pen and write.
- [Piper's Advice on Commentaries](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/01/29/pipers-advice-on-commentaries/) - Don't be a second-hander. Don't become a commentary junkie.
- [The Real Reasons Most Don't Read the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/01/22/the-real-reasons-most-dont-read-the-bible/) - The most commonly-given answer — that we don't have time — is not the real answer.
- [The Psalms are Worth Enjoying](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/01/15/the-psalms-are-worth-enjoying/) - Five suggestions to help you delight in these songs of Zion.
- [Recommendation: Best Christian Discipleship Manual](https://www.knowableword.com/2018/02/14/recommendation-best-christian-discipleship-manual/) - Joe Tyrpak explains how to use the best manual you didn't realize you already had.
- [Big Bible Words: Righteousness](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/01/13/big-bible-words-righteousness/) - When we work to understand "righteousness" we're very close to the core of the gospel.
- [Answers to Christmas Observation Exercise](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/01/01/answers-to-christmas-observation-exercise/) - Test your observation skills!
- [Why Mark Ends So Abruptly](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/01/08/why-mark-ends-so-abruptly/) - Recognizing that the "longer ending" is likely not original to Mark, what is going on in Mark 16:1-8?
- [How Well Have You Observed the Birth Narratives?](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/12/25/how-well-have-you-observed-the-birth-narratives/) - Test your observation skills!
- [Top 10 Posts on Leading Others in Bible Study](https://www.knowableword.com/2025/01/03/top-10-posts-on-leading-others-in-bible-study/) - We want to help you lead great Bible studies. Here are the posts other readers visited the most in 2024.
- [Top 10 Posts of 2024](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/12/27/top-10-posts-of-2024/) - It’s hip and cool for bloggers to post their top 10 posts of the year. And we want to be hip and cool. Our hearts tell us to do it, and the Bible says to “walk in the ways of your heart and the sight of your eyes” (Eccl 11:9). So here goes. Last week,
- [Top 10 Posts of 2024—Published in 2024](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/12/20/top-10-posts-of-2024-published-in-2024/) - Many bloggers take advantage of this time of the year to reflect on their most popular posts. Now we know there is a time to follow the crowd (Zech 8:23), and a time not to follow the crowd (Ex 23:2). And I believe the present time to be akin to the former and not the
- [Announcing our 10th Annual Bible Reading Challenge](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/11/08/announcing-our-10th-annual-bible-reading-challenge/) - We think you should read the Bible. A lot. Here's our attempt to motivate you.
- [Three Approaches to Ecclesiastes](https://www.knowableword.com/2019/05/31/three-approaches-to-ecclesiastes/) - A thought experiment to stimulate deeper observation of the text in its context.
- [How Much of the Bible Should I Study?](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/12/16/how-much-of-the-bible-should-i-study/) - The most important part of mapping out a Bible study is to study complete units of the author's thought.
- [Not the Rock but the Storm](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/12/13/not-the-rock-but-the-storm/) - Jesus is not the least bit mysterious here. This parable is perhaps one of the clearest he ever told. No attempt to trick anyone here.
- [Eight Evidences that the Bible Tells a Single Story](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/12/11/eight-evidences-that-the-bible-tells-a-single-story/) - We have good reason to read this library of books as a unified whole.
- [You Can Read the Bible to Your Kids](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/12/06/you-can-read-the-bible-to-your-kids/) - I'm embarrassed to say it, but it's true: It had never occurred to me to simply read the Bible to my kids.
- [Help Your Small Group See the Big Picture](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/12/02/help-your-small-group-see-the-big-picture/) - When you know what an author is trying to do with the book as a whole, sometimes smaller sections of the book click into place.
- [Wisdom Ought to be Attractive](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/11/29/wisdom-ought-to-be-attractive/) - When we hope in the right person, and listen to his instruction often, we should expect others to be attracted to do the same. Why wouldn’t they be? God is giving us garlands and pendants. For they are a graceful garland to your headAnd pendants for your neck (Prov 1:9). My beautiful wife Erin doesn’t wear a
- [Beginning the Path of Wisdom](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/10/18/beginning-the-path-of-wisdom/) - Three things to help you get started.
- [Five Basics for Building Bible Study Habits](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/12/04/five-basics-for-building-bible-study-habits/) - Four things to know, and a mindset for adaptation.
- [Your Pre-Study Warmup](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/11/27/your-pre-study-warmup/) - Three prayers to prepare you to study God's word.
- [Logos Bible Software: More Affordable Than Ever](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/11/22/logos-bible-software-more-affordable-than-ever/) - Logos's new subscription model gives you access to more features and more resources at a lower than price than ever before.
- [Make Your Bible Application Stick](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/11/18/make-your-bible-application-stick/) - If the Bible has as much power as it claims, why aren't Christians changing?
- [The Gospel of Zephaniah](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/11/20/the-gospel-of-zephaniah/) - Zephaniah's message summarized in three aspects.
- [When Biases Drive Your Interpretation of the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/11/13/when-biases-drive-your-interpretation-of-the-bible/) - Here are three signs you may need to become more aware of your biases.
- [Listen to Instruction](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/11/01/listen-to-instruction/) - Hear, my son, your father’s instruction,And forsake not your mother’s teaching (Prov 1:8, ESV). Having set our hope in the right person, we are now called to do the right thing in response. In verse 8, we have the first instance of one of the most repeated commands in Proverbs 1-9: the command to hear or
- [The Fear of the Lord](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/10/25/the-fear-of-the-lord/) - We don't have to guess at what it means; the poetic parallelism tells us.
- [A Great Launching Question is Worth the Effort](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/11/04/a-great-launching-question-is-worth-the-effort/) - Mistakes at the beginning of a class are common but easy to avoid. Come read what makes a great launching question.
- [Context Matters: Romans 8](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/11/06/context-matters-romans-8/) - Answering three key interpretive questions from Paul's train of thought.
- [Context Matters: The Least of These](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/10/30/context-matters-the-least-of-these/) - Jesus says eternity is at stake. It prevails on us to get this right.
- [Jesus is More Than Our High Priest](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/10/21/jesus-is-more-than-our-high-priest/) - Jesus is a priest like Melchizedek, not Aaron, which means he is both a priest and king.
- [Proverbs Purpose #5: To Master the Word of Wisdom](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/10/11/proverbs-purpose-5-to-master-the-word-of-wisdom/) - The more you understand Proverbs, the more proverbs you understand.
- [When Gospel Accounts Include Different Details](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/10/23/when-gospel-accounts-include-different-details/) - Don’t panic, that’s normal. In fact, when three different witnesses tell me the exact same thing, I start to get suspicious.
- [Who Wrote the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/10/16/who-wrote-the-bible-2/) - Brief defense of dual (divine and human) authorship
- [Proverbs Purpose #4: To Transform People](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/10/04/proverbs-purpose-4-to-transform-people/) - Solomon’s proverbs will inject supplements into your tank so the fuel can burn cleaner, last longer, and move you down the road more quickly.
- [Context Matters: The Fruit of the Spirit](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/10/07/context-matters-the-fruit-of-the-spirit/) - The list of the fruit of the Spirit is written to a specific people. How does this help our understanding?
- [Glorious Gospel Stories](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/10/09/glorious-gospel-stories/) - Help with appreciating and understanding the many stories in the four gospels.
- [When the Prophet Declares Peace on Pagan Temple Attendance](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/10/02/when-the-prophet-declares-peace-on-pagan-temple-attendance/) - Sticky situations we face today are not always unique to today.
- [Proverbs Purpose #3: To Live Wisely](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/09/27/proverbs-purpose-3-to-live-wisely/) - It's not enough to know the right thing to do. We must also do it.
- [When God Seems Absent in Bible Reading](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/09/23/when-god-seems-absent-in-bible-reading/) - Many Christians want to meet with God in their Bible reading but feel he has not shown up. How should we handle this confusing reality?
- [The Purpose-Driven Genealogy](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/09/18/the-purpose-driven-genealogy/) - They're easier to read and study when you understand what role they play in the Bible.
- [Can We Trust Our Interpretation of the Bible?](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/09/25/can-we-trust-our-interpretation-of-the-bible/) - Addressing both seeker and skeptic.
- [Proverbs Purpose #2: To Recognize Those Who Speak Wisdom](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/09/20/proverbs-purpose-2-to-recognize-those-who-speak-wisdom/) - Can you recognize wisdom or folly when you see it?
- [Proverbs Purpose #1: To Know Wisdom](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/09/13/proverbs-purpose-1-to-know-wisdom/) - Knowing the right thing to do in any particular situation.
- [Devotion Begets Devotion: Encountering God in the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/09/09/devotion-begets-devotion-encountering-god-in-the-bible/) - The more we encounter God in the Bible, the more we long for future meetings.
- [4 Practices that Cause Boredom with the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/09/11/4-practices-that-cause-boredom-with-the-bible/) - The problem is often not with the Bible but with the way we approach it.
- [Why 'Proverbs Aren't Promises' is <i>Still</i> Misleading](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/09/06/why-proverbs-arent-promises-is-still-misleading/) - My concern with the maxim lies not with what it says about proverbs but with what it says about promises.
- [Proverbs: Solomon's Intentions and Oversight](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/08/30/proverbs-solomons-intentions/) - Solomon wanted his book of Proverbs to do something for others that he failed to do himself.
- [Don't Make Meditation Too Difficult](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/08/28/dont-make-meditation-too-difficult/) - Meditation doesn't have to be a profoundly abstract, solitary, or scripted discipline.
- [The Uniqueness of John's Gospel](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/09/04/the-uniqueness-of-johns-gospel/) - What makes the Gospel of John so different from the others?
- [When Bible Reading Doesn't Produce a Neat and Tidy Takeaway](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/08/26/when-bible-reading-doesnt-produce-a-neat-and-tidy-takeaway/) - In our desire for a takeaway from our daily Bible reading, we may be confusing forms of Bible intake.
- [Proverbs: Three Kinds of People](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/08/23/proverbs-three-kinds-of-people/) - Solomon classifies humanity into three categories, depending on each person's direction in reference to the Lord
- [Let the Gospel Connect the Dots in Your Bible Reading](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/08/21/let-the-gospel-connect-the-dots-in-your-bible-reading/) - How do you fit together the many pieces that make up the Bible?
- [Can You Really Trust the Teaching of Ecclesiastes?](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/06/05/can-you-really-trust-the-teaching-of-ecclesiastes/) - What are we to make of the body of this controversial book?
- [A Plea for Plain Language](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/08/14/a-plea-for-plain-language/) - "Faith" is one of those words that doesn't mean what it used to mean. Could it be time to find a replacement?
- [Proverbs: Audience](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/08/16/proverbs-audience/) - Solomon has an audience in mind more specific than all of Israel’s children yet more broad than one or more of Solomon’s own sons.
- [3 Questions I Ask During Every Bible Study](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/08/12/3-questions-i-ask-during-every-bible-study/) - These questions work with just about every text and every audience.
- [Big Bible Words: Justification](https://www.knowableword.com/2013/05/24/big-bible-words-justification/) - How to understand the biblical concept of justification
- [Proverbs: Author](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/08/09/proverbs-author/) - Who better to comment on the details of earthly existence than Solomon, the son of David, the king of Israel?
- [In Defense of Historical Context](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/08/07/in-defense-of-historical-context/) - Why should we bother putting in all the work to understand the biblical authors, their original audiences, and the situations in which they wrote?
- [Proverbs: Genre](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/07/26/proverbs-genre/) - Biblical proverbs are high-mileage statements with suped-up verbal turbines.
- [Why "Proverbs Aren't Promises" is Misleading](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/08/02/why-proverbs-arent-promises-is-misleading/) - Conventional wisdom considers the proverb genre to be filled with general probabilities, not promises. This wisdom fails by stating the matter badly.
- [Proverbs: A Journey in the Right Direction](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/07/19/proverbs-a-journey-in-the-right-direction/) - This book constructs a worldview before inviting you to tuck into its lavish feast.
- [The Word of God and the Eyes of God](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/07/29/the-word-of-god-and-the-eyes-of-god/) - The Bible helps us see whether our faith is genuine.
- [4 Psalms You May Not Have Realized Were About Christ](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/07/31/4-psalms-you-may-not-have-realized-were-about-christ/) - It's so easy to read the psalms as though we ought to sing them. But consider what happens when you realize Jesus sings them.
- [In the Psalms, Jesus is the Lead Singer](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/07/24/in-the-psalms-jesus-is-the-lead-singer/) - The book of Psalms is more useful to us when we, like the NT authors, recognize Jesus' place.
- [Why the Bible is the Greatest Book Ever](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/07/17/why-the-bible-is-the-greatest-book-ever/) - It's a bestseller for at least 10 reasons.
- [Love as One United Body in Christ](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/07/15/love-as-one-united-body-in-christ/) - Paul's list of commands in Romans 12 flow from his main point about unity in the body of Christ.
- [Intro to the Wisdom of Proverbs, Part 2](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/07/12/intro-to-the-wisdom-of-proverbs-part-2/) - Wisdom's counterfeits are alive and well
- [Who Wrote the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/07/10/who-wrote-the-bible/) - What we know about the human authors of every book of the Bible.
- [Intro to the Wisdom of Proverbs, Part 1](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/07/05/intro-to-the-wisdom-of-proverbs-part-1/) - Extraordinary things will happen when an ordinary person loves Jesus a lot and wants to be like him.
- [Keep Loving One Another Earnestly](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/07/01/keep-loving-one-another-earnestly/) - It can be overwhelming to read a list of commands in a passage of Scripture, especially if you want to apply that passage. What is a Bible student to do? In my last post, I advised that the main point should be our guide—not just to interpretation, but to application as well. So when we
- [The Arrogance of a Little Bible Reading](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/07/03/the-arrogance-of-a-little-bible-reading/) - Someone who has spent a little time in God’s word always seems to have the answer for any situation.
- [Examples of "Thinking Bigger"](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/06/28/examples-of-thinking-bigger/) - Proverbs 2, The fruit of the Spirit, and the Good Samaritan
- [Does New Testament Grace Eliminate our Obligation to Obey God's Commands?](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/06/26/does-new-testament-grace-eliminate-our-obligation-to-obey-gods-commands/) - The roller coaster of Bible reading: consistent cycles of promise, warning, assurance, and threat.
- [Keep Thinking Bigger](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/06/21/keep-thinking-bigger/) - Situate your passage within the argument of the entire book, and within the scope of the Bible's theology.
- [Applying Bible Passages that Contain a Deluge of Commands](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/06/17/applying-bible-passages-that-contain-a-deluge-of-commands/) - Long lists of commands in the Bible must be understood in their context.
- [5 Ways to Disciple Your Children with God's Word](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/06/19/5-ways-to-disciple-your-children-with-gods-word/) - Ways parents can plant and water the seeds of God's word in their families.
- [Paying Attention to the Bible's Y'all](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/06/03/paying-attention-to-the-bibles-yall/) - Observing the difference between the singular and plural "you" in Scripture is an important step in Bible study.
- [Read the Bible in Bigger Chunks](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/06/12/read-the-bible-in-bigger-chunks/) - It's best for your spiritual health not to lose sight of the whole.
- [How to See a Narrative's Train of Thought](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/06/14/how-to-see-a-narratives-train-of-thought/) - Plot, structure, and climax are the keys.
- [Hop Aboard the Train of Thought](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/06/07/hop-aboard-the-train-of-thought/) - Don't miss this train, or your Bible study might not get where you'd like it to go.
- [Applying a Bible Text Generally to the Human Heart](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/05/31/applying-a-bible-text-generally-to-the-human-heart/) - Here is one skill to help you apply the Bible far more specifically than you may have expected.
- [A Darkened Sun and Falling Stars](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/05/29/a-darkened-sun-and-falling-stars/) - Was Jesus talking about the end of the world or the fall of Jerusalem to Rome?
- [Take Your Application Skills to the Next Level](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/03/22/take-your-application-skills-to-the-next-level/) - Eight facts about the human condition will take your application skills to the next level.
- [Unrequited Hope and Application](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/05/24/unrequited-hope-and-application/) - A firm grasp on the natural human longing for a better world will take your application skills to the next level. Unrequited Hope As we grow to love our neighbors as ourselves, this world becomes a better place to live. Good but not great. Finer but not final. A place of progress but not perfection. We
- [Recognize Both Divine and Human Authors of the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/05/22/recognize-both-divine-and-human-authors-of-the-bible/) - The whole Bible provides context for each part of the Bible
- [Diving Deep on Hebrews 3:13—How Should We "Exhort One Another?"](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/05/20/diving-deep-on-hebrews-313-how-should-we-exhort-one-another/) - Exhorting one another is a lot like spurring each other on to finish a marathon.
- [Kingdom Tension and Application](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/05/17/kingdom-tension-and-application/) - A firm grasp on the tension of living in the kingdom of God will take your application skills to the next level.
- [Need Help to Concentrate on the Bible?](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/05/15/need-help-to-concentrate-on-the-bible/) - Practical suggestions for those struggling to focus.
- [The Sermon on the Mount is not Meant to Make You Feel Bad](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/12/27/the-sermon-on-the-mount-is-not-meant-to-make-you-feel-bad/) - Four ways in which the text points us away from thinking Jesus means to give us an impossible discipleship plan.
- [Substitution and Application](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/05/10/substitution-and-application/) - A firm grasp on Jesus, the Lamb of God, will take your application skills to the next level.
- [The Antidote to a Hard Heart](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/05/06/the-antidote-to-a-hard-heart/) - We can prevent unbelieving hearts in each other by exhorting each other, every day.
- [It Doesn't Matter How Much Time You Have](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/05/08/it-doesnt-matter-how-much-time-you-have/) - There is no perfect way to conduct a quiet time.
- [The Law's Misuse and Application](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/05/03/the-laws-misuse-and-application/) - A firm grasp on the most common misuses of God’s law will take your application skills to the next level. The Misuse of the Law People tend to misuse the law of God in one of two ways. I've written about these misuses before as opponents of heart application. Now I'd like to identify the benefits
- [The Law's End and Application](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/04/26/the-laws-end-and-application/) - A firm grasp on the goal of God’s law will take your application skills to the next level. The End of the Law When lamenting his countrymen's replacement of God's righteousness with their own, the apostle Paul makes a remarkable statement: For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes. Romans
- [Learning Faith from Habakkuk the Doomer](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/05/01/learning-faith-from-habakkuk-the-doomer/) - Faith is the profound conviction that God directs all events towards the ultimate good of those who place their trust in him.
