choose to select from more
than 250 languages for instant
translation of the information presented.
Creative Bible Study
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
VERSE STUDY
OBJECTIVES:
Upon completion of this chapter you will be able to:
• Write the Key Verse from memory. • Explain how to do a verse study. • Do a verse study. • Create a chart to summarize your verse study. • Create a verse study outline.
KEY VERSE:
My tongue shall speak of thy Word: for all thy commandments are righteousness. (Psalm 119:172)
INTRODUCTION
You learned how to survey a Bible book and do a chapter study within that book. You also learned how to study the paragraphs within a chapter. In this lesson you will learn how to study a single verse in detail. An example is provided and you are given an opportunity to do a verse study in the "For Further Study" section of this chapter. As you do a verse study, use all you have learned in previous lessons about questioning and examining details of structure.
THE METHOD DEFINED
STEP ONE: STUDY THE VERSE WITHIN ITS CONTEXT:
Each verse must be interpreted within its context. The context is the surrounding verses of the passage where it is located. The context gives a complete message from God of which one verse is only a part. It is important that a single verse is not taken out of context and misinterpreted. This is often the practice of false teachers.
STEP TWO: STUDY RELATED VERSES:
Within the context you will discover verses related to the one you have selected for study. They will add more information to the verse you are studying. They may provide a contrast or comparison. Sometimes the verse you are studying may relate to verses in another book of the Bible. (See the example in this chapter). Look up these references and study them also.