How do I do a Bible Study?




Someone recently asked me how to do a Bible study on their own. The beginning place for me is my e-Sword Bible software. I've used this software for more than 20 years. It was free when I started using it, and it's still free. No ads, no hidden fees, simply free. That being said there is a charge for some of the Bible translations, charged by the publisher.


I have downloaded: 31 commentaries, 28 Bible translations, 21 dictionaries, of those 28 Bible translations I paid for NLT, NIV, NKJV, and the Amplified set of 3.

Other features, dozens of books in the reference library, graphics, devotionals.

I love to do word studies, and e-Sword has a wonderful search tool. I can search all the Bible, or any portion of it. I can search for Strong's numbers, partial matches, synonyms, exclude words, match case.

Most often I will do a search on an English word, and then I will look at what Strong's dictionary numbers are used for that word, and then do a search for the Hebrew or Greek word underlying the English word. I want to see what the original languages for that word mean, not what meaning translators have assigned it. Sometimes there are significant differences between the two.

I can copy the resulting search list, or print it, and then go through the verses at my leisure letting the Word of God define the word.

Years ago, before I had e-Sword, I would sit in my easy chair with a Strong's exhaustive concordance on my lap and do my word studies that way. Here's a link to it on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1418541680/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_plhdr=t&aaxitk=1368d4f9625c4a31063eacefb57030d6&hsa_cr_id=4071030940101&qid=1776628757&sr=1-1-9e67e56a-6f64-441f-a281-df67fc737124&ref_=sbx_s_sparkle_sbtcd_asin_0_title&pd_rd_w=G9Y1J&content-id=amzn1.sym.2fb72bc8-96ef-420d-b08f-c04b69f36507%3Aamzn1.sym.2fb72bc8-96ef-420d-b08f-c04b69f36507&pf_rd_p=2fb72bc8-96ef-420d-b08f-c04b69f36507&pf_rd_r=VXVX4WJP0T3TKARYRJCR&pd_rd_wg=d44Pa&pd_rd_r=74764383-9896-44b7-877b-28309d690aed

If you don't have a computer, for $30 the Strong's exhaustive concordance is a great way to go.

I believe e-Sword is available for Windows, or Apple OS. The Android version of e-Sword is not at all the same as the desktop version, and not very powerful.

e-Sword is free, but I've sent donations to them several times over the years. It is so valuable to me, it feel it deserves my support. Here's the link to the e-Sword website:

https://www.e-sword.net/

e-Sword is a powerful Bible study tool. I highly recommend it.

:)

Dave

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