- [God's Law and Application](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/04/19/gods-law-and-application/) - A firm grasp on the proper use of God's law will take your application skills to the next level.
- [The Lord Shows Compassion as a Father Shows Compassion](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/04/22/the-lord-shows-compassion-as-a-father-shows-compassion/) - We can learn about God's calling on fathers by examining an assumption in a favorite psalm.
- [Advice for Discouraged Bible Readers](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/04/24/advice-for-discouraged-bible-readers/) - Expect obstacles and learn to play the long game.
- [The Nature of Wisdom](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/04/17/the-nature-of-wisdom/) - Wisdom is for everyone, it is learned, and it is a result.
- [Cosmic Treason and Application](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/04/12/cosmic-treason-and-application/) - A firm grasp on the essence of sin will take your application skills to the next level.
- [Creation and Application](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/03/29/creation-and-application/) - A firm grasp on the doctrine of creation will take your application skills to the next level.
- [What Folks Thought about Reading the Entire Bible Quickly](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/04/05/what-folks-thought-about-reading-the-entire-bible-quickly/) - Some liked it; some didn't. On to next year's 10th annual challenge!
- [Psalm 104: Praise the Lord Who Governs the Earth and Cares for His Creatures](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/04/08/psalm-104-praise-the-lord-who-governs-the-earth-and-cares-for-his-creatures/) - Psalm 104 is a moving call to praise the Lord who lovingly rules creation.
- [Tips to Read the Bible Better](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/04/10/tips-to-read-the-bible-better/) - Good advice from Michael Bird
- [Congratulations to Winners of the Drawing!](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/04/03/congratulations-to-winners-of-the-drawing/) - Many thanks, and great job to all who participated in this year's 90-day Bible reading challenge. We had 28 entries into this year's drawing. Congratulations to Anthony H. for winning the grand prize, and to Kristy B. for winning second prize. Next year will be the 10th annual Bible reading challenge. What ideas do you
- [What We Miss When We Skip the Book of Leviticus](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/03/25/what-we-miss-when-we-skip-the-book-of-leviticus/) - The book of Leviticus is not popular. It is rarely quoted, rarely studied, and rarely read. It might be the most frequent place for well-intentioned Bible readers to give up their annual reading plans. This is understandable, especially when one reads the books of the Bible in canonical order. Genesis is the book of beginnings;
- [How Not to Apply the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/03/20/how-not-to-apply-the-bible/) - Beware the temptation to skip observation and interpretation, going right to application.
- [A Word to Those who Wish to Help Others Apply the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/03/15/a-word-to-those-who-wish-to-help-others-apply-the-bible/) - Don't ask others to do something you haven't already done yourself.
- [Another Perspective on Bible Study Method](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/03/13/another-perspective-on-bible-study-method/) - We're not the only ones promoting this way of approaching the scriptures.
- [10 Truths About Jesus from Hebrews 3](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/03/11/10-truths-about-jesus-from-hebrews-3/) - The first six verses of Hebrews 3 are bursting with truths about Jesus. In this article, I will hang these truths in frames on the wall, as it were, so that we might walk around and consider them. Like the author of Hebrews, I want us to see how glorious Jesus is so that we
- [Why We Apply the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/03/08/why-we-apply-the-bible/) - Four truths motivate us to apply the Bible to our lives. And we have nothing left to prove, anyway.
- [Examples of Wrestling through the Prescriptive/Descriptive Debate](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/03/01/examples-of-wrestling-through-the-prescriptive-descriptive-debate/) - One case where the question is relevant, and two where it is not.
- [One Way to Settle the Prescriptive/Descriptive Debate](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/02/23/one-way-to-solve-the-prescriptive-descriptive-debate/) - In many cases, there is a simple way to settle an age-old debate.
- [There May be a Clue at the End of the Letter](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/02/26/there-may-be-a-clue-at-the-end-of-the-letter/) - The writers of the Biblical epistles often ended their letters by returning to the main theme.
- [Why Read Scripture in Public?](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/02/28/why-read-scripture-in-public/) - This is not an outdated practice, but something God's people have always done when they meet.
- [Whose Body is a Temple of the Holy Spirit?](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/02/21/whose-body-is-a-temple-of-the-holy-spirit/) - Perhaps "your body" is not what you thought it was.
- [Why "What Does it Mean to Me?" is a Bad Question](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/02/16/why-what-does-it-mean-to-me-is-a-bad-question/) - Four reasons to find a better way into application in your Bible study.
- [Bible Study Leaders Must Be Flexible](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/02/12/bible-study-leaders-must-be-flexible/) - Leadership never happens in a vacuum. Bible study leaders must be ready for people with difficult life situations to show up at their groups.
- [Help with Zechariah](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/02/14/help-with-zechariah/) - A small book with a big message.
- [3 Implications of the Fact that Bible Application is for Everybody](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/02/09/3-implications-of-the-fact-that-bible-application-is-for-everybody/) - What ought we to do with the fact that the Bible has relevance for all people in all places at all times?
- [Piper on Finding the Main Point of a Chapter](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/02/07/piper-on-finding-the-main-point-of-a-chapter/) - Like putting together a puzzle.
- [Application Positive and Negative](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/01/26/application-positive-and-negative/) - One more tool to stretch your application muscles.
- [We Must Pay Close Attention or We Will Drift Away](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/01/29/we-must-pay-close-attention-or-we-will-drift-away/) - In this passage, the how of application is more challenging than the what.
- [Why You Can't Ditch the Old Testament](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/01/31/why-you-cant-ditch-the-old-testament/) - Three reasons the Old Testament is more important than you think.
- [Don't Forget Application's Second Direction](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/01/19/dont-forget-applications-second-direction/) - Commonly, when people think about application, they think only about inward application: How will this text impact me? But there is also another way to go.
- [10 Things Jesus Believed about the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/01/24/10-things-jesus-believed-about-the-bible/) - Christian theologians didn't make up their own beliefs about the Bible. They got them right from Jesus.
- [No Need to Push; Just Blow](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/08/18/no-need-to-push-just-blow/) - Take the time to craft a main point that gets as close as possible to application, without actually falling into it just yet.
- [The Titles of Jesus in the Gospels](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/01/15/the-titles-of-jesus-in-the-gospels/) - We have much to learn about the Gospel writers and Jesus himself by studying how they referred to Jesus.
- [The Bible is Boring Only to the Uncurious](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/01/17/the-bible-is-boring-only-to-the-uncurious/) - Every time you think you've figured something out, this book pushes you to go even deeper.
- [You Better Believe in Constant Reliance](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/01/12/you-better-believe-in-constant-reliance/) - ‌We will never grow out of our need for trusting Christ Jesus. That’s not just what you do on the first day you become a Christian, but what you do every day to the Last Day.
- [You Better Believe It](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/12/01/you-better-believe-it/) - The second half of Hebrews says some pretty extreme things. What is the point of it all?
- [Jesus is the Son of Man](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/12/18/jesus-is-the-son-of-man/) - This title points to Jesus's humanity, but it also has deep Messianic overtones.
- [Three Key Ideas in Galatians](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/01/10/three-key-ideas-in-galatians/) - Three big ideas that capture much of the argument of this short letter.
- [When You Don't Feel Like Reading Your Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/01/03/when-you-dont-feel-like-reading-your-bible/) - Get out of the rut of thinking there's only one way to spend time with God in his word.
- [You Better Believe in Certain Vengeance](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/12/15/you-better-believe-in-certain-vengeance/) - ‌There will not be any unbelievers in heaven. No-one there, except those who want to worship God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
- [Top 10 Posts on Bible Study Methods](https://www.knowableword.com/2024/01/05/top-10-posts-on-bible-study-methods/) - We want to help you learn to study the Bible. Here are the posts other readers visited the most in 2023.
- [Top 10 Posts of 2023](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/12/29/top-10-posts-of-2023/) - A quick look at the most viewed posts from the full blog archive.
- [Top 10 Posts of 2023—Written in 2023](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/12/22/top-10-posts-of-2023-written-in-2023/) - Posts were written on this blog in 2023. These were the most viewed.
- [Sample Studies in Colossians](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/12/13/sample-studies-in-colossians/) - Summaries of one person's study and instruction on the text.
- [You Better Believe in Confident Entrance](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/12/08/you-better-believe-in-confident-entrance/) - Because Jesus our priest is in heaven, we can stimulate one another to draw near and hold fast to him.
- [The Impact of the Old Testament on Colossians](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/12/06/the-impact-of-the-old-testament-on-colossians/) - Three Old Testaments allusions that can be easy to miss.
- [Situating Amos](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/11/29/situating-amos/) - Overview of Amos by John Hartley
- [How to Prevent a Spiritually Dry December](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/11/24/how-to-prevent-a-spiritually-dry-december/) - The key to a joyful Christmas is connecting our activities to the Biblical truths of the Incarnation.
- [Jesus Sanctifies His Brothers: Observations from Hebrews 2](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/11/20/jesus-sanctifies-his-brothers-observations-from-hebrews-2/) - Careful observation is a key to good Bible study.
- [Foundational Beliefs about the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/11/22/foundational-beliefs-about-the-bible/) - You cannot study the Bible properly without first believing certain things about the Bible.
- [ESV Chronological Bible: A Fresh Way to Read](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/11/17/esv-chronolgical-bible-a-fresh-way-to-read/) - A refreshing way to read the Bible, presented in a remarkable way.
- [Why Memorize a Whole Book](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/11/15/why-memorize-a-whole-book/) - Eight benefits from memorizing the book of Romans
- [Your Children can Benefit from Minor Prophets](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/03/17/your-children-can-benefit-from-minor-prophets/) - We highly recommend these children's books on the twelve Minor Prophets.
- [Don't Forget the Gospel During Bible Study](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/11/06/dont-forget-the-gospel-during-bible-study/) - Many Christians know they need to remember the gospel when thinking of their moral behaviors. But we must look to Jesus in every endeavor—including Bible study.
- [How the Reformation Gave us the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/11/08/how-the-reformation-gave-us-the-bible/) - We take for granted the possession of Bibles. But do we exercise the privilege of reading them?
- [Announcing our 2024 Bible Reading Challenge](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/11/03/announcing-our-2024-bible-reading-challenge/) - We believe one of the best ways to learn to study the Bible is to read it. A lot of it. Over and over again. That won't give you everything you need to understand it, but it will get you quite a long way toward the goal. As in marching through Kadesh all the way
- [How God Directs His People in the Book of Numbers](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/11/01/how-god-directs-his-people-in-the-book-of-numbers/) - Help with the structure and main point of the book.
- [Your Conscience Requires an Eternal Inheritance](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/10/27/your-conscience-requires-an-eternal-inheritance/) - Our mediator had to die in order to give us himself as our inheritance.
- [Your Conscience Requires Eternal Redemption](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/10/20/your-conscience-requires-eternal-redemption/) - The first reason why Jesus is the best thing for your conscience.
- [No Substitute for God](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/10/23/no-substitute-for-god/) - Substitutes in the kitchen may be okay, but finding a substitute for God is called idolatry. How does God react when his people commit this all-too-common sin?
- [Watch Out for Silly Putty Bible Study](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/10/25/watch-out-for-silly-putty-bible-study/) - How easy it is to squish the Bible into any shape we prefer.
- [Follow Your Heart: Is it in the Bible?](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/10/18/follow-your-heart-is-it-in-the-bible/) - Sure it is. But not in the way most might think.
- [Jesus is the Best Thing for Your Conscience](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/10/13/jesus-is-the-best-thing-for-your-conscience/) - He provides an eternal redemption, and he promises an eternal inheritance.
- [The Prodigal Son in Isaiah](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/10/09/the-prodigal-son-in-isaiah/) - In Isaiah 30, we see Judah turn away from God by making an alliance with Egypt. They commit idolatry and ignore God's word. But God is eager to be gracious!
- [How Can a Human Book be Divine?](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/10/11/how-can-a-human-book-be-divine/) - Answering the objection that the Bible is "too human" to accurately represent God's will or speech.
- [The Shocking Secret to Jesus' Ministry Success](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/10/06/the-shocking-secret-to-jesus-ministry-success/) - His covenant is better because it's enacted on better promises. But what are those promises?
- [Subverting Abraham's Bad Rap](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/10/04/subverting-abrahams-bad-rap/) - Because we love to give gold stars, our assessment of Bible characters sometimes doesn't line up with that of the text itself.
- [God's Big Promises Bible Storybook: One Big Story](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/09/29/gods-big-promises-bible-storybook-one-big-story/) - Quite successful at what it sets out to do.
- [The Treasure: Introducing Children to the Faith](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/09/15/the-treasure-introducing-children-to-the-faith/) - Better at what it does than at what it says it does.
- [5 Good Reasons to Mark Up your Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/09/27/5-good-reasons-to-mark-up-your-bible/) - Don't be shy about making a mess of it!
- [Jesus is the Christ](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/09/25/jesus-is-the-christ/) - The Gospel writers use "Christ" to connect Jesus to all of the promises of God he fulfilled.
- [Can You Focus on the Bible Too Much?](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/09/22/can-you-focus-on-the-bible-too-much/) - Jesus drew attention to himself by drawing more attention to the Scriptures. We should do the same.
- [The Sluggard in Every One of Us](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/09/20/the-sluggard-in-every-one-of-us/) - Applying the teaching of Proverbs to head and heart.
- [The Titles of Jesus in John](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/09/11/the-titles-of-jesus-in-john/) - John used titles for Jesus as a tool to communicate his main point.
- [Salted With Fire](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/09/13/salted-with-fire/) - What does this mysterious phrase mean?
- [Two Opponents of Heart Application](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/09/08/two-opponents-of-heart-application/) - Two harsh masters who demand far too much of their victims.
- [How to Read the Sermon on the Plain](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/09/06/how-to-read-the-sermon-on-the-plain/) - Four suggestions to help you avoid distraction and grasp Luke's message.
- [The Most Difficult Kind of Bible Application](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/09/01/the-most-difficult-kind-of-bible-application/) - Is heart application difficult for you? If so, why do you think that is?
- [The Titles of Jesus in Luke](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/08/28/the-titles-of-jesus-in-luke/) - All authors employ names and titles to convey meaning in their work. The biblical writers are no exception. I’m in the middle of a project examining the use of titles and names for Jesus in the Gospels. My first article laid out my methodology and looked at the top 10 titles of Jesus in the Gospels.
- [3 Fruits of Engaged Bible Reading](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/08/30/3-fruits-of-engaged-bible-reading/) - It's not hard to do the right thing for the wrong reasons.
- [More Than Doing](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/08/25/more-than-doing/) - It's great to do something the Bible tells you to do. But the Bible asks more of us than only doing things.
- [Rescuing the One Anothers from our Presumptive Familiarity](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/08/23/rescuing-the-one-anothers-from-our-presumptive-familiarity/) - What we lose when we treat the many "one another" commands of the New Testament as a unified framework for Christian ethics.
- [The Titles of Jesus in Mark](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/08/14/the-titles-of-jesus-in-mark/) - Titles were never meant to tell us everything about a Bible passage or book.
- [The Whole is Not Less Than the Sum of the Parts](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/08/11/the-whole-is-not-less-than-the-sum-of-the-parts/) - Does your proposed main point bud organically from the specifics of observation?
- [The Tightrope of Bible Application](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/08/16/the-tightrope-of-bible-application/) - A safeguard against either legalism or license in application is to grasp the author's main point.
- [Why Summaries are Not the Same as Main Points](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/08/04/why-summaries-are-not-the-same-as-main-points/) - The difference between observation and interpretation has a dramatic influence on our study and application of Scripture.
- [Guidance for Psalms](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/08/09/guidance-for-psalms/) - Three things you should know about this glorious book of poems.
- [The Titles of Jesus in Matthew](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/07/31/the-titles-of-jesus-in-matthew/) - Matthew used titles and names of Jesus to point his readers to the fact that Jesus was king.
- [Better Than a Wild Guess: Poetry](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/07/28/better-than-a-wild-guess-poetry/) - Examples of finding main points in poetic texts.
- [Guidance for 1 & 2 Kings](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/07/26/guidance-for-1-2-kings/) - Helpful guidance from Caleb Cangelosi
- [Better Than a Wild Guess](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/07/21/better-than-a-wild-guess/) - Examples of finding main points in narrative and discourse texts.
- [Top 10 Titles of Jesus in the Gospels](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/07/17/top-10-titles-of-jesus-in-the-gospels/) - What are the most common ways for the Gospel authors to refer to Jesus?
- [Recapitulation in Revelation](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/07/19/recapitulation-in-revelation/) - One way to understand the book of Revelation is that it discusses the same event from multiple angles or perspectives.
- [You Can Get the Main Point](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/07/14/you-can-get-the-main-point/) - It doesn't require a PhD or any sorcery. Just keep practicing a few weighty skills.
- [God's Kingdom in Obadiah](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/07/12/gods-kingdom-in-obadiah/) - This short book has much to say about the nature of God's kingdom.
- [Don't Fail to Capture the Train of Thought](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/07/07/dont-fail-to-capture-the-train-of-thought/) - One of our greatest failures in Bible study is our tendency to treat the text atomistically, and it's not even worth it.
- [What We Miss When We Skip the Book of Nehemiah](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/07/03/what-we-miss-when-we-skip-the-book-of-nehemiah/) - Nehemiah has much to teach us about Scripture, money, and prayer.
- [Is the Bible Suitable for Children?](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/07/05/is-the-bible-suitable-for-children/) - Children are generally ready for more than we think.
- [Let's Not Employ the Gospel as Justification to Keep Sinning](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/06/30/lets-not-employ-the-gospel-as-justification-to-keep-sinning/) - This problem was not unique to Paul, but something Israel faced as well.
- [How the Psalms Can Shape Your Emotional Life](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/06/28/how-the-psalms-can-shape-your-emotional-life/) - Whether your emotions are lacking or out of control, the Psalms can help.
- [How Would They Have Applied It?](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/06/23/how-would-they-have-applied-it/) - When you can clearly answer the question of "how would they have applied it?" you'll be far more likely to get a strong answer to "how should we apply it?"
- [Repeated Words and Titles as a Clue to the Main Point of a Book](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/01/16/repeated-words-and-titles-as-a-clue-to-the-main-point-of-a-book/) - Paul wants people to know that God is Savior, and he wants them to be devoted to good works.
