Exploring the Bible: Haggai
Description
A selfish disregard for the purpose of God is all too common among Christian people who live in ‘panelled houses’ while God’s house ‘remains a ruin’. As in the days of Haggai, excuses for apathy are shamelessly voiced, blind eyes are turned to the judgements of God, and defiled hearts sink into unfaithfulness. And yet the LORD Almighty remains faithful to his people and true to his word. Through repeated trials he calls the backslider to repentance, with timely encouragements and gracious promises he strengthens the downhearted, and for his own glory he transforms the sins of neglect and ignorance into the servants of his purpose.
With urgency the prophet condemns the wickedness of waiting for the ‘right’ time when duty calls today, and of lamenting the past desiring an experience today similar to that of yesterday. And he warns of the grave peril of expecting immediate material results. It is a message that must be taken seriously by the twenty-first century church.
A helpful book. – John Benton (Evangelicals Now)
A useful guide. This volume is certainly recommended for those preparing messages and for Bible students. The format of the book and the easy style of Mr Shenton’s writing make it readable and accessible to anyone wanting to understand this less-well known Old Testament book. – Martin Leech (Grace Magazine)
theWord Features:
- Verse popups
- Verse synchronization
- Fully searchable text
- Commentary link popup can be set in Bible view.
- Easy navigation of topics via topics tree display.
Note: Does not display commentary under Bible text.
Exploring the Bible: Ecclesiastes
Description
This volume is a fresh—and refreshing—exploration of the theme of joy from the Old Testament book of Ecclesiastes. Contrary to typical approaches which treat Ecclesiastes as a book of despair, this study brings out its message about robust joy that perseveres despite life’s vanities. Structured as a devotional commentary, this book will prove edifying for personal or small-group Bible study. It will also be valuable for youth-group leaders mentoring young people through the dilemmas of post modernity, and for pastors preparing to preach from Ecclesiastes.
Commendations
‘As a first-rate pastor theologian, Michael leads us through this hard–to-understand book with both scholarly heft and pastoral verve. This is devotional Commentary writing at its best! I highly recommend it to pastors and preachers, students and scholars alike!’
Dr Todd Wilson, Senior Pastor of Calvary Memorial Church, Oak Park, Illinois, and Chairman of the Board for the Center for Pastor Theologians
‘Highly recommended!’
Dr Joel R. Beeke, President, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan
theWord Features:
- Verse popups
- Verse synchronization
- Fully searchable text
- Commentary link popup can be set in Bible view.
- Footnotes
- Easy navigation of topics via topics tree display.
Note: Does not display commentary under Bible text.
Exploring the Bible: Revelation
Description
The book of Revelation may well be the most neglected and misunderstood book in the New Testament; C H Spurgeon professed profound ignorance of its meaning and said ‘Only fools and madmen are positive in their interpretations.’
Yet Gary Benfold argues instead that Revelation is one of the easiest books in the New Testament to understand—if we will content ourselves with standing back and looking for the main message.
That is what he helps us to do in this book in a thrilling and fast-moving look at the most famous visions ever recorded.
theWord Features:
- Verse popups
- Fully searchable text
- Footnotes
- Easy navigation of topics via topics tree display.
Note: Does not display commentary under Bible text.
Exploring