INTRODUCTION
THE VALUE OF A DEVOTIONAL COMMENTARY
The Bible is an exciting book. It’s not simply a book of history or of doctrine. Nor is it a guide to moral living. The Bible is a love letter, a message from God to the whole human race, and to you. In Scripture God speaks with a very personal voice, sharing just the information you and I need to understand to develop a personal relationship with the Lord, and to deepen that relationship.
In the Scripture, God’s voice speaks to us with encouragement, with comfort, with guidance, and at times with rebuke. For our every experience, for every situation, God has a personal word in His Word for you and for me.
It’s this, the voice of God, His personal word to us as we live our daily lives, that this Devotional Commentary is designed to help you hear. Book after book, chapter after chapter, paragraph after paragraph, the personal meaning of the Scriptures are explained. As you read through the Bible, guided by this unique devotional commentary, you will become more sensitive to God’s voice, and hear Him speaking to you in His Word.
This 365-Day Devotional Commentary covers the entire Old and New Testaments, with a clear focus on what each book and passage is saying to you, personally. The 365-Day Devotional Commentary divides the Bible into 365 daily readings, so that you can cover the whole Bible in a year.
The Commentary guides each day’s reading by (1) giving you an overview of the whole passage, (2) giving background information on history, the meaning of key words, etc., to deepen your understanding of the passage, and (3) providing a commentary on chapters you read which will help you focus on the personal meaning of God’s Word for today.
PLAN B:
Variety Reading Plan: Alternate OT and NT readings
Keep your reading of Scripture fresh by balancing readings from the Old and New Testaments. Plan “B” readings follow the chart (below), and keep your devotional reading stimulating and invigorating. Each week or two you’ll explore a different facet of God’s Word: sampling the Prophets, tracing narrative history, journeying with Jesus, listening to the teaching of the Apostles, worshiping with the psalmist. In the span of a single year you’ll read the entire Bible, yet each month will be filled with exhilarating variety and unexpected insights.
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