- [Titus: From Sound Faith Flow Character and Devotion to Good Works](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/06/05/titus-from-sound-faith-flow-character-and-devotion-to-good-works/) - Paul wants Titus to establish sound faith and then the good works which naturally flow forth.
- [Bible Study Leader Tip #33: Let the Spirit Lead](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/06/16/bible-study-leader-tip-33-let-the-spirit-lead/) - Back in college I led a number of Bible Studies, each very well-intentioned and some even mildly well-done. One of the biggest struggles I had, however, was that I led the studies as though I were the one on whom everything depended. Dumb. Here are three suggestions for how to be smarter than I was
- [Dangerous Approaches to Application](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/06/14/dangerous-approaches-to-application/) - Some dangers and assumptions to be guarded against!
- [Beware The Leech's Daughters](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/06/02/beware-the-leechs-daughters/) - The literary context illuminates the dramatic relevance of this proverb.
- [Why Elisha Called Bears to Attack 42 Youths](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/06/07/why-elisha-called-bears-to-attack-42-youths/) - What is going on in this shocking story?
- [How to Study the Prophets](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/05/31/how-to-study-the-prophets/) - A few guidelines will go a long way to help you navigate these challenging books.
- [How to Find Answers to Your Questions](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/05/26/how-to-find-answers-to-your-questions/) - We can train our habits to discover answers either addressed or assumed in the Bible passage we're studying.
- [Emphasizing What the Bible Emphasizes](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/05/22/emphasizing-what-the-bible-emphasizes/) - When our issue of the moment begins to dominate our thoughts and conversations, what is missing is balance and proportion.
- [The Power of Implicational Questions](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/05/19/the-power-of-implicational-questions/) - Unharness the neglected second cousins among our interpretive questions.
- [Why the Spirit is Willing but the Flesh is Weak](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/05/24/why-the-spirit-is-willing-but-the-flesh-is-weak/) - Jesus finds all three sleeping, yet he makes the statement about the spirit being willing and flesh being weak to just one disciple. Why?
- [Getting Together to Read (Not Study) the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/05/17/getting-together-to-read-not-study-the-bible/) - Here's a novel idea: Let's devote ourselves to the public reading of Scripture.
- [Different Uses for Different Questions](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/05/12/different-uses-for-different-questions/) - The right question at the right time might be just what you need to get you unstuck and moving forward.
- [Context Matters: Forgetting What Lies Behind](https://www.knowableword.com/2019/03/01/context-matters-forgetting-what-lies-behind/) - Is this about choosing not dwell on your regrets, or about casting vision for a new business venture? (Spoiler: No.)
- [Studying the Bible is not Code Breaking](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/05/08/studying-the-bible-is-not-code-breaking/) - Understanding the Bible is not the task of an algorithm, it is the joyful work of a life.
- [The Truth about Spirit-Led Bible Study](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/05/10/the-truth-about-spirit-led-bible-study/) - Does being "Spirit-led" mean that we shouldn't work on our Bible study skills?
- [Soaring Farther Than a Flying Ring](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/05/05/soaring-farther-than-a-flying-ring/) - A successful follow-up to Thornton's first Radical Book.
- [Proclaiming the Gospel from Old Testament Narrative](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/05/03/proclaiming-the-gospel-from-old-testament-narrative/) - Helpful reflections on Judges from Steve Mathewson
- [How Jesus Overcame His Enemies](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/04/28/how-jesus-overcame-his-enemies/) - Jesus was certainly no pushover, though his battle tactics were utterly unexpected.
- [Overcome Your Enemies by Dying](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/04/07/overcome-your-enemies-by-dying/) - God wants his people to overcome strife and evil. But the way you overcome it matters. To win the fight in the wrong way is to lose.
- [Against Springboard Studies](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/04/24/against-springboard-studies/) - In Bible studies, we should let the text of Scripture drive our questions and conversation.
- [Applying the Old Testament in Africa](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/04/26/applying-the-old-testament-in-africa/) - We can learn much by watching believers around the world apply the Scripture to the issues they face.
- [The Sort of Bible I Wish I Had](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/04/21/the-sort-of-bible-i-wish-i-had/) - ESV Scripture Journals: highly recommended!
- [Why "Just Your Interpretation" is Never a Reasonable Refutation](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/04/19/why-just-your-interpretation-is-never-a-reasonable-refutation/) - The objection cannot stand up under its own weight.
- [Announcing the Winners of the 2023 Bible Reading Challenge](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/04/14/announcing-the-winners-of-the-2023-bible-reading-challenge/) - What people had to say about reading the entire Bible rapidly.
- [What Comes After Resurrection?](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/04/10/what-comes-after-resurrection/) - After his resurrection, Jesus sent his disciples on their mission, emboldened with hope and power.
- [Find Friends Who Know the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/04/12/find-friends-who-know-the-bible/) - Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise
- [You Can't Understand the New Testament Without the Old](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/04/05/you-cant-understand-the-new-testament-without-the-old/) - The foundation of the Christian faith is not Matthew but Genesis.
- [Why Strife is so Complex](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/03/31/why-strife-is-so-complex/) - Immature solutions will only end up making it worse.
- [Overlooked Details of the Red Sea Crossing](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/03/27/overlooked-details-of-the-red-sea-crossing/) - These details show God's hands-on involvement in the deliverance of his people.
- [7 Reasons to Study Revelation](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/03/29/7-reasons-to-study-revelation/) - There is much joy and blessing available to those who dig into this book.
- [The Wisdom of Avoiding Strife](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/03/24/the-wisdom-of-avoiding-strife/) - The wise will view as honorable what God deems honorable, and remain aware of common causes of fights and quarrels.
- [The Problem with Proverbs](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/03/03/the-problem-with-proverbs/) - No other book of the Bible is like the book of Proverbs, which presents at least three major challenges.
- [5 Misconceptions about Wealth](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/03/10/5-misconceptions-about-wealth/) - It's so easy to allow, fear, guilt, or ignorance to shape us more than the Bible.
- [One of the Most Important Discussion Questions](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/03/22/one-of-the-most-important-discussion-questions/) - So where do you get that from the text?
- [Trust and Obey](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/03/15/trust-and-obey/) - What the Bible demands of those who wish to profit from its riches.
- [Fear is a Battleground](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/03/13/fear-is-a-battleground/) - When we are tempted to fear, the gospel points us to security in the Lord.
- [Top 10 NT Books that Quote OT Passages](https://www.knowableword.com/2013/04/17/top-10-nt-books-that-quote-ot-passages/) - I recently finished a read-through of the Bible, during which I kept track of every instance the New Testament quotes an Old Testament passage. I counted only direct, explicit quotations, such as those introduced with "it is written," or "as it says in the Law of Moses." I gave some leniency, allowing clear quotations on
- [Top 10 OT Books Quoted in NT](https://www.knowableword.com/2013/03/20/top-10-ot-books-quoted-in-nt/) - I recently finished a read-through of the Bible, during which I kept track of every time the New Testament quoted an Old Testament passage. I counted only direct, explicit quotations, such as those introduced with "it is written," or "as it says in the Law of Moses." I gave some leniency, allowing clear quotations on
- [7 Things I Wish Christians Knew About the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/03/08/7-things-i-wish-christians-knew-about-the-bible/) - Truths about the Bible not to be taken for granted.
- [Why it Matters that the Bible was Written to Specific People at a Specific Time](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/02/17/why-it-matters-that-the-bible-was-written-to-specific-people-at-a-specific-time/) - Taking time to grasp the situation of author and audience will make the Bible more—not less—relevant to today.
- [4 Mistakes When Reading the Parables of Jesus](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/03/01/4-mistakes-when-reading-the-parables-of-jesus/) - Have you recognized they are not abstract, universal stories for humanity?
- [A List from Ezra Repeated in Nehemiah](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/02/27/a-list-from-ezra-repeated-in-nehemiah/) - This long list of names and numbers is used in two places for two purposes.
- [What to Do When One Passage Refers to Another](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/02/24/what-to-do-when-one-passage-refers-to-another/) - Keep in mind that Old Testament books quote other Old Testament books.
- [How to Handle the Charge of Contradictions in the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/02/22/how-to-handle-the-charge-of-contradictions-in-the-bible/) - Three necessary questions and four suggestions.
- [The Bible Is Not About You](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/01/02/the-bible-is-not-about-you/) - We are part of this grand story, but none of us are at the center of it.
- [Does God Know His Plans for You, or Only for Exiled Israel?](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/02/15/does-god-know-his-plans-for-you-or-only-for-exiled-israel/) - Avoiding overreaction to the misuse of Jeremiah 29:11.
- [10 Truths About God's Word From Nehemiah 8](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/02/13/10-truths-about-gods-word-from-nehemiah-8/) - God's people honor his word and are transformed by it.
- [Units of Thought in Poetry](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/02/10/units-of-thought-in-poetry/) - How to navigate the squishy structures of biblical poetry.
- [Context Matters: The Most Commonly Overlooked Life Advice](https://www.knowableword.com/2018/08/03/context-matters-the-most-commonly-overlooked-life-advice/) - The problem with how we use Jeremiah 29:11 is that we don't go far enough.
- [Can Our Interpretation be Trusted?](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/02/08/can-our-interpretation-be-trusted/) - John Piper offers both counsel and challenge.
- [Units of Thought in Narrative](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/02/03/units-of-thought-in-narrative/) - How do you divide a Bible story into sections?
- [You Cannot Trust Christ Without Trusting the Scripture](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/02/01/you-cannot-trust-christ-without-trusting-the-scripture/) - Beware lest you qualify for the curse Jesus pronounced on those who doubted the Bible in his day.
- [Why We Reread the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/01/30/why-we-reread-the-bible/) - Reading the Bible is not an end in itself. We are getting to know a person.
- [Units of Thought in Discourse](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/01/27/units-of-thought-in-discourse/) - How do you divide a biblical speech or letter into sections?
- [A Sensible Approach to Difficult Small Group Members](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/01/25/a-sensible-approach-to-difficult-small-group-members/) - Hints and innuendo, in hope that disruptive attendees will simply catch our displeasure, will not do.
- [How to Find the Parts of a Passage](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/01/20/how-to-find-the-parts-of-a-passage/) - Before you can see an order or arrangement of the parts, you have to be able to identify the parts!
- [We Have Something Better than a Mountaintop Experience](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/01/18/we-have-something-better-than-a-mountaintop-experience/) - Such experiences will not help us if we don't pay attention to what we already have.
- [The Art of Observing What's Not Said](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/01/13/the-art-of-observing-whats-not-said/) - The biblical authors are constantly working to subvert our expectations.
- [Don't Give Up: You Can Understand the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/01/11/dont-give-up-you-can-understand-the-bible/) - It takes work, but the goal is achievable.
- [Top 10 Interpretive Book Overviews](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/01/06/top-10-interpretive-book-overviews/) - The most-viewed book overviews on our site
- [Know Your Literary Devices](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/12/16/know-your-literary-devices/) - One of the skills to help you grasp the main point of a Bible passage.
- [Build Good Habits for the New Year](https://www.knowableword.com/2023/01/04/build-good-habits-for-the-new-year/) - 5 great suggestions for your Bible reading and personal Bible study
- [Top 10 Posts of 2022](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/12/30/top-10-posts-of-2022/) - Posts were read on this site in 2022. These were the top ones.
- [Top 10 Posts of 2022—Written in 2022](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/12/23/top-10-posts-of-2022-written-in-2022/) - According to our visitors' habits, here are the most-read posts we wrote this year.
- [Do You Know What You are Reading?](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/12/28/do-you-know-what-you-are-reading/) - Get this wrong, and you may confuse fiction with non-fiction, satire with genuine news, or South Park with a child's cartoon show.
- [See Your Bible Reading Go from Chore to Delight](https://www.knowableword.com/2018/09/05/see-your-bible-reading-go-from-chore-to-delight/) - The key is to stay closely connected to the main character.
- [The Problem with Jesus' Genealogies](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/12/14/the-problem-with-jesus-genealogies/) - Solving some age-old questions regarding Jesus' genealogies from the text of Scripture.
- [Your Top Priority When Studying the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/12/09/your-top-priority-when-studying-the-bible/) - When you sit down to study the Bible—because you'd like to know God better through his Son, Jesus Christ—what should you aim for?
- [3 Myths Exposed About Solomon's Wisdom](https://www.knowableword.com/2013/02/28/3-myths-exposed-about-solomons-wisdom/) - We often ask God for wisdom with the expectation that he'll teleport it directly to our minds. If we ask, he'll give, and he'll give it quickly and fully. But, as we've seen in our series on Proverbs, that's not at all how wisdom works. Till He Comes just published a guest post I wrote
- [Why Interaction is Good for Small Group Members](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/04/26/why-interaction-is-good-for-small-group-members/) - Every member benefits when a small group Bible study is interactive.
- [Asking Better Small Group Questions](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/12/05/asking-better-small-group-questions/) - Without good questions, the Biblical truth that should pierce like an arrow may land like a jellyfish instead.
- [Hope for Weary Saints from Psalm 126](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/12/07/hope-for-weary-saints-from-psalm-126/) - A poem for those eager for freedom from trials.
- [Grammar Crash Course: Clauses](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/12/02/grammar-crash-course-clauses/) - Perhaps the most important grammatical skill you could develop for studying an epistle.
- [8 Habits of the Excellent Bible Teacher](https://www.knowableword.com/2018/06/27/8-habits-of-the-excellent-bible-teacher/) - Andrew Hess's 8 habits might appear mundane, but their cumulative effect over a lifetime would be difficult to overstate.
- [Grammar Crash Course: Inflection and Tense](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/11/25/grammar-crash-course-inflection-and-tense/) - A few little observations of words will reveal their dramatic personalities
- [Lessons from the Reformers About Dead Bible Teachers](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/11/30/lessons-from-the-reformers-about-dead-bible-teachers/) - How they balanced tradition with the authority of Scripture.
- [A Parable on the Dangers of Speculation in Bible Study](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/11/21/a-parable-on-the-dangers-of-speculation-in-bible-study/) - Speculation in Bible study puts us on shaky ground.
- [Paul's Letter With the Most OT Quotations](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/11/23/pauls-letter-with-the-most-ot-quotations/) - The biggest problem with last week's Final Jeopardy! clue is not what you think.
- [Exodus 20:1-21: Ten Words and Two Responses](https://www.knowableword.com/2017/06/09/exodus-201-21-ten-words-and-two-responses/) - God makes a treaty with his redeemed people, inspiring them to fear and obey, so they might draw near to him.
- [Re-Train Yourself in How to Read](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/11/16/re-train-yourself-in-how-to-read/) - Avoid the distractions. Not only those in life but also those on the page.
- [Grammar Crash Course: Parts of Speech](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/11/11/grammar-crash-course-parts-of-speech/) - It is not possible recognize a text's main point without first recognizing the functions of the most pertinent parts of speech in the discourse.
- [How to Make the Bible Come Alive](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/11/07/how-to-make-the-bible-come-alive/) - We don't need to make what is already living come alive!
- [Is There a Place for Christian Prayers of Cursing?](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/11/09/is-there-a-place-for-christian-prayers-of-cursing/) - "Make them bear their guilt, O God; let them fall by their own counsels" (Ps 5:10). Really?
- [Why the Church Needs Malachi](https://www.knowableword.com/2019/10/02/why-the-church-needs-malachi/) - Help from Mark Fugitt on a commonly neglected book.
- [Announcing our 2023 Bible Reading Challenge](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/11/04/announcing-our-2023-bible-reading-challenge/) - We've got a set of ESV Scripture Journals to give away. Your rite of passage to it is...to read the Bible.
- [5 Myths About the Bible's Origin](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/11/02/5-myths-about-the-bibles-origin/) - Some useful facts about common urban legends regarding the Bible's origin.
- [In Epistles, Grammar Always Wins](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/10/28/in-epistles-grammar-always-wins/) - Grammar always wins interpretive debates in biblical discourse. How is your basic grammar?
- [We Love to Give Gold Stars](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/10/24/we-love-to-give-gold-stars/) - Our desire to label and grade the characters in the Bible often leads us away from the main point.
- [Delighting in the Psalms of Ascent](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/10/26/delighting-in-the-psalms-of-ascent/) - How they were collected and used, and how they show the way to the Messiah.
- [Two Dangers with Observation](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/10/21/two-dangers-with-observation/) - Remember that observation is a means to an end.
- [Why We Skip Some Books of the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/10/10/why-we-skip-some-books-of-the-bible/) - We should not ignore or neglect any part of the Bible. There are riches on every page.
- [Is it Legalistic to Apply the Bible?](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/10/19/is-it-legalistic-to-apply-the-bible/) - "You can't do what you're supposed to do, but Jesus can!" Is this the only proper way to apply the commands of Scripture?
- [What to Do When the New Testament Quotes the Old](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/10/14/what-to-do-when-the-new-testament-quotes-the-old/) - Since the Bible had no verse divisions until the 16th century AD, we ought to consider the ramifications for reading and studying the Bible.
- [What Our Kids Need to Learn from Revelation](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/10/12/what-our-kids-need-to-learn-from-revelation/) - Revelation is such an important book to be studying when times are tough.
- [Reading Across the Chapter Breaks in 2 Timothy](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/10/07/reading-across-the-chapter-breaks-in-2-timothy/) - Times of difficulty will come, when those chapter division will hinder your understanding rather than help it.
- [Two-Word Summaries of Every Bible Chapter](https://www.knowableword.com/2015/07/15/two-word-summaries-of-every-bible-chapter/) - Gregg Peter Farah summarized every chapter of the Bible in two words or less.
- [Those Crucial 8 Verses at the Beginning of the Book of Revelation](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/10/05/those-crucial-8-verses-at-the-beginning-of-the-book-of-revelation/) - The book's most important ideas are contained there.
- [Watch for Thesis Statements in Epistles](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/09/30/watch-for-thesis-statements-in-epistles/) - They knew how to clearly inform their readers what they were trying to persuade them of.
- [Looking for Biblically Faithful Books for Children?](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/09/28/looking-for-biblically-faithful-books-for-children/) - Westminster Bookstore just launched a new site for children's literature.
- [When You Study the Wrong Bible Passage](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/09/26/when-you-study-the-wrong-bible-passage/) - The main point of the previous lesson would have landed with more force had we studied these two sections of the Bible together.
