12. Tools for Your Toolbox

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Tools in your Bible

1. Cross references

Very useful when New Testament people quote the Old testament

How to use it

Matthew 4:1-11

vs. 3-4 (Deuteronomy 8:3)

vs. 6 (Psalm 91:11-12)

vs. 7 (Deuteronomy 6:16)

vs. 10 (Deuteronomy 6:3)

2. Concordance

BE BRIEF

Concordance = Finding a reference, find all the verses that speak on a certain topic.

I hardly use this, online has replaced this tool.

How to Use it

You want to find the reference for “without faith it is sin”

Open your concordance to “F” and look for faith (Page 1588)

Look for your verse

3. Maps

We will talk about this more later, but here’s two very good uses for your map...

Jesus’ ministry

Paul’s missionary journeys

Study Bibles

FINISH THIS SECTION AT WORK!

1. Ryrie Study Bible

2. MacArthur Study Bible

3. ESV Study Bible

4. Life Application

5. Teen Study Bible

Commentaries

Benefits

Have you ever just wished you could call someone on demand to explain the Bible to you anytime you don’t get it?

That’s pretty much what a Bible commentary is!

Clear explanation of the text

Word studies so we don’t have to

Cultural & historical insights

Cautions

It can’t study for you!

Ephesians 4:14 NKJV

14 that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting,

No commentary is perfect, you will find things you disagree with, that’s a good thing!

1. The Bible Knowledge Commentary

I Highly recommend this one for all of you. If you want a commentary to start off with, get this one.

Brief notes, summarising the text

Insights into the languages

How to use it

Open up to your reference

Find the verse

Read! Write your thoughts, questions. And highlight! Highlight! Highlight!

Extra step, write down what you learned in your journal or next to that verse in the Bible.

Example

Mark 7:27-29

2. The MacArthur Bible Commentary Example

Philippians 4:13

Open up to your reference

Find the verse

Read! Write your thoughts, questions. And highlight! Highlight! Highlight!

Extra step, write down what you learned in your journal or next to that verse in the Bible.

3. Holman Bible Commentary

4. Christ Centered Exposition Commentary

Bible Software

1. Logos Bible Software

The BEST online study software in the world. It’s got thousands of helpful resources, much of it being free. I’ll show you some of the essential things you can do with it.

How to use it

Bible

Table of Contents

Search

Highlighting

Notes

Cross refrences

Atlas

An atlas is going to help you understand the world our Bible characters lived in, and it will help you fill the gaps in stories we read of.

Table of Contents

Distances & Locations

1 Kings 18:45–46 NKJV

45 Now it happened in the meantime that the sky became black with clouds and wind, and there was a heavy rain. So Ahab rode away and went to Jezreel. 46 Then the hand of the Lord came upon Elijah; and he girded up his loins and ran ahead of Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.

Look on the atlas (Elijah)

Search “How far is Mt. Carmel from Jezreel?”

Basic Bible Study Guide

Type your reference

Follow the guide

2. The Bible App

How to use it

Finding your reference

Audio-Bible

Bible reading plans

Don’t do any plan you see! There’s no regulation on what denomination can post stories and who can’t, you’ll find all sorts of crazy ideas in these Bible plans

Chronological Bible

Bible in a year plan

3. E-Sword

4. Olive Tree

5. NET Bible

Other Bible Study Tools

1. Atlas

2. Bible Dictionary

3. Bible Handbook