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Creative Bible Study
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
WORD STUDY
OBJECTIVES:
Upon completion of this chapter you will be able to:
• Write the Key Verse from memory. • Identify key Bible words for study. • Explain how to do a Bible word study. • Do a Bible word study.
KEY VERSE:
For verily I say unto you, Till Heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. (Matthew 5:18)
INTRODUCTION
You have learned how to study the Bible by books, chapters, paragraphs, and verses. In this lesson you will learn how to study the smallest unit of the Bible which is a single word. An example of the word study method is presented and you are given an opportunity to do such a study in the "For Further Study" section of this chapter.
THE METHOD DEFINED
Word study is the study of individual words in the Bible. The goal of word study is to understand a word in its context. Each detail of the inspired Word is so important that Jesus said:
For verily I say unto you, Till Heaven and earth pass. one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. (Matthew 5:18)
"Jots and tittles" were Hebrew letters. If even these were emphasized by Jesus, then we know that every word of God is important. The meaning of individual words affects the meaning of verses. Verses explain paragraphs. Paragraphs help you understand chapters and chapters provide knowledge of an entire book.
The following diagram illustrates Bible structure from general (book) to specific (verse).