- [When a Beloved Doctrine is Not a Main Point](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/09/23/when-a-beloved-doctrine-is-not-a-main-point/) - Are we giving the focus of our attention to those matters given focused attention by the biblical writers?
- [Take Care With Idioms](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/09/21/take-care-with-idioms/) - A crucial presupposition we must make when studying the Bible is that, while it was written for believers in all ages (1 Cor 10:11), it was not written directly to us. We are reading someone else's mail. That means that we must be aware of and alert for idioms. Those turns of phrase that have
- [Something to Consider in Theological Debate](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/09/16/something-to-consider-in-theological-debate/) - Next time you enter a disagreement: Can you name a particular passage of Scripture, where the main point is the very conclusion you yourself are arguing for?
- [Above All Earthly Textbooks](https://www.knowableword.com/2017/08/21/above-all-earthly-textbooks/) - Students are often tempted to set the Bible aside when the pressure is on. But students should hold fast to the Bible!
- [Great Advice: Stop Doing Word Studies](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/09/14/great-advice-stop-doing-word-studies/) - Some of the best advice you might ever hear regarding Bible study.
- [You Need to Hear Directly From God](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/09/12/hear-directly-from-god/) - There's a time for devotional works and commentaries. But when you meet with God, listen for his voice. Don't turn away from your heavenly father.
- [Helping Schoolchildren Learn to Follow a Book's Argument](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/09/09/helping-schoolchildren-learn-to-follow-a-books-argument/) - How are you doing in your ability to follow a book's argument?
- [The Danger of an Open Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/07/22/the-danger-of-an-open-bible/) - Stimulating reflections from Jared Olivetti
- [How Technology Affects Worldwide Bible Translation](https://www.knowableword.com/2016/06/01/how-technology-affects-worldwide-bible-translation/) - Wycliffe makes use of mobile devices and audio recordings to translate the Bible for illiterate people groups.
- [It's Okay to Struggle With the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/09/07/its-okay-to-struggle-with-the-bible/) - It's worth it, even when the Bible perplexes or seems boring.
- [The Surprising Glory of Small Group Bible Studies](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/09/02/the-surprising-glory-of-small-group-bible-studies/) - Such glory cannot be perceived without eyes of faith.
- [3 Ways We Weasel Out of Obedience](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/08/31/3-ways-we-weasel-out-of-obedience/) - When we dismiss divine commands, we dismiss the divine master.
- [Context Matters: God Tests Abraham](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/08/29/context-matters-god-tests-abraham/) - The testing of Abraham resulted in blessing for the nations.
- [Ephesians: Uniting All Things in Christ, Part 2](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/08/26/ephesians-uniting-all-things-in-christ-part-2/) - What is the calling to which we've been called? And what sort of walk would be worthy of that calling
- [Why I Don't Like Inductive Bible Study](https://www.knowableword.com/2019/07/19/why-i-dont-like-inductive-bible-study/) - My problem is not with the thing itself but with the label.
- [50% Off ESV Journaling Bibles](https://www.knowableword.com/2015/12/10/50-off-esv-journaling-bibles/) - At Westminster Books.
- [The Best Ways to Listen to the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2016/11/28/the-best-ways-to-listen-to-the-bible/) - Using free Bible apps and low-cost audio Bibles, we can use our time to hear God's word.
- [How to Find Time to Read the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/08/24/how-to-find-time-to-read-the-bible/) - Actually, it's more about making than finding the time.
- [Ephesians: Uniting All Things in Christ, Part 1](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/08/19/ephesians-uniting-all-things-in-christ-part-1/) - How do the memorable sayings of Ephesians all fit together? What is Paul's chief argument in this theological masterpiece?
- [What We Miss When We Skip the Book of Ezra](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/08/15/what-we-miss-when-we-skip-the-book-of-ezra/) - When we skip Ezra we miss a lesson about the centrality of worshiping God.
- [Why Greek is Not Like a Precise Code](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/08/17/why-greek-is-not-like-a-precise-code/) - Did God use Greek for the New Testament because of how tremendously precise the language was?
- [Context Matters: The Whole Armor of God](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/08/12/context-matters-the-whole-armor-of-god/) - Perhaps one of our most familiar passages has even more usefulness than we'd previously assumed.
- [How I Interpret the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2013/08/30/how-i-interpret-the-bible/) - Guest post by Chuck McKnight about how to interpret the Bible
- [Seeing Jesus in the Proverbs](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/08/10/seeing-jesus-in-the-proverbs/) - Wise advice and proven strategies for reading Proverbs like a Christian.
- [(Almost) How the Bible was Meant to be Read](https://www.knowableword.com/2015/02/13/almost-how-the-bible-was-meant-to-be-read/) - Review of the fantastically stupendous ESV Reader's Bible
- [Check the Context Before and After](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/08/05/check-the-context-before-and-after/) - A quick look at the texts on either side of the passage you're studying may provide significant help toward finding the author's main point.
- [How to Apply the Bible's Narratives](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/08/03/how-to-apply-the-bibles-narratives/) - So much narrative in the Bible. What to do with all those positive and negative examples ?
- [When the Same Sin Comes 'round Again](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/08/01/when-the-same-sin-comes-round-again/) - Looking at context helps us understand why two similar episodes appear in Genesis.
- [Write Chapter Summaries](https://www.knowableword.com/2013/06/14/write-chapter-summaries/) - The Bible is a big book. It's easy to get lost or tired or - honestly - bored. Here's one idea to help you keep the big picture in mind as you read.
- [Not Every Interesting Detail is Important](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/07/29/not-every-interesting-detail-is-important/) - To get to the main point of a passage, we must make sure to focus on what’s important, and not only what’s interesting.
- [Does Genesis Have Two Creation Accounts?](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/07/27/does-genesis-have-two-creation-accounts/) - How was the text intended to be read?
- [Why You Can Trust Your Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2013/09/11/why-you-can-trust-your-bible/) - Justin Holcomb introduces manuscript evidence for the Bible
- [You Have Enough Time to Study the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/07/22/you-have-enough-time-to-study-the-bible/) - Our actions reveal our hearts, and we make time for what's important. Avoiding the Bible means we don't properly value what God says is gold.
- [Why Jesus is in the Midst of the Gathered Two or Three](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/07/20/why-jesus-is-in-the-midst-of-the-gathered-two-or-three/) - Matthew 18:20 alludes to 2 Chronicles 19:5-7 to make a profound point.
- [You Don't Have to Read the Bible Every Day](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/07/18/you-dont-have-to-read-the-bible-every-day/) - God has provided his word to nourish and bless us. Do you want to be blessed?
- [Habakkuk: The One Thing that Must Change](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/03/26/habakkuk-the-one-thing-that-must-change/) - God: "Someday I'll make everything right again, but you need to trust me."
- [You Are Smart Enough to Study the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/07/15/you-are-smart-enough-to-study-the-bible/) - Many people feel inadequate or intimidated by the task of studying the Bible, so they never attempt it. But you don't need a degree for Bible study!
- [Bible Interpretation that Dignifies God as Original Author](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/07/13/bible-interpretation-that-dignifies-god-as-original-author/) - Moving beyond "what the Bible means to me."
- [Topical Index for Proverbs](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/07/08/topical-index-for-proverbs/) - Here are some ideas from my homemade topical index of the book of Proverbs.
- [The Lost Skill of Listening to the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2018/01/17/the-lost-skill-of-listening-to-the-bible/) - Reading promotes comprehension, but listening promotes apprehension.
- [A Simple Question We Rarely Ask](https://www.knowableword.com/2015/05/06/a-simple-question-we-rarely-ask/) - Asking "What does the Bible say?" should be far more habitual for us.
- [When a Name Goes Missing in the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/07/04/when-a-name-goes-missing-in-the-bible/) - While we cannot notice everything missing from a passage, we should be on the lookout for anomalies.
- [Framing the Book of Revelation from the Beginning](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/07/06/framing-the-book-of-revelation-from-the-beginning/) - The book's opening verses describe how we ought to receive and read this book.
- [Credit Where Credit is Due](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/07/01/credit-where-credit-is-due/) - Not only in written teaching but also orally, whenever possible.
- [Not All Commentaries are Created Equal](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/05/27/not-all-commentaries-are-created-equal/) - Some are better than others at following the biblical author's argument.
- [Announcing 1.5 New Books!](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/06/03/announcing-1-5-new-books/) - Knowable Word has been expanded, and Sowable Word is now available to help you learn to lead a Bible study!
- [Wise Commentary Use With Leah's Weak Eyes](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/06/22/wise-commentary-use-with-leahs-weak-eyes/) - Leah's weak eyes: Mark Ward models a wise path to travel when using commentaries to answer particular Bible questions. We ought to follow his example.
- [Facts vs. Implications in Commentaries](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/06/17/facts-vs-implications-in-commentaries/) - Learning to distinguish observation from interpretation in commentaries is like distinguishing between facts and their implications.
- [Your Test: Can You Do What the Commentator Did?](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/06/24/your-test-can-you-do-what-the-commentator-did/) - You shall not quote a commentator as the final word on an interpretive matter, but must demonstrate your conclusions from the scriptural text itself.
- [The Demystifying Effect of Modern Bible Translations](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/06/29/the-demystifying-effect-of-modern-bible-translations/) - Wise reflections from Nitoy Gonzales in the Philippines.
- [Confess Your Sins to God When Applying the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/06/20/confess-your-sins-to-god-when-applying-the-bible/) - Applying the Bible involves putting off and putting on. We put off the old self, which belongs to our former manner of life, and we put on the new self, “created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness” (Ephesians 4:22–24). Put differently: applying the Bible involves repentance. Sam Storms offers a helpful definition of repentance. True
- [Blessed are Those Who Mourn](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/06/15/blessed-are-those-who-mourn/) - Strong analysis and application of Psalm 90
- [Toward Balanced Bible Application](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/06/06/toward-balanced-bible-application/) - In realizing that most of my recent Bible application has been inward, I wanted to be more balanced.
- [Will People Perish Without a Visionary Leader?](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/06/08/will-people-perish-without-a-visionary-leader/) - Could this be one of most misapplied verses in all the evangelical church today?
- [Historical Background for 1 Thessalonians](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/06/01/historical-background-for-1-thessalonians/) - John Piper shows us how to learn about the author, audience, and occasion of a NT letter.
- [We Three Kings... Sorta](https://www.knowableword.com/2012/12/19/we-three-kings-sorta/) - Christmas in the Hallman household always comes with an abundance of some of my favorite things, including my mom's holly candy, incredible Christmas light displays, and, of course, the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. One of TSO's lesser-known songs is this fun tune [link no longer available] about "what really happened" when the three wise men showed up looking
- [The Absurdity of Using God's Word Out of Context](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/05/23/the-absurdity-of-using-gods-word-out-of-context/) - If we ignore the Bible's context, we can make it say almost anything we want.
- [Why God's Word is the Sole Source of Stability for Your Life](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/05/25/why-gods-word-is-the-sole-source-of-stability-for-your-life/) - God's word says some amazing things about itself.
- [Do What You Wish Your Theological Opponents Would Do](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/05/20/do-what-you-wish-your-theological-opponents-would-do/) - When push comes to shove between Scripture and tradition, which one will you allow to replace the other?
- [Prepare Him Room: Advent Devotional and Curriculum](https://www.knowableword.com/2014/10/31/prepare-him-room-advent-devotional-and-curriculum/) - Review of Marty Machowski's resources for Christmastime children's ministry.
- [Psalm 65—God of All Creation](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/06/26/psalm-65-god-of-all-creation/) - Brief devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [The Main Point of Luke's Gospel](https://www.knowableword.com/2019/10/18/the-main-point-of-lukes-gospel/) - Rounding up the historical and literary data on the lengthiest of New Testament books to propose the author's big idea.
- [Were the Gospels Intended to be Read as Literal History?](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/05/18/were-the-gospels-intended-to-be-read-as-literary-history/) - These books do not present themselves the same way as fanciful works from ancient times do.
- [Which Voice Delights You Most?](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/05/13/which-voice-delights-you-most/) - In practice, do you prioritize the voice of the Chief Shepherd, or his under-shepherds?
- [4 Reasons to Train a New Bible Study Leader](https://www.knowableword.com/2015/10/09/4-reasons-to-train-a-new-bible-study-leader/) - There's no need to be a bottleneck, decelerating the growth of God's work in your community.
- [I've Consumed Commentaries But Can't Study My Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2017/05/10/ive-consumed-commentaries-but-cant-study-my-bible/) - David Murray answers a question from a burnt out minister who never learned to study his Bible.
- [The Power of Real Application Experience](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/05/09/the-power-of-real-application-experience/) - Application takes time, so leaders should budget this into their preparation schedules.
- [The Problem With "Just Me and My Bible"](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/05/11/the-problem-with-just-me-and-my-bible/) - The rejection of tradition sets us up for shipwreck.
- [The First Commentator to Plead His Case](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/05/06/the-first-commentator-to-plead-his-case/) - Two reasons you should never read only one commentary when you study the Bible.
- [3 Common Mistakes in Bible Reading](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/05/04/3-common-mistakes-in-bible-reading/) - Good insights from Wyatt Graham.
- [Introducing a New Way to Read the Book of Exodus](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/04/29/introducing-a-new-way-to-read-the-book-of-exodus/) - Delight yourself in the drama of redemption, presented in a manner to visually resemble a modern novel.
- [Bible Study Tips from Seasoned Teachers](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/08/26/bible-study-tips-from-seasoned-teachers/) - A list of practical and helpful pieces of advice curated by Bible Study Magazine
- [Applying Proverbs to the Right Situation](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/03/18/applying-proverbs-to-the-right-situation/) - A way to move beyond the conventional wisdom that "proverbs aren't promises."
- [When "Literal" Interpretation is Not as Straightforward as it Seems](https://www.knowableword.com/2019/10/30/when-literal-interpretation-is-not-as-straightforward-as-it-seems/) - Interpreting biblical prophecy cannot be distilled to a simple maxim, and everything cannot be taken literally. The New Testament shows us otherwise.
- [3 Rules for Using Commentaries](https://www.knowableword.com/2019/04/03/3-rules-for-using-commentaries/) - Commentaries make for great conversation partners, but poor instructors.
- [The Shocking Judgment of Ananias and Sapphira](https://www.knowableword.com/2019/05/08/the-shocking-judgment-of-ananias-and-sapphira/) - A model Bible study from Matthew Boffey. Do you fear God?
- [Does the New Testament Misquote the Old Testament?](https://www.knowableword.com/2018/05/09/does-the-new-testament-misquote-the-old-testament/) - Why are there discrepancies between Old Testaments verses and the New Testament verses that quote them?
- [Yes, the Bible Really Had Editors](https://www.knowableword.com/2018/03/07/yes-the-bible-really-had-editors/) - If you believe in the inspiration and inerrancy of the Bible, there's nothing to fear from the fact that the Bible had editors.
- [Why Would Chronicles Whitewash David's Sins?](https://www.knowableword.com/2017/12/06/why-would-chronicles-whitewash-davids-sins/) - Chronicles mentions none of the sins of David that we find in Samuel. How does this fit with the Chronicler's agenda?
- [The Twist in the Sermon on the Mount You Probably Missed](https://www.knowableword.com/2017/08/30/the-twist-in-the-sermon-on-the-mount-you-probably-missed/) - Mark Ward shows excellent observation, interpretation, and application of Matthew 5.
- [When Being "Christ-Centered" Goes Too Far](https://www.knowableword.com/2017/06/21/when-being-christ-centered-goes-too-far/) - Though we ought to respond to falsehood, pendulum swings rarely result in careful balance of all sides of a matter.
- [What We Might Miss When We Discuss the Bible's Context](https://www.knowableword.com/2017/03/22/what-we-might-miss-when-we-discuss-the-bibles-context/) - What's as important as the literary and historical context is the socio-religious context in which the Bible was written.
- [5 Ways Loving Your Neighbor Will Change Your Bible Teaching](https://www.knowableword.com/2016/11/30/5-ways-loving-your-neighbor-will-change-your-bible-teaching/) - If you love your neighbor more than yourself, your teaching will be better for it.
- [Ask Better Questions in Small Group Bible Study](https://www.knowableword.com/2016/09/28/ask-better-questions-in-small-group-bible-study/) - Guest post at the Logos Talk blog.
- [Why It's Hard to Delegate Responsibility](https://www.knowableword.com/2016/01/29/why-its-hard-to-delegate-responsibility/) - Some ministry leaders are like helicopter parents, hovering close, swooping in to rescue, and refusing to hand over any real responsibility.
- [Context Matters: My Cross to Bear](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/04/25/context-matters-my-cross-to-bear/) - We dare not limit God's call to only one area of our lives.
- [How to Approach Books of the Bible You Don't Like](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/04/27/how-to-approach-books-of-the-bible-you-dont-like/) - A better way forward than avoidance.
- [The Glories of Grammar](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/04/22/the-glories-of-grammar/) - "Nobody ever showed you how to read the Bible and look for in-order-thats and becauses and therefores ... and you missed GLORIES because you missed grammar!"
- [Do Bible Translations Matter?](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/04/20/do-bible-translations-matter/) - Yes and no. Depends on what exactly you mean by the question.
- [God's Word Fulfilled in the Book of Kings](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/04/15/gods-word-fulfilled-in-the-book-of-kings/) - How many times do you think the text narrates the fulfillment of God's words?
- [How Should We Handle the Unnamed in Scripture?](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/04/11/how-should-we-handle-the-unnamed-in-scripture/) - Those who are named in the Bible, are named for a reason. And those who are unnamed in the Bible, are unnamed for a reason.
- [The Main Reason for Studying the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/04/13/the-main-reason-for-studying-the-bible/) - Education or daily inspiration that doesn't break forth into exultation is worthless.
- [Psalm 51—How to Face the Horror of Your Depravity](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/06/11/psalm-51-how-to-face-the-horror-of-your-depravity/) - Brief devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [The Structure of Luke's Gospel](https://www.knowableword.com/2019/10/04/the-structure-of-lukes-gospel/) - A tutorial on how to observe the structure of an entire book of the Bible.
- [What People Thought About Reading the Bible in 90 Days](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/04/08/what-people-thought-about-reading-the-bible-in-90-days/) - Real quotes from real people who really met the challenge.
- [Congratulations to the Winners of the Drawing](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/04/01/congratulations-to-the-winners-of-the-drawing/) - Prize packages announced.
- [What Not to Do with Difficult Passages](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/04/06/what-not-to-do-with-difficult-passages/) - Concise and practical advice from Elliot Clark
- [Individual Impressions Are Inevitable](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/03/28/individual-impressions-are-inevitable/) - Bible study leaders can plant and water seeds, but God gives growth to individuals.
- [How Nineteenth-Century Americans Used the Bible to Support Both Slavery and Abolition](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/03/25/how-nineteenth-century-americans-used-the-bible-to-support-both-slavery-and-abolition/) - Why it's crucial that we not merely quote Bible verses but study them in context to grasp the larger arguments of the original authors.
- [What Book Should New Believers Read First?](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/03/23/what-book-should-new-believers-read-first/) - Here is good counsel from Eden Parker.
- [Do Your Best](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/03/18/do-your-best/) - To make progress, you need to learn to wrestle with the text.
- [Big Audio Bible Sale](https://www.knowableword.com/2016/12/10/big-audio-bible-sale/) - Many audio Bibles are on sale for $7.49 at Christianaudio.com.
- [The Best and Worst Part of T4G](https://www.knowableword.com/2014/04/11/the-best-and-worst-part-of-t4g/) - The time in the word was sometimes fantastic and sometimes quite depressing. One thing made the difference.
- [Context Matters: The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/03/14/context-matters-the-heart-is-deceitful-above-all-things/) - This verse does not teach that we must be suspicious of our every thought or emotion.
- [The Danger of Quoting Verses](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/03/16/the-danger-of-quoting-verses/) - Let's try not to be like the devil or heretics of old.
- [Commentaries are Not for When Bible Study is Hard](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/03/11/commentaries-are-not-for-when-bible-study-is-hard/) - There is a time when you just need information. But there is also a time when you need to slow down and learn how to think and evaluate.
- [Who is the Parable of the Tenants About?](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/03/09/who-is-the-parable-of-the-tenants-about/) - Not, primarily, about us hearing the parable today. And this fact makes it even more relevant to us today.
- [Additional Prizes for This Year's Bible Reading Challenge](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/03/04/additional-prizes-for-this-years-bible-reading-challenge/) - A Logos 9 Silver base package is the grand prize, but now we have three second prizes to announce as well.
- [The Dangers of Recycling Bible Studies](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/02/28/the-dangers-of-recycling-bible-studies/) - Sharing how God changed us last time is not as powerful as describing how God is changing us now.
- [Context Matters: O, Death, Where is Your Sting?](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/02/25/context-matters-o-death-where-is-your-sting/) - Could our taunting of death be premature?
- [Studying the Bible is Hard Work](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/03/02/studying-the-bible-is-hard-work/) - But that is OK.
- [Why We Study the Bible, Revisited](https://www.knowableword.com/2012/07/29/why-we-study-the-bible-revisited/) - Not long ago, I posted a number of reasons for why we study the Bible. They came down basically to the fact that understanding the Bible accurately enables us to know Christ better and find life in him. Desiring God just posted a short video interview with D. A. Carson, where he covers similar ground.
- [Basic Principles for Bible Reading](https://www.knowableword.com/2016/05/04/basic-principles-for-bible-reading/) - Michael Horton gives 5 foundational principles for accurate Bible reading in this short video.
- [Context Matters: The Living and Active Word](https://www.knowableword.com/2018/09/14/context-matters-the-living-and-active-word/) - Perhaps this passage's context can help us better understand the point.
- [Tools to Help You Read Your Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/02/23/tools-to-help-you-read-your-bible/) - Apps and plans to help you keep reading the best literature on the planet.
- [Ten Commandments for Commentary Usage](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/02/18/ten-commandments-for-commentary-usage/) - In the interest of helping you make best use of commentaries in your Bible study.
- [How Many People Study the Bible?](https://www.knowableword.com/2012/09/08/how-many-people-study-the-bible/) - LifeWay Research just posted statistics about how many Christians claim to study the Bible on their own outside of church meetings. Here's what they found: 19% read the Bible every day 26% read it a few times per week 14% read it once per week 22% read it at least once per month 18% read
- [How the Parable of the Ten Minas is Different Than the Parable of the Talents](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/08/07/how-the-parable-of-the-ten-minas-is-different-than-the-parable-of-the-talents/) - Two very similar parables likely speak about separate events.
- [Essential Resources for Bible Teachers](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/02/14/essential-resources-for-bible-teachers/) - Here are a few of our best aids to help Bible teachers.
- [How to Teach Any Bible Passage](https://www.knowableword.com/2017/05/01/how-to-teach-any-bible-passage/) - Here are some resources to help you plan to teach the Bible.
- [The Order of Old Testament Books](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/02/16/the-order-of-old-testament-books/) - The order of the OT books in English Bibles was not inspired by God, and is quite different from the way ancient Jews read these Scriptures.
- [Commentaries: Not Whether But When](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/02/11/commentaries-not-whether-but-when/) - Commentaries are crucial, as long as we use them the right way and at the right time.
- [Context Matters: The Letter Kills](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/02/09/context-matters-the-letter-kills/) - Does Paul’s statement liberate Christian believers from lifeless, dull, and bookish expressions of faith into the exciting and novel?
- [The Fragility of Hope in Lamentations 3](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/02/04/the-fragility-of-hope-in-lamentations-3/) - Not like the hope of a college acceptance letter, but more like the cautious and suspicious hope of a pregnancy test for a chronically infertile couple.
- [5 Conduits for Bible Application](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/02/02/5-conduits-for-bible-application/) - The Bible was written for us but not to us. That affects how we should attempt to apply it to our lives.
- [Context Matters: Righteous Deeds Are Like Filthy Rags](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/01/31/context-matters-righteous-deeds-are-like-filthy-rags/) - This vivid image should probably not be invoked in the way it usually is.
- [The Potter's Right Over the Clay](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/01/28/the-potters-right-over-the-clay/) - How Isaiah and Jeremiah fill out our understanding of Romans 9.
- [Teach Your Child to Have Devotions](https://www.knowableword.com/2015/06/29/teach-your-child-to-have-devotions/) - As soon as your child can read, give him a Bible and teach him how to use it! Consider this sheet to help your child start the habit of private devotions.
- [5 Ways to Read More of the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2019/11/20/5-ways-to-read-more-of-the-bible-2/) - Terrific insight from J.A. Medders: Just read!
- [5 Ways to Read More of the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2019/01/09/5-ways-to-read-more-of-the-bible/) - J.A. Medders holds himself to 2 rejections and 3 practices that make it possible to read the Bible when life is clumpy.
- [Why You Shouldn't Skip the Genealogies](https://www.knowableword.com/2018/07/18/why-you-shouldnt-skip-the-genealogies/) - J.A. Medders has two good reasons for giving biblical genealogies the attention they deserve.
- [Why You Should Consider a "Markup Bible"](https://www.knowableword.com/2015/01/26/why-you-should-consider-a-markup-bible/) - A markup Bible is the chef's kitchen for serious Bible students. Consider buying or converting a Bible to mark it up for the glory of God.
- [Jesus and the Proverbs](https://www.knowableword.com/2014/09/03/jesus-and-the-proverbs/) - J.A. Medders captures it well: Jesus lived the Proverbs for us, and he now lives the Proverbs through us.
- [The Bible's One Story](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/01/26/the-bibles-one-story/) - A play in four acts.
- [How Delightful to Study the Bible with Middle Schoolers](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/01/21/how-delightful-to-study-the-bible-with-middle-schoolers/) - Believe it or not, 10-to-13-year-old kids can learn how to do really great Bible study, even in strange parts of the Old Testament
- [Psalm 91: Salvation for Those Who Make the Lord Their Dwelling Place](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/01/17/psalm-91-salvation-for-those-who-make-the-lord-their-dwelling-place/) - We can trust God both for rest and for protection.
- [Psalms: A Royal Picture Book](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/10/02/psalms-a-royal-picture-book/) - An interpretive walkthrough to help you understand the Psalms as God's word to us, and not merely our words to him.
- [Song of Songs: The Intoxication of True Love in its Time](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/01/14/song-of-songs-the-intoxication-of-love-in-its-time/) - A walkthrough of the teaching of the World's Greatest Song
- [How Adults Benefit from Teaching Children](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/01/19/how-adults-benefit-from-teaching-children/) - Five things we learn when we teach children the Bible.
- [Ecclesiastes: The Fear of God Gives Joy Amid Frustration](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/09/18/ecclesiastes-the-fear-of-god-gives-joy-amid-frustration/) - A walkthrough of the argument of Ecclesiastes
- [The Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/01/12/the-parable-of-the-laborers-in-the-vineyard/) - Perhaps the parable's context will help us understand how to interpret it?
- [Top 10 Context Matters Posts](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/01/07/top-10-context-matters-posts/) - 10 examples of why the context of Bible verses matters.
- [When Bible Study Stops Short](https://www.knowableword.com/2013/07/19/when-bible-study-stops-short/) - We must move beyond truth to obedience
- [You Don't Have to Read the Whole Bible This Year](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/01/03/you-dont-have-to-read-the-whole-bible-this-year/) - There is no privileged status for those who meet this arbitrary goal. But there is great opportunity for us.
- [Exodus 19: Close, But Not Too Close](https://www.knowableword.com/2017/06/02/exodus-19-close-but-not-too-close/) - The purpose of God's deliverance is to make something special out of an utterly undeserving people.
- [Top 10 Posts of 2021](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/12/31/top-10-posts-of-2021/) - Posts were read on this site in 2021. These were the top ones.
- [Top 10 Posts of 2021—Written in 2021](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/12/24/top-10-posts-of-2021-written-in-2021/) - According to our visitors' habits, here are the most-read posts we wrote this year.
- [Take Care How You Use Your Resources](https://www.knowableword.com/2022/01/05/take-care-how-you-use-your-resources/) - 3 ways we can easily misuse Strong's dictionary entries.
- [Not Even to be Named](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/12/29/not-even-to-be-named/) - What does it mean for sexual immorality, impurity, or covetousness to not be named among you?
- [Arise My Love — Part 3: Application](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/12/17/arise-my-love-part-3-application/) - An example of applying the main point of a Bible passage.
- [Leaving a Legacy of Bible Reading](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/12/15/leaving-a-legacy-of-bible-reading/) - We must show our children the worth of what's inside this book.
- [Arise, My Love — Part 2: Interpretation](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/12/10/arise-my-love-part-2-interpretation/) - Pulling back the curtain on the interpretation step of Bible study with Song of Solomon 2:8-3:5.
- [Don't Mess with God's Wife](https://www.knowableword.com/2013/12/23/dont-mess-with-gods-wife/) - God hates people who cause division among his people.
- [The Overlooked Origin Story of Jesus](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/12/06/the-overlooked-origin-story-of-jesus/) - We need Mark's introduction to Jesus just as much as the more common Advent stories.
- [Wrestling With the God Presented in the Book of Job](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/12/08/wrestling-with-the-god-presented-in-the-book-of-job/) - What should we make of a God who would treat Job and his family the way he does in this sobering book?
- [Exodus 19-24: A Blood-Tinged Taste of Paradise](https://www.knowableword.com/2017/08/18/exodus-19-24-a-blood-tinged-taste-of-paradise/) - God architects a perfect paradise for the community of his people, so he can bring them near through the blood of a substitute.
- [Context Matters: Abstain from All Appearance of Evil](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/01/03/context-matters-abstain-from-all-appearance-of-evil/) - The Bible is not a collection of independently assembled proverbial sayings.
- [Big Bible Words: Atonement](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/12/03/big-bible-words-atonement/) - What would you cover if you tried to explain atonement in plain language?
- [ESV Six-Volume for $40](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/11/29/esv-six-volume-for-40/) - You may never find a deal like this, and it's only while limited supplies last. Westminster Bookstore has the ESV Reader's Bible, Six-Volume Set at an unbelievable price of $40. If you haven't yet indulged in this masterpiece of Bible typography, now is your chance. But hurry, as I can't guarantee how long it will
- [How to Give Bibles Away at Your Church](https://www.knowableword.com/2018/01/22/how-to-give-bibles-away-at-your-church/) - Let's get the Bible into everyone's hands so they have access to the God of the Bible.
- [No Need to Fear the Book of Revelation](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/11/24/no-need-to-fear-the-book-of-revelation/) - Lucky Mogakane has strong insights into the themes of Revelation and their relevance for today.
- [How I Read the Bible When I'm Sleepy](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/11/22/how-i-read-the-bible-when-im-sleepy/) - I work on a college campus, and my responsibilities rise and fall with the predictable patterns of the academic calendar. Energy is high and eyes are bright in August and September, but by the time late November hits, malaise is in the air. This change is most visible in students, but faculty and staff also
- [Psalm 70—Help for Distinguishing Sheep from Goats](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/07/01/psalm-70-help-for-distinguishing-sheep-from-goats/) - Brief devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 48—A Panoramic View of God's City with the Mind's Eye](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/06/07/psalm-48-a-panoramic-view-of-gods-city-with-the-minds-eye/) - Brief devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Sharpen Your Axe: Prepare for Your Small Group](https://www.knowableword.com/2015/06/15/sharpen-your-axe-prepare-for-your-small-group/) - Small group Bible study meetings need both physical and spiritual preparation. Be a blessing to your group by preparing in these ways.
- [Context Matters: Have We Not All One Father?](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/12/01/context-matters-have-we-not-all-one-father/) - Have we not all one Father?
- [Arise, My love, My Beautiful One, and Come Away](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/11/26/arise-my-love-my-beautiful-one-and-come-away/) - Pulling back the curtain on my initial study of Song of Songs 2:8-3:5.
- [Amos: God of Creation and Covenant](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/11/17/amos-god-of-creation-and-covenant/) - Helpful summary of themes by Andrew M. King.
- [Using Logos 9 to Teach the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/11/12/using-logos-9-to-teach-the-bible/) - Here are some specific ways Logos 9 makes my life easier as a Bible teacher.
- [4 Simple Language Principles](https://www.knowableword.com/2018/05/16/4-simple-language-principles/) - Before referencing Greek or Hebrew, or making use of original language tools in Bible study, first make sure you grasp how all languages work.
- [Advice About Hard Bible Passages from the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/11/08/advice-about-hard-bible-passages-from-the-bible/) - Anyone who has spent time in the pages of the Bible knows that there are tricky passages between the covers. This can be discouraging, especially for those who are new to Bible study. Some have walked away from the Bible for this very reason. One of the marvelous things about the Bible is that in
- [The Struggle of Reading the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/11/10/the-struggle-of-reading-the-bible/) - I appreciate this brief video with Dr. Nate Brooks, discussing three factors that might make it difficult for us to read the Bible. Our sin Our human weakness Lack of skill Each one of these factors has potential solutions!
- [Announcing Our 2022 Bible Reading Challenge](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/11/05/announcing-our-2022-bible-reading-challenge/) - We've got a Logos 9 Bronze base package to give away. Your rite of passage to it is...to read the Bible.
- [Context Matters: Dashing Little Ones Against the Rock](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/11/03/context-matters-dashing-little-ones-against-the-rock/) - Rich contextual thinking at its finest from Joe Palekas.
- [Three Good Things About Difficult Bible Passages](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/10/20/three-good-things-about-difficult-bible-passages/) - Don't skip or ignore them, but allow them to teach you something, even about yourself or your culture.
- [How Reading the Bible Should be Something Ordinary](https://www.knowableword.com/2018/01/24/how-reading-the-bible-should-be-something-ordinary/) - Over the years we have trained ourselves to read the Bible in an unnatural way, so we’re going to have to break some bad habits.
- [Why Elihu is So Mysterious](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/06/04/why-elihu-is-so-mysterious/) - Few Bible characters cause such divided interpretation as Job's friend Elihu. Why is he such a confusing figure, and what should we learn from him?
- [Unfolding Grace For Kids: A Young Person's First Readers Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/10/29/unfolding-grace-for-kids-a-young-persons-first-readers-bible/) - I am simply delighted to hand this thing over to my children.
- [10 Truths About the Holy Spirit from Romans 8](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/10/25/10-truths-about-the-holy-spirit-from-romans-8/) - Romans 8 is a favorite chapter of the Bible among Christians, and for good reason. It is encouraging, memorable, and oh-so-quotable. But because it is so beloved, it is easy to lose the main ideas of the chapter among the glorious promises. To be specific, what would you say Romans 8 is all about? The
- [Do Not Give Up Your Confidence in the Word](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/10/27/do-not-give-up-your-confidence-in-the-word/) - Hold tight the confidence that the Word of God has power—intrinsically—to change hearts. It will not return to Him empty.
- [Observation is a Means, Not an End](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/10/22/observation-is-a-means-not-an-end/) - Two common temptations distract us from remembering this critical fact.
- [Too Busy to Blog: Little League is On](https://www.knowableword.com/2015/08/21/too-busy-to-blog-little-league-is-on/) - Check out the Little League World Series in Williamsport. I don't know whether to root for Pennsylvania or Uganda.
- [Exodus 17:8-16: Whose Flag Do You Wave?](https://www.knowableword.com/2017/04/28/exodus-178-16-whose-flag-do-you-wave/) - Your highest and most public loyalty must be to Yahweh your God.
- [2 Thessalonians: Recovering Hope](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/10/15/2-thessalonians-recovering-hope/) - Reimagine your affliction so you can see and label it the way God does.
- [How to Help Others Apply the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/10/11/how-to-help-others-apply-the-bible/) - Christian community fills an irreplaceable role in Bible application.
- [An Honest Look at the Scriptures](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/10/13/an-honest-look-at-the-scriptures/) - We must not clarify quickly at the expense of a plain rebuke that many people need to hear simply because we fear discomfort.
- [1 Thessalonians: A Community of Faith, Love, and Hope](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/10/08/1-thessalonians-a-community-of-faith-love-and-hope/) - Do Paul's basics for Christian community line up with what you consider the basics of membership in your church?
- [Let the Bible Speak!](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/10/06/let-the-bible-speak/) - We need to teach what the Bible says, before even attempting to teach how it applies.
- [Context Matters: Moses' Shining Face](https://www.knowableword.com/2018/06/08/context-matters-moses-shining-face/) - Moses' shining, veiled face: Perhaps this passage doesn't actually mean what we’ve always assumed.
- [Context Matters: The Widow's Mite](https://www.knowableword.com/2018/04/06/context-matters-the-widows-mite/) - Perhaps this familiar passage doesn't really mean what you've always assumed.
- [Context Matters: The Man of Lawlessness](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/10/01/context-matters-the-man-of-lawlessness/) - When we learn to read the Bible for what it is—and not just as a code to crack—we may find it has a deeper or different meaning than we’ve assumed.
- [Context Matters: Where Two or Three are Gathered in Jesus' Name](https://www.knowableword.com/2019/01/25/context-matters-where-two-or-three-are-gathered-in-jesus-name/) - The Bible is not merely as a collection of one-liners and sound bites.
- [5 Reasons to Read Your Bible Beyond Practical Application](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/09/10/5-reasons-to-read-your-bible-beyond-practical-application/) - I believe in practical application. Here are more than ten biblical reasons why you should do it. But the dangers are legion if you come to your Bible reading with nothing but practical application on your mind. You might rush—or even worse, skip!—your observation or interpretation for the sake of that practical nugget. Your application
- [Psalm 90: A Brief Life, Our Eternal God, and Unending Joy](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/09/27/psalm-90-a-brief-life-our-eternal-god-and-unending-joy/) - How should we live before God when our lives are so brief?
- [Why We Should be More Familiar with OT Sacrifices](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/09/25/why-we-should-be-more-familiar-with-ot-sacrifices/) - It's amazing how many theological metaphors in the New Testament derive from the Old Testament sacrificial system. Our ignorance of that system stymies us.
- [Mark: Can't You See God's King?](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/09/24/mark-cant-you-see-gods-king/) - He is worth following, even unto death.
- [You Need Only Two for a Small Group](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/09/29/you-need-only-two-for-a-small-group/) - There are many benefits to studying the Bible one-on-one.
- [Why Obadiah is Important for the Church](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/09/22/why-obadiah-is-important-for-the-church/) - Obadiah makes quite a contribution to our understanding of God's love for his people.
- [Sample Sermon on Acts 27](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/09/17/sample-sermon-on-acts-27/) - Here is a masterful way to teach a very challenging passage of scripture.
- [How to Read Genesis 1-3](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/09/15/how-to-read-genesis-1-3/) - Great help from Vern Poythress on matters such as who God is, who wrote the book of Genesis, what genre Genesis 1-3 is, and how Genesis 1-3 compares with other ancient literature.
- [Clean Out the Application Cobwebs](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/09/13/clean-out-the-application-cobwebs/) - Paying attention is the best way to identify an area of weak Bible application.
- [What Should We Make of Paul's Shipwreck Narrative?](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/09/03/what-should-we-make-of-pauls-shipwreck-narrative/) - One of the most exciting "aha!" moments in my Bible study this year.
- [7 Characteristics of Good Bible Teachers](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/09/08/7-characteristics-of-good-bible-teachers/) - Provocative thoughts from Doug Eaton.
- [What We Miss When We Skip the Book of Lamentations](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/08/30/what-we-miss-when-we-skip-the-book-of-lamentations/) - Though heavy and sad, the book of Lamentations is a gem.
- [Sometimes We Shouldn't Be Allowed to Apply Scripture](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/09/01/sometimes-we-shouldnt-be-allowed-to-apply-scripture/) - Hibbs: "Quoting a Bible verse doesn’t mean you’ve made a biblical argument."
- [Reading the Bible Today Without Losing the Benefits of Reading Like the Ancients](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/08/25/reading-the-bible-today-without-losing-the-benefits-of-reading-like-the-ancients/) - Premodern interpreters operated with different priorities and sensibilities when reading Scripture.
- [Show, Don't Just Tell](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/08/20/show-dont-just-tell/) - How do we ensure that people don't just have to regurgitate our conclusions but can replicate them in their own Bible study?
- [Difficult texts: Genesis 6:1-4](https://www.knowableword.com/2012/10/27/difficult-texts-genesis-614/) - When you're reading through Genesis, you run into some strange things. Talking snakes (Gen 3:1), twins wrestling in the womb to see who comes out first (Gen 38:28-30), and... some kind of mixed-world marriage that results in superhero children...? [1] When man began to multiply on the face of the land and daughters were born
- [Buying a Markup Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2015/02/09/buying-a-markup-bible/) - This post helps you consider the most important factors in buying a markup Bible. There are also several Bible recommendations.
- [Does Proverbs Over-Promise?](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/08/18/does-proverbs-over-promise/) - Only seeing the Proverbs as probabilities for wise decision-making minimizes what God wants for his people, which is to draw us closer to him.
- [Review: The Visual Word](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/08/16/review-the-visual-word/) - A helpful resource to grasp the structure and arguments of New Testament books.
- [What Response are You Going For?](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/08/13/what-response-are-you-going-for/) - If all people get from my teaching is "What a great speaker," then I have sadly made the teaching more about me than about the Lord.
- [What Does "All Israel Will Be Saved" Mean?](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/08/11/what-does-all-israel-will-be-saved-mean/) - A great example of asking interpretive questions and seeking their answers within the text itself.
- [Context Matters: We Bless You in the Name of the Lord](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/08/06/context-matters-we-bless-you-in-the-name-of-the-lord/) - The irony of the greeting-card use of Ps 129:8 is that the statement "We bless you in the name of the Lord" is the very thing the poet does not want people to say.
- [Psalm 103: Everlasting, Steadfast Love Toward Those Who Fear the Lord](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/08/02/psalm-103-everlasting-steadfast-love-toward-those-who-fear-the-lord/) - David calls himself and all of creation to meditate on God’s unending love.
- [We Need the Hard Texts](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/08/04/we-need-the-hard-texts/) - We need the grisly narrative of Genesis 38 just as much as we need the triumphant resistance to temptation in Genesis 39.
- [Identifying Stanzas in Lamentations](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/07/30/identifying-stanzas-in-lamentations/) - The shifts in pronouns suggest a carefully crafted shape and message for this moving poetry.
- [The Argument of Hebrews 3:1-6](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/07/28/the-argument-of-hebrews-31-6/) - Mike Leake helps us to understand the passage's argument in plain language.
- [Guidance for Your Turn Exercises](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/07/23/guidance-for-your-turn-exercises/) - Help is available for the exercises in the Knowable Word book.
- [Wisdom Turns Nobodies into Somebodies](https://www.knowableword.com/2014/06/02/wisdom-turns-nobodies-into-somebodies/) - Susan Boyle showed the world her dream. Wisdom can give you something even better.
- [Unmasking Immorality's Deception](https://www.knowableword.com/2014/03/31/unmasking-immoralitys-deception/) - Like D-Day's Operation Quicksilver, the forbidden woman's mightiest invasions are assisted by spectacular deceptions. Be on your guard.
- [Context Matters: In the World, but Not of the World](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/07/19/context-matters-in-the-world-but-not-of-the-world/) - This phrase is not in the Bible, but it expresses truth in a short, memorable way.
- [Software Update](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/07/17/software-update/) - Just a quick update to let you know that we've switched over to a new subscription delivery software called follow.it. If you are an email subscriber, please don't be surprised when your emails look a little different. And if you are an RSS subscriber, follow.it will offer you many more options for how to get
- [Five Ways the Bible will Grow You](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/07/21/five-ways-the-bible-will-grow-you/) - What the Bible says about how it will grow you.
- [3 John: Speaking the Truth in Love to Challenging Leadership Situations](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/07/16/3-john-speaking-the-truth-in-love-to-challenging-leadership-situations/) - Church health depends upon speaking the truth in love to both celebrate the good and identify the bad.
- [Jen Wilkin on Improving Bible Literacy](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/07/14/jen-wilkin-on-improving-bible-literacy/) - A child who is capable of reading is capable of reading the Bible
- [Discourse Analysis of the New Testament Writings: Profitably Intense](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/07/09/discourse-analysis-of-the-new-testament-writings-profitably-intense/) - If you're up for some good, hard work, this might be just the volume for you.
- [Stretching Application Beyond the Big Three](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/07/05/stretching-application-beyond-the-big-three/) - For some, these Bible applications serve as a too-easy fallback or a blanket prescription.
- [Binding and Loosing in Matthew 16:19](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/07/07/binding-and-loosing-in-matthew-1619/) - Murray Harris makes a strong contextual argument for how to understand these unusual terms.
- [Psalm 31—The Complexity of Faith](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/05/19/psalm-31-the-complexity-of-faith/) - Brief devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Job: How to Fear the Lord When Everything Falls Apart](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/07/02/job-how-to-fear-the-lord-when-everything-falls-apart/) - This book is not so much about suffering in itself, but about how to respond to suffering in the fear of the Lord.
- [The Context of the Great Commission](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/06/30/the-context-of-the-great-commission/) - A good combination of study skills can help those feeling cynical about the mission to reach the world.
- [29 Things Job Taught Me About the Fear of God](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/06/25/29-things-job-taught-me-about-the-fear-of-god/) - God is scary. Terrifying. Not at all safe. Yet I will hope in him.
- [Context Matters: Cast All Your Cares on Him](https://www.knowableword.com/2018/04/20/context-matters-cast-all-your-cares-on-him/) - Perhaps this familiar passage doesn't really mean all you've assumed.
- [The Word of God, at Work in You Believers](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/06/21/the-word-of-god-at-work-in-you-believers/) - In other books, the words sit inert the page, but God’s word transforms us.
- [Identifying Behemoth and Leviathan in the Book of Job](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/06/18/identifying-behemoth-and-leviathan-in-the-book-of-job/) - Behemoth and Leviathan: Hippo and crocodile? Dinosaurs? Or something else?
- [Applying Ecclesiastes in a Secular Age](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/06/23/applying-ecclesiastes-in-a-secular-age/) - Secular solutions to the world's lack only exacerbate the problem, leaving us wanting.
- [A Commentator on Proper Use of Commentaries](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/03/04/a-commentator-on-proper-use-of-commentaries/) - Good words from Tremper Longman
- [Young Moms and Bible Reading](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/06/16/young-moms-and-bible-reading/) - Perhaps you can make use of the many scattered, brief moments through the day to nourish yourself on the only source of life that will never run out.
- [Why God Speaks to Job Twice](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/06/11/why-god-speaks-to-job-twice/) - God speaks, and Job shuts up and tries to slink away. However, God will not let him. Why not?
- [Context Matters: God's Ways Are Higher Than Our Ways](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/06/07/context-matters-gods-ways-are-higher-than-our-ways/) - Our minds are miniscule compared to God, but this phrase refers to something different, specific, and profound.
- [Let the Imbalances of Scripture Speak for Themselves](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/06/09/let-the-imbalances-of-scripture-speak-for-themselves/) - Be careful not to over-harmonize texts and thereby flatten the sharp edges of the scriptures.
- [How to Lead A Great Bible Study](https://www.knowableword.com/2014/02/21/how-to-lead-a-great-bible-study/) - Eight skills anyone can develop to lead better Bible discussions
- [Tips for Interpreting Old Testament Narrative](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/06/02/tips-for-interpreting-old-testament-narrative/) - Good advice from Colin Adams.
- [The Complexity of Applying the Speeches of Job's Friends](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/05/28/the-complexity-of-applying-the-speeches-of-jobs-friends/) - Don't immediately discard them or lump them together!
- [Why Memorize Entire Books of the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/05/26/why-memorize-entire-books-of-the-bible/) - Strong motivation from Andrew Davis
- [How to Pray for Your Small Group Bible Study](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/05/24/how-to-pray-for-your-small-group-bible-study/) - With such important work taking place within small group Bible studies, we should spend time and energy asking God for his work and blessing through them.
- [The Cost of Withholding Kindness](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/05/21/the-cost-of-withholding-kindness/) - Have you ever felt the tension between fixing people's problems and listening to them with kindness? Job 6-7 takes up this very issue.
- [6 Key Questions about the Book of Job](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/05/19/6-key-questions-about-the-book-of-job/) - Wonderful insight from Christopher Ash.
- [The Difference Between Job and His Three Friends](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/05/14/the-difference-between-job-and-his-three-friends/) - It's not just that he's right and they're wrong; he keeps changing his mind! It's more that he fears God and they do not.
- [Logos Bible Software, Part 2: Does It Help With Bible Study?](https://www.knowableword.com/2016/06/17/logos-bible-software-part-2-does-it-help-with-bible-study/) - A review of Logos considering how well it supports careful observation, interpretation, and application of the Bible.
- [Context Matters: God's Mercies Are New Every Morning](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/05/10/context-matters-gods-mercies-are-new-every-morning/) - Our circumstances will seldom sustain us. But God’s truth will cultivate hope in his people.
- [Theological Themes in Ezra—Nehemiah](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/05/05/theological-themes-in-ezra-nehemiah/) - Sovereignty of God, worship, justice, and Scripture
- [Find Your Way in Isaiah](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/05/12/find-your-way-in-isaiah/) - A strong overarching outline for the book to help you find your way.
- [What is the Book of Job About?](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/05/07/what-is-the-book-of-job-about/) - A surface reading leads us to think it's about suffering, but the playwright's aim is a bit more focused than many realize.
- [Don't Save All Your Application Until the End](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/11/09/dont-save-all-your-application-until-the-end/) - When planning application in your sermon or Bible study, let the passage be your guide.
- [Why Paragraphs Matter](https://www.knowableword.com/2017/12/13/why-paragraphs-matter/) - Mark Ward shows how paragraph breaks assist with interpreting the Bible.
- [Brief Update: Bad News and Good News](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/05/06/brief-update-bad-news-and-good-news/) - First, the bad news: Sadly, I won't have time to write new material for the blog over the next few weeks. But, the good news: Subscribers will still get regular content on Fridays, as I plan to republish a brief series from 2015 on the book of Job. I trust it should be relevant to
- [Haggai: The Uncanny Correspondence Between Temple and People](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/04/30/haggai-the-uncanny-correspondence-between-temple-and-people/) - The house itself will fade from the forefront to become a picture of the people.
- [The Sexual Ethics of Leviticus 18 and Their Abiding Significance](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/04/28/the-sexual-ethics-of-leviticus-18-and-their-abiding-significance/) - Thomas Willoughby has a helpful piece entitled "Does Leviticus 18 Apply to New Testament Believers?" In particular, he seeks to answer a common argument that the prohibition against homosexuality in Lev 18:22 no longer applies under the new covenant. Willoughby models a clear and effective use of the context and structure of the text to
- [Why is Structural Ignorance or Agnosticism Tolerated in Biblical Studies?](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/04/23/why-is-structural-ignorance-or-agnosticism-tolerated-in-biblical-studies/) - How can we help improve this state of affairs for the next generation?
- [10 Old Testament Books Never Quoted in the New Testament](https://www.knowableword.com/2013/03/27/11-old-testament-books-never-quoted-in-the-new-testament/) - I recently finished a read-through of the Bible, during which I kept track of every instance the New Testament quotes an Old Testament passage. I counted only direct, explicit quotations, such as those introduced with "it is written," or "as it says in the Law of Moses." I gave some leniency, allowing clear quotations on
- [Reflections on a Repeated Reading of 1-2 Samuel](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/04/16/reflections-on-a-repeated-reading-of-1-2-samuel/) - Some unorganized thoughts on the book's big picture, after reading it 10 times in under 90 days.
- [Empower Your Church to Study the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/04/21/empower-your-church-to-study-the-bible/) - Bible study skills are infectious, not contagious. Here's how to transmit them.
- [Does Your Bible Study Need Some New Life?](https://www.knowableword.com/2018/08/29/does-your-bible-study-need-some-new-life/) - Nancy Leigh DeMoss suggests four ways to freshen your study when you feel like you're in a rut
- [What We Miss When We Skip the Book of Numbers](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/04/12/what-we-miss-when-we-skip-the-book-of-numbers/) - The majority of people who start a read-through-the-Bible-in-a-year plan don’t ever make it to the book of Numbers. They breeze through Genesis and Exodus, hit the quicksand of Leviticus, and give up. Additionally, Numbers is not a popular book for personal devotions, small group study, or sermons. I think the census that kicks off the
- [The Danger of Following Without Understanding](https://www.knowableword.com/2013/06/26/the-danger-of-following-without-understanding/) - Ordinary Pastor reflects on the danger of following gospel-centered thinkers without understanding how they became gospel-centered
- [You Do Not Have, Because You Do Not Ask](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/04/14/you-do-not-have-because-you-do-not-ask/) - Why should we pray, when God already knows what he's going to do?
- [Finding repeated words and themes](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/04/09/finding-repeated-words-and-themes/) - One of the easiest things to do in Bible study often pays great dividends!
- [Announcing the Winners of the 2021 Bible Reading Challenge](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/04/02/announcing-the-winners-of-the-2021-bible-reading-challenge/) - Many thanks to everyone who participated in this year's 90-day Bible reading challenge! And again, many thanks to Lifeway for sponsoring the grand prize of a five-volume CSB Reader's Bible. This year we had 25 entries that met the qualifications for the drawing. And the winners are: Margaret D. Benjamin D. More than half of
- [A New Worksheet for Bible Study Leaders](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/03/29/a-new-worksheet-for-bible-study-leaders/) - Here is a worksheet to help small group Bible study leaders write discussion questions and launching questions.
- [More Reliable](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/04/07/more-reliable/) - Andrea Crocker has a fine piece on her blog reminding us that the word of God is more reliable. More reliable than experience More reliable than relationships More reliable than society I would guess that most readers of this blog will quickly assent to these abstract statements. But when it comes down to it, do
- [Last Chance to Enter Drawing](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/03/31/last-chance-to-enter-drawing-3/) - Today is your last chance to enter the drawing for a reader's Bible! Winners will be notified by the end of this week. See here for official rules. Entries that do not follow the guidelines will not be accepted. Loading…
- [Why a Small Group Question Doesn't Get an Answer](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/01/18/why-a-small-group-question-doesnt-get-an-answer/) - Lingering silence in a small group Bible study is discouraging. Why does it happen?
- [6 Characteristics of a Good Small Group Question](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/02/01/6-characteristics-of-a-good-small-group-question/) - Preparing good questions is slow, difficult work. But it's worth it.
- [Asking Good Small Group Questions: An Example](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/02/15/asking-good-small-group-questions-an-example/) - It's time to move beyond principles and get specific. What does a good question look like?
- [Understand How Doubt Helps, and doesn't Hinder Bible Study](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/03/24/understand-how-doubt-helps-and-doesnt-hinder-bible-study/) - Truth is never scared of a microscope.
- [More Spanish Resources](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/03/19/more-spanish-resources/) - If you conduct your ministry primarily in Spanish, or you know someone who does, you may want to know that a number of our blog posts have been translated into Spanish. We keep that list updated as more translated posts are published. You can always find a link to that page at the bottom of
- [When Small Group Members Are Reluctant to Participate](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/03/15/when-small-group-members-are-reluctant-to-participate/) - Understanding and love are key when small group members are hesitant to engage in discussion.
- [Training Young People to Feed Themselves](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/03/17/training-young-people-to-feed-themselves/) - I was recently invited to be the guest on the Theological Ministry Podcast, to discuss how we, as parents or teachers, can train our children and students to study the Bible for themselves. I really enjoyed the conversation with hosts Ben and Tony and thought you might enjoy listening in. The episode is available on
- [Difficult texts: Colossians 1:24](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/03/12/difficult-texts-colossians-124/) - Recently I led a Bible Study in Colossians 1. It's a fantastic chapter that radically exalts Christ and informs us of His absolute preeminence in all things. Well, at least until you hit verse 24... Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking
- [The Most Important Context for Interpreting the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2019/05/15/the-most-important-context-for-interpreting-the-bible/) - Historical? Cultural? Literary? Christian thought over the centuries? Or something even more important?
- [Reading Challenge Reminder](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/03/10/reading-challenge-reminder/) - Now is the time to read your Bible and enter to win a 5-volume CSB Reader's Bible.
- [ESV Panorama New Testament: Practical?](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/03/05/esv-panorama-new-testament-practical/) - I wasn't sure at first, but it works. It really works.
- [What Board Games Taught Me about Bible Study](https://www.knowableword.com/2014/09/22/what-board-games-taught-me-about-bible-study/) - A fun weekend led me back to the basics of Bible study
- [Bible Study and Board Games](https://www.knowableword.com/2017/09/22/bible-study-and-board-games/) - We played 13 games in honor of our 13th wedding anniversary. And playing board games is like studying the Bible.
- [Context Matters: Rejoice in the Lord, Don't be Anxious, the Peace of God, Whatever is True](https://www.knowableword.com/2018/05/18/context-matters-rejoice-in-the-lord-dont-be-anxious-the-peace-of-god-whatever-is-true/) - Perhaps these familiar verses don't really mean what you've always assumed.
- [CSB Study Bible: Great Translation, Fine Study Resource](https://www.knowableword.com/2017/08/25/csb-study-bible-great-translation-fine-study-resource/) - The new CSB Study Bible is a lot like other study Bibles, but with an exceptional translation and a few features worth noting.
- [Help for Identifying Literary Units](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/03/03/help-for-identifying-literary-units/) - Would you like to grow into a more literary student of the Scripture, acquiring an appropriate sensitivity to the shape of the text?
- [Creating an Atmosphere for Discussion in Your Small Group](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/03/01/creating-an-atmosphere-for-discussion-in-your-small-group/) - Often the culture of a small group needs to change before discussion can flourish. Here are some ways a leader can work toward this change.
- [Acts: The World's Salvation Cannot be Stopped](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/02/26/acts-the-worlds-salvation-cannot-be-stopped/) - The challenges of today are not all that different from the challenges our brothers and sisters of old had to face.
- [The Reason You're Bored with the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/02/24/the-reason-youre-bored-with-the-bible/) - My friend Andy Cimbala has a fine piece at his blog about "The Reason Why You're Bored with the Bible." There are many reasons why you could be bored with the Bible. Maybe you have read the whole thing and already think you know what it says, so for you the repeat content is boring.
- [Luke: The World's Salvation Has Arrived](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/02/19/luke-the-worlds-salvation-has-arrived/) - Luke writes to a Roman official to corroborate the facts of the early Christian movement. "It seemed good to me ... to write an orderly account ... that you may have certainty concerning the things you have been taught" (Luke 1:3-4). And in particular, the things being corroborated in this "first book" are "all that
- [The Book of Job in Light of Genesis 3](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/02/17/the-book-of-job-in-light-of-genesis-3/) - Great reflection from Nicholas Batzig on the larger redemptive context of Job.
- [My Bible Intake](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/02/12/my-bible-intake/) - A summary of the routines I've found helpful for taking in God's word in abundance.
- [When Your Works Betray Your Profession](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/02/10/when-your-works-betray-your-profession/) - A good model for Bible study in the book of Titus.
- [Starting the Year Well with Small Groups](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/02/03/starting-the-year-well-with-small-groups/) - Practical advice from Matthias Media.
- [Catch the Differences](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/01/29/catch-the-differences/) - Reading parallel passages side by side may help expose the variety of intentions of biblical authors.
- [Proactive and Reactive Bible Intake](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/01/27/proactive-and-reactive-bible-intake/) - A helpful distinction from Chap Bettis, to help us consider our Bible reading habits.
- [Delightful Upgrade to Reading Plans in Logos 9](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/01/22/delightful-upgrade-to-reading-plans-in-logos-9/) - Logos 9 makes it surprisingly easy to read your Bible on a tablet.
- [How to Go Deep Without Getting Lost](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/01/20/how-to-go-deep-without-getting-lost/) - Ryan Martin explains three dangers of Bible study that focuses on the details of the questions that provoke us.
- [Acts 4 and 5: Similar Narratives with Distinct Emphases](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/01/15/acts-4-and-5-similar-narratives-with-distinct-emphases/) - If your observation is poor, your interpretation won't be any better.
- [Exodus Overview: Who is the LORD, That I Should Obey His Voice?](https://www.knowableword.com/2016/09/02/exodus-overview-who-is-the-lord-that-i-should-obey-his-voice/) - Sample book overview using the Old Testament book of Exodus
- [Great Deal on ESV Thinline Bibles](https://www.knowableword.com/2015/09/28/great-deal-on-esv-thinline-bibles/) - Westminster Books is currently offering 40-47% off all ESV thinline Bibles. If you want one, now is the time to get one. I use the "value thinline" edition as the Bible I preach from. Thin, simple, cheap. Offer ends Oct 5, 2015. Check it out. ---- Disclaimer: The link above is an affiliate link, meaning
- [Tips for Reading the Bible with Another Person](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/01/13/tips-for-reading-the-bible-with-another-person/) - It doesn't have to be complex or require great preparation, if it is intentional.
- [The Best Idea for Studying Proverbs](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/01/08/the-best-idea-for-studying-proverbs/) - A profound way to study this book of wisdom requires very little effort or investment.
- [What makes the Bible different - According to the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/01/01/what-makes-the-bible-different-according-to-the-bible/) - Like many Christians, I have a lot of Bibles. Most of them sit on my bookshelf next to all kinds of other books. However, the Bible could not be more different than those other books. Here are several reasons why, according to the Bible itself: Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth. (John
- [The New-Bible Fallacy](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/01/04/the-new-bible-fallacy/) - New equipment does not produce lasting change. So how can we change our Bible reading habits for the better?
- [How to Become Passionate About Bible Reading](https://www.knowableword.com/2021/01/06/how-to-become-passionate-about-bible-reading/) - John Piper answers an important question from a teenage aspiring Bible reader.
- [Top 10 Posts of 2020](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/12/25/top-10-posts-of-2020/) - Posts were read on this site in 2020. These were the top ones.
- [You Already Know How to Read the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/12/30/you-already-know-how-to-read-the-bible/) - Reading the Bible requires rules you already follow whenever you read something.
- [Top 10 Posts of 2020—Written in 2020](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/12/18/top-10-posts-of-2020-written-in-2020/) - According to our visitors' habits, here are the most-read posts we wrote this year.
- [Top 10 Posts of 2019—Written in 2019](https://www.knowableword.com/2019/12/20/top-10-posts-of-2019-written-in-2019/) - According to our visitors' habits, here are the most-read posts we wrote this year.
- [Our Experience Fills in a Context Vacuum](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/12/16/our-experience-fills-in-a-context-vacuum/) - Good words from Alan Shlemon on the importance of context in Bible study.
- [How Structure Communicates Meaning in Acts 2](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/12/11/how-structure-communicates-meaning-in-acts-2/) - Have you noticed the Q&A takes up far more space than the narrated supernatural phenomena?
- [Memorize Chapters or Books Instead of Verses](https://www.knowableword.com/2014/04/02/memorize-chapters-or-books-instead-of-verses/) - Jemar Tisby shares a practical method to help people learn how to memorize entire books of the Bible
- [How Structure Conveys Meaning](https://www.knowableword.com/2018/11/30/how-structure-conveys-meaning/) - Observing structure is hard work. But it bears fruit thirty-, sixty-, and a hundred-fold when it comes time to interpret the author's meaning.
- [4 Bible Studies for the New Year](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/12/07/4-bible-studies-for-the-new-year/) - There's no better way to start 2021 than to dive deeply into Scripture.
- [The Bereans Had No Bibles](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/12/09/the-bereans-had-no-bibles/) - "Being a Berean" can't mean simply searching one's personal Bible in private, as the Bereans had no Bibles.
- [Literary Markers in Acts](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/12/04/literary-markers-in-acts/) - Have you noticed how the seven summary statements about the church's growth may signal the main literary divisions?
- [The Importance of the Pastoral, "I don't know"](https://www.knowableword.com/2012/09/16/the-importance-of-the-pastoral-i-dont-know/) - The Gospel Coalition recently posted a short article on the benefits of Pastors saying, "I don't know." We posted some similar thoughts here on Knowable Word a few months back. Since we can never be reminded enough to humble ourselves, this was worth highlighting again.
- [Saints Resurrected at Jesus' Death](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/12/02/saints-resurrected-at-jesus-death/) - Greg Lanier helps us to make sense of what could be Matthew's weirdest passage.
- [Saying, "I don't know"](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/11/27/saying-i-dont-know/) - Why is it so hard for Bible study leaders?
- [Why You Can Trust the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/10/23/why-you-can-trust-the-bible/) - While I could give many reasons to support the essential trustworthiness of the Bible, here I'll focus on the most important one.
- [Context Matters: Do Justice, Love Mercy, Walk Humbly With God](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/11/23/context-matters-do-justice-love-mercy-walk-humbly-with-god/) - Micah 6:8 is much more than a mission statement.
- [Context Matters: To All Who Received Him](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/11/25/context-matters-to-all-who-received-him/) - Jim Elliff exposes our faulty view of evangelism which arises from our misunderstanding of John 1:12.
- [Overcoming our Objections to the Old Testament](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/11/18/overcoming-our-objections-to-the-old-testament/) - Is the Old Testament like an untidy room in the Christian's home, which ought to be kept locked away, and of which we feel ashamed?
- [Announcing our 2021 Bible Reading Challenge](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/11/13/announcing-our-2021-bible-reading-challenge/) - We've got a few sweet reader's Bibles to give away. Your rite of passage to them is...to read the Bible.
- [The Final Days of Jesus](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/03/30/the-final-days-of-jesus/) - This resource puts the reader next to Jesus for the final week of his life and shows that the Biblical accounts are trustworthy.
- [Make the Most of Virtual Small Groups](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/11/11/make-the-most-of-virtual-small-groups/) - Wise and practical advice from Becky Kiern and Jenilyn Swett.
- [Daniel: The Most High Rules the Kingdoms of Men](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/11/06/daniel-the-most-high-rules-the-kingdoms-of-men/) - Interpretive overview of the book of Daniel
- [Kindle Sale](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/11/05/kindle-sale/) - Exactly what it sounds like, for a limited time.
- [The Bible is Bigger than Your Bumper Sticker](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/11/04/the-bible-is-bigger-than-your-bumper-sticker/) - Jared Wilson advises you to be careful with how you use your Bible, to make sure it is actually using you.
- [Logos 9: From Bible Software to Ministry Management](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/10/30/logos-9-from-bible-software-to-ministry-management/) - Logos 9 is out, and its creators continue to exceed expectations.
- [Please Help Me Decide What to Do Next](https://www.knowableword.com/2015/03/27/please-help-me-decide-what-to-do-next/) - What would be most helpful to you in learning to study the Bible?
- [Quick! You Have One Hour to Prepare a Bible Study](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/10/26/quick-you-have-one-hour-to-prepare-a-bible-study/) - With limited time, try to rethink the purpose of this Bible study.
- [Seeing Jesus in the Most-Quoted Psalm](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/10/28/seeing-jesus-in-the-most-quoted-psalm/) - Good analysis of Psalm 110 from Justin Dillehay
- [Paul's Personality and Writing Assistants](https://www.knowableword.com/2019/06/26/pauls-personality-and-writing-assistants/) - Reflections from Talbot Davis on Paul's practice of dictating his letters to a scribe, and what that teaches about the doctrine of inspiration.
- [Psalm 121 and the Help of the Gospel](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/10/21/psalm-121-and-the-help-of-the-gospel/) - Devotional reflections from Megan Taylor
- [On the Road to Emmaus](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/10/16/on-the-road-to-emmaus/) - Look how far the basic tools of plot structure will get us toward the author's main point in this narrative.
- [How Long Does it Take to Prepare a Bible Study?](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/10/12/how-long-does-it-take-to-prepare-a-bible-study/) - The time involved in Bible study preparation is highly individual, but having some estimates may be helpful for anyone considering this service.
- [Questions About the Psalms](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/10/14/questions-about-the-psalms/) - Key questions and answers for a background study of the book of Psalms.
- [Isaiah: Judgment and Deliverance](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/10/09/isaiah-judgment-and-deliverance/) - It is nearly impossible to imagine the Christian faith without the source material of Isaiah. Here is a walkthrough of Isaiah's message.
- [Theology is Never an Academic Exercise](https://www.knowableword.com/2013/06/05/theology-is-never-an-academic-exercise/) - Check out Mike Riccardi's post at The Cripplegate to see a good example of Bible study in Philippians
- [Why Read the Bible When So Many Teachers are Available Online?](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/10/07/why-read-the-bible-when-so-many-teachers-are-available-online/) - A wonderful answer from John Piper
- [Wrestling with Application](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/09/30/wrestling-with-application/) - Lola Olukogbon shows us how to wrestle with applying a difficult text
- [Two Kinds of Proof Texts](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/09/28/two-kinds-of-proof-texts/) - The two ways a writer uses a proof text make different demands on their readers.
- [The Difference Between Meaning and Application](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/09/23/the-difference-between-meaning-and-application/) - Devotional on 2 Kings 4
- [When Our Study Bibles Get in the Way of our Bible Study](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/09/16/when-our-study-bibles-get-in-the-way-of-our-bible-study/) - They do. They really do. Be careful.
- [Bible Study is Painful](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/09/14/bible-study-is-painful/) - Studying the Bible is hard and painful work, because applying the Bible means change, and we don't like to change.
- [Context Matters: The Cattle on a Thousand Hills](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/09/11/context-matters-the-cattle-on-a-thousand-hills/) - When we learn to read the Bible properly, we’ll find that some of our habitual turns of phrase may have far more sinister import than we realized.
- [You Don't Have to Reference Greek or Hebrew](https://www.knowableword.com/2013/08/02/you-dont-have-to-reference-greek-or-hebrew/) - There is rarely much to be found in Greek or Hebrew that can't be found in a careful English translation of the Bible
- [Why Christians Replace Bible Reading with Other Resources](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/09/09/why-christians-replace-bible-reading-with-other-resources/) - Three reasons, not impossible to overcome, from Micah Colbert.
- [Psalm 119 and the Search for Clarity](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/09/04/psalm-119-and-the-search-for-clarity/) - Where I come clean on my love/hate relationship with the Bible's longest chapter, and invite your input to hone my understanding of its message.
- [9 Things Everyone Should Do When Reading the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2014/10/29/9-things-everyone-should-do-when-reading-the-bible/) - Relevant Magazine posted helpful tips for Bible readers, whether new or seasoned.
- [Enroll in Your Own Bible Class this Fall](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/08/31/enroll-in-your-own-bible-class-this-fall/) - Christians often plan out their Bible reading but not their Bible study. Here's a chance to change that.
- [Our Famine By Choice](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/09/02/our-famine-by-choice/) - Why wouldn't we want more time in God's word?
- [The End of Exile is Praise for Yahweh's Covenant Love: Book 5 of the Psalms](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/08/28/the-end-of-exile-is-praise-for-yahwehs-covenant-love-book-5-of-the-psalms/) - An overview of Book 5 of the Psalms (Psalms 107-150)
- [Look at the Book: Romans 8:28](https://www.knowableword.com/2015/02/11/look-at-the-book-romans-828/) - John Piper's 3 videos on Romans 8:28 will show you how to understand such important texts of Scripture.
- [17 Benefits to Reading the Entire Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2016/07/27/17-benefits-to-reading-the-entire-bible/) - Why it's worth it to read the entire Bible regularly.
- [How to Apply the Bible's Promises](https://www.knowableword.com/2016/11/23/how-to-apply-the-bibles-promises/) - Not all promises of the Bible apply to us in the same way. Amy Hall, at Stand to Reason, explains why.
- [What the Little League World Series Taught Me About Bible Study](https://www.knowableword.com/2014/08/18/what-the-little-league-world-series-taught-me-about-bible-study/) - International little leaguers communicate by observing, interpreting, and applying. Just like we should do when studying the Bible.
- [Psalm 71—Churches Need Old Saints](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/07/02/psalm-71-churches-need-old-saints/) - Brief devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 68—God's Ark Finally Arrives](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/06/29/psalm-68-gods-ark-finally-arrives/) - Brief devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 69—Baseless Prosecution; Resounding Exoneration](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/06/30/psalm-69-baseless-prosecution-resounding-exoneration/) - Brief devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 72—Three Prayers for the King](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/07/03/psalm-72-three-prayers-for-the-king/) - Brief devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalms Book 2 Wrap-up—Someone Bigger Than David](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/07/04/psalms-book-2-wrap-up-someone-bigger-than-david/) - Brief devotional video reviewing Psalms 42-72.
- [Psalm 61—The King's Prayer](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/06/21/psalm-61-the-kings-prayer/) - Brief devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 62—Contentment Under Pressure](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/06/23/psalm-62-contentment-under-pressure/) - Brief devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 63—A Day in the Desert](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/06/24/psalm-63-a-day-in-the-desert/) - Brief devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 64—A Complaint Against Deep Injustice](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/06/25/psalm-64-a-complaint-against-deep-injustice/) - Brief devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 66—God Worthy of Worship](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/06/27/psalm-66-god-worthy-of-worship/) - Brief devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 67—God Who Blesses All Nations](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/06/28/psalm-67-god-who-blesses-all-nations/) - Brief devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 59—How to Ambush the Ambushers](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/06/19/psalm-59-how-to-ambush-the-ambushers/) - Brief devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 54—When Neighbors Become Enemies](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/06/14/psalm-54-when-neighbors-become-enemies/) - Brief devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 55—The Paranoia of Betrayal](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/06/15/psalm-55-the-paranoia-of-betrayal/) - Brief devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 56—Three Truths for Oppressed Christians](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/06/16/psalm-56-three-truths-for-oppressed-christians/) - Brief devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 57—God's Glory in the King's Distress](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/06/17/psalm-57-gods-glory-in-the-kings-distress/) - Brief devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 58—Four Things that Should not be](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/06/18/psalm-58-four-things-that-should-not-be/) - Brief devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 60—Unforeseen Discipline](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/06/20/psalm-60-unforeseen-discipline/) - Brief devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 49—The Best Financial Advice You'll Ever Receive](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/06/09/psalm-49-the-best-financial-advice-youll-ever-receive/) - Brief devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 50—Time for Judgment to Begin at the Household of God](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/06/10/psalm-50-time-for-judgment-to-begin-at-the-household-of-god/) - Brief devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 52—God's Man vs. Mighty Man](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/06/12/psalm-52-gods-man-vs-mighty-man/) - Brief devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 53—The Inspection of Humanity: Reboot](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/06/13/psalm-53-the-inspection-of-humanity-reboot/) - Brief devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 46—God is With Us](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/06/05/psalm-46-god-is-with-us/) - Brief devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 47—O Worship the King over All the Earth](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/06/06/psalm-47-o-worship-the-king-over-all-the-earth/) - Brief devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 41—Blessed are the Merciful](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/05/30/psalm-41-blessed-are-the-merciful/) - Brief devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalms Book 1 Wrap-up—The Suffering Messiah](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/05/31/psalms-book-1-wrap-up-the-suffering-messiah/) - Looking back at Psalms 1 through 41 to see how they fit together and tell a story, like a photo album.
- [Psalms Book 2 Intro—Who are the Sons of Korah?](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/06/01/psalms-book-2-intro-who-are-the-sons-of-korah/) - Overview of Psalms 73-89, and background on the clan of worship leaders known as the Sons of Korah
- [Psalms 42-43—Dialogue with Depression](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/06/02/psalms-42-43-dialogue-with-depression/) - Brief devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 44—Protest against Omnipotence](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/06/03/psalm-44-protest-against-omnipotence/) - Brief devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 45—The Blessing of the King's Wedding](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/06/04/psalm-45-the-blessing-of-the-kings-wedding/) - Brief devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 34—Praise for Yahweh's Goodness](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/05/22/psalm-34-praise-for-yahwehs-goodness/) - Brief devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 40—How to Wait Like Jesus](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/05/29/psalm-40-how-to-wait-like-jesus/) - Brief devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 33—3 Things Worth Getting Excited About](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/05/21/psalm-33-3-things-worth-getting-excited-about/) - Brief devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 35—Praise for Yahweh's Vengeance](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/05/23/psalm-35-praise-for-yahwehs-vengeance/) - Brief devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 36—The Exposure of Yahweh's Love](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/05/24/psalm-36-the-exposure-of-yahwehs-love/) - Brief devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 37—How to Overcome Envy](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/05/26/psalm-37-how-to-overcome-envy/) - Brief devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 38—When God Comes After My Sin](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/05/27/psalm-38-when-god-comes-after-my-sin/) - Brief devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 39—Words for Silent Sufferers](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/05/28/psalm-39-words-for-silent-sufferers/) - Brief devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 25—There's No Shame in Waiting](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/05/13/psalm-25-theres-no-shame-in-waiting/) - 10-minute devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 26—Integrity Under Pressure](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/05/14/psalm-26-integrity-under-pressure/) - 10-minute devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 27—Courage Under Pressure](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/05/15/psalm-27-courage-under-pressure/) - 10-minute devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 28—Persistence Under Pressure](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/05/16/psalm-28-persistence-under-pressure/) - Brief devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 29—Not a Tame God](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/05/17/psalm-29-not-a-tame-god/) - Brief devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 30—Resurrection Jubilation](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/05/18/psalm-30-resurrection-jubilation/) - Brief devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 32—The Blessing of Forgiveness](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/05/20/psalm-32-the-blessing-of-forgiveness/) - Brief devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 20—Three Wishes for the King](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/05/07/psalm-20-three-wishes-for-the-king/) - 10-minute devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 21—God's Strength for the King](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/05/08/psalm-21-gods-strength-for-the-king/) - 10-minute devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 22—The Prayer Offered in a Crisis of Faith](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/05/09/psalm-22-the-prayer-offered-in-a-crisis-of-faith/) - 10-minute devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 23—Confident Provision](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/05/10/psalm-23-confident-provision/) - 10-minute devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 24—Who Comes Home with God](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/05/12/psalm-24-who-comes-home-with-god/) - 10-minute devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 18—How God Saves the King](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/05/05/psalm-18-how-god-saves-the-king/) - 10-minute devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 19—Acceptable Words](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/05/06/psalm-19-acceptable-words/) - 10-minute devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 10—Where is Your Justice?](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/04/26/psalm-10-where-is-your-justice/) - 10-minute devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 11—Faith or Flight?](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/04/27/psalm-11-faith-or-flight/) - 10-minute devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 12—Deliverance from Deception](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/04/28/psalm-12-deliverance-from-deception/) - 10-minute devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 13—When There's No End in Sight](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/04/29/psalm-13-when-theres-no-end-in-sight/) - 10-minute devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 14—The Inspection of Humanity](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/04/30/psalm-14-the-inspection-of-humanity/) - 10-minute devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 15—Who Can Live With God](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/05/02/psalm-15-who-can-live-with-god/) - 10-minute devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 16—Confident Resurrection](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/05/03/psalm-16-confident-resurrection/) - Easter sermon on Psalm 16, showing why Jesus was so confident in his own resurrection.
- [Psalm 17—The Prayer Offered in Faith](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/05/04/psalm-17-the-prayer-offered-in-faith/) - 10-minute devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 8—God's Majesty Revealed in Weakness](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/04/24/psalm-8-gods-majesty-revealed-in-weakness/) - 10-minute devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 2—Blessing on Those who Trust God's King](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/04/18/psalm-2-blessing-on-those-who-trust-gods-king/) - 10-minute devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 3—Is There Salvation in God?](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/04/19/psalm-3-is-there-salvation-in-god/) - 10-minute devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 4—Will God Answer?](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/04/20/psalm-4-will-god-answer/) - 10-minute devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 5—To Whom Do you Pray?](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/04/21/psalm-5-to-whom-do-you-pray/) - 10-minute devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 6—When it Seems God is Against You](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/04/22/psalm-6-when-it-seems-god-is-against-you/) - 10-minute devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 7—When You are Falsely Accused](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/04/23/psalm-7-when-you-are-falsely-accused/) - 10-minute devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 9—Praise for Yahweh's Justice](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/04/25/psalm-9-praise-for-yahwehs-justice/) - 10-minute devotional video explaining and applying the Psalm with the OIA method of Bible study
- [Psalm 1—Blessing on Those who Delight in God's Law](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/04/17/psalm-1-blessing-on-those-who-delight-in-gods-law/) - The first installment of a 10-minute daily devotional through the Book of Psalms. Psalm 1 lays the groundwork for all that will follow.
- [What You Should Know About the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2013/07/03/what-you-should-know-about-the-bible/) - A few links to articles about foundational Bible facts and Jesus-centered interpretation
- [What to Do When You Don't Like the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2014/08/20/what-to-do-when-you-dont-like-the-bible/) - Tips from Ryan Kearns at the Resurgence
- [Bored with the Bible?](https://www.knowableword.com/2012/12/04/bored-with-the-bible/) - The Resurgence just posted some piercing quotes from Christians of ages past to help those of us who struggle with being bored with the Bible. My favorite one is from Spurgeon: "There is dust enough on some of your Bibles to write ‘damnation’ with your fingers.” Check it out!
- [R.C. Sproul's Proverbial Peccadillo](https://www.knowableword.com/2012/11/29/r-c-sprouls-proverbial-pecadillo/) - Thanks to Jake Swink for pointing out a helpful post by R.C. Sproul on the Proverbs. Sproul uses Prov 26:4-5 to show how the application of a proverb often depends on the situation. Part of wisdom is figuring out which instructions apply to different life situations! Read Sproul's excellent thoughts, and learn wisdom from a
- [Bible Study and the Cross of Christ](https://www.knowableword.com/2013/07/10/bible-study-and-the-cross-of-christ/) - Resources about Bible study from Melissa McDonald and Chan Kilgore
- [Application & Bible Basics](https://www.knowableword.com/2013/07/31/application-bible-basics/) - Links to posts about application and Bible basics at The Gospel Coalition and The Resurgence
- [7 Principles from Driscoll](https://www.knowableword.com/2013/11/13/7-principles-from-driscoll/) - Mark Driscoll explains 7 principles for interpreting the Bible
- [Are You a Good Bible Teacher?](https://www.knowableword.com/2014/02/12/are-you-a-good-bible-teacher/) - Mark Driscoll gives 5 traits of a good Bible teacher. How do you measure up?
- [Help Your Kids Love Bible Study](https://www.knowableword.com/2014/01/29/help-your-kids-love-bible-study/) - Andrew Weiseth promotes a simple idea for engaging children in Bible study.
- [Genesis: Begin Again](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/03/20/genesis-begin-again/) - An interpretive overview of the book, tracing the complete argument and flow of thought.
- [Exodus: Why Should I Obey Yahweh?](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/03/27/exodus-why-should-i-obey-yahweh/) - An interpretive overview of the book, tracing the complete argument and flow of thought.
- [Give Them a Deeper Bible Study](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/08/19/give-them-a-deeper-bible-study/) - When people ask for a deeper Bible study, they typically don't mean it the way the Bible teacher expects.
- [Prayerlessness About Bible Study Reveals Our False Beliefs](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/08/17/prayerlessness-about-bible-study-reveals-our-false-beliefs/) - Instead of a supernatural encounter with the God of the universe, we treat reading the Bible as ho-hum and ordinary.
- [Avoid Using Greek or Hebrew to Persuade People](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/08/12/avoid-using-greek-or-hebrew-to-persuade-people/) - More great advice from Tommy Keene: Most of the time, referring to the Hebrew or Greek to persuade someone does more harm than good.
- [Hone Your Ability to Focus on the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2018/06/13/hone-your-ability-to-focus-on-the-bible/) - Scott Slayton suggests that being able to focus on the Bible requires first having the ability to focus on anything.
- [Two Things Not to Say When Leading Bible Study](https://www.knowableword.com/2016/09/07/two-things-not-to-say-when-leading-bible-study/) - Erik Raymond rightly expresses hesitation regarding a Bible teacher's hesitation on clear truths of Scripture.
- [Questions to Avoid in Small Group Discussions](https://www.knowableword.com/2017/09/20/questions-to-avoid-in-small-group-discussions/) - Melissa Kruger explains 4 types of discussion questions that tend to stifle discussion.
- [God's Subtle Work in Your Bible Reading](https://www.knowableword.com/2017/09/13/gods-subtle-work-in-your-bible-reading/) - Erik Raymond models the invisible glory of regular Bible reading in our lives.
- [Have You Forgotten How to Read the Bible?](https://www.knowableword.com/2014/02/26/have-you-forgotten-how-to-read-the-bible/) - Dan Doriani shows how leaders must continue to read the Bible as children.
- [God's Word is Powerful and Undefeatable](https://www.knowableword.com/2014/03/05/gods-word-is-powerful-and-undefeatable/) - Erik Raymond reflects on the power of God's word in the world.
- [7 Mistakes in Women's Bible Study](https://www.knowableword.com/2014/03/19/7-mistakes-in-womens-bible-study/) - Keri Folmar blogs at The Gospel Coalition about common mistakes in women's Bible studies.
- [How Many Long-Time Christians Can't Study the Bible?](https://www.knowableword.com/2014/04/23/how-many-long-time-christians-cant-study-the-bible/) - Jen Wilkin writes at the Gospel Coalition of the rampant problem of people learning the Bible but not how to study it.
- [Why We Keep Studying the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2013/10/02/why-we-keep-studying-the-bible/) - Trevin Wax reminds us that we study the Bible not to further our education but to deepen our worship.
- [Can the Bible be Inerrant When There are So Many Interpretations?](https://www.knowableword.com/2013/11/27/can-the-bible-be-inerrant-when-there-are-so-many-interpretations/) - Mishawy's reflections on the difference between infallible people and an infallible holy book
- [What Makes a Good Commentary](https://www.knowableword.com/2014/02/19/what-makes-a-good-commentary/) - D.A. Carson explains both what to look for and what to look out for when using Bible commentaries.
- [How Do You Know the Bible is God's Word?](https://www.knowableword.com/2013/03/21/how-do-you-know-the-bible-is-gods-word/) - Yesterday, Bruce Baugus posted his story at the Gospel Coalition, and he tells of his journey answering the question: "How do I know the Bible is God's Word?" What's his answer? Read it. Check it out!
- [Seeing Jesus in Daniel](https://www.knowableword.com/2013/04/11/seeing-jesus-in-daniel/) - We contend that the whole Bible is about Jesus. That's why we should be able to see Jesus in any passage. And we delight in showing you that we're not the only ones who think this way. To that end, we recommend you check out a post at The Gospel Coalition by Matt Smethurst. Smethurst
- [You Can Trust the Text](https://www.knowableword.com/2013/05/16/you-can-trust-the-text/) - Can you trust the text? Is the Bible you hold in front of you a reliable copy of what was written so many centuries ago? Michael Kruger at the Gospel Coalition says YES! Even though we don't have the autographs (original manuscripts of Bible books), we still have very good reason to believe that the
- [Don't Defend Yourself or Encourage Gossip](https://www.knowableword.com/2013/05/08/dont-defend-yourself-or-encourage-gossip/) - Applying the wisdom of Proverbs to personal attacks and gossip
- [Judging a Book by Its Bible Study](https://www.knowableword.com/2012/10/30/judging-a-book-by-its-bible-study/) - The Gospel Coalition posted Kathy Keller's review of A Year of Biblical Womanhood, a new book by Rachel Held Evans. Since Evans presents the book as an exploration of biblical interpretation, Keller judges it on those terms. As a result, the review covers several key Bible study concepts. Check it out!
- [How's Your Bible Reading Going?](https://www.knowableword.com/2013/02/07/hows-your-bible-reading-going/) - How's Your Bible Reading Going? If your answer is anything other than "Absolutely everything I ever wanted it to be!", check out this post over at Gospel Coalition by Ryan Kelly. It lists out a bunch of ways we tend to get off track, with suggestions for addressing each one.
- [Bible study tips from Sherlock Holmes](https://www.knowableword.com/2012/07/02/bible-study-tips-from-sherlock-holmes/) - The Gospel Coalition just posted an excellent article featuring Bible study tips from Sherlock Holmes. It's well worth the read!
- [How NOT to read your Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2012/12/31/how-not-to-read-your-bible/) - As you consider what your time with God will look like in 2013, Matt Smethurst of The Gospel Coalition has some sage advice about how NOT to read your Bible. Check it out!
- [Three Kinds of Shame](https://www.knowableword.com/2014/04/16/three-kinds-of-shame/) - Wise counselors and teachers recognize shame's complexity, and they seek to understand the mud before laboring to clean it.
- [The Best Way to Develop Biblical Thinking](https://www.knowableword.com/2014/01/22/the-best-way-to-develop-biblical-thinking/) - Joe Carter writes of the best way to change your mind and think biblically
- [The 10 Most Biblical New Year's Resolutions](https://www.knowableword.com/2014/01/01/the-10-most-biblical-new-years-resolutions/) - These 10 resolutions are guaranteed to give you the best year of your life.
- [Read the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2014/01/15/read-the-bible/) - Jim Elliff helpfully recommends saturation in large chunks of Scripture.
- [How to Win Your City](https://www.knowableword.com/2013/05/29/how-to-win-your-city/) - Guest post at The Gospel Coalition
- [You Can Lead with Influence](https://www.knowableword.com/2013/10/23/you-can-lead-with-influence/) - Paul's recipe for influence had two primary ingredients: humility and hope
- [Regaining Hope](https://www.knowableword.com/2014/01/08/regaining-hope/) - Paul encourages the Thessalonians - and us - to regain hope in a dark time.
- [The Reckoning of the Minas](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/07/31/the-reckoning-of-the-minas/) - How can we read this parable in its own context, instead of presuming it has the same message as the parable of the talents?
- [Ignoring Context Can Lead to Heresy](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/08/03/ignoring-context-can-lead-to-heresy/) - If we encourage people in a careless use of Scripture, we just might find them arguing against the Bible.
- [The Trinity in 1&2 Thessalonians](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/08/05/the-trinity-in-12-thessalonians/) - Guy Waters traces a theological theme through a pair of Paul's letters.
- [The Best Bible Translation](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/07/29/the-best-bible-translation/) - Good advice from Tommy Keene
- [Judges: We Need a King](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/07/24/judges-we-need-a-king/) - A walkthrough of the argument of the book of Judges
- [How to Share Scripture While Respecting Context](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/07/20/how-to-share-scripture-while-respecting-context/) - To love our friends, let's connect them to God's word in context. Here are two concrete suggestions on how to do this.
- [The Dangerous Consequences of Ignoring Context](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/07/06/the-dangerous-consequences-of-ignoring-context/) - When we neglect the context of Scripture, we risk at least three dangers.
- [Inviting Guest Posts for Book Overviews](https://www.knowableword.com/2020/07/17/inviting-guest-posts-for-book-overviews/) - I'm working on a project to write walkthroughs of the argument of each book of the Bible, and I need your help.
- [Making the Most of Your Bible Reading](https://www.knowableword.com/2016/08/17/making-the-most-of-your-bible-reading/) - 8 short suggestions that will go a long way.
- [Four Modern Versions of the Bible that are Ruining the Bible](https://www.knowableword.com/2014/06/11/four-modern-versions-of-the-bible-that-are-ruining-the-bible/) - Ben Irwin asserts that the modern proliferation of Bibles might lead us to value the Bible less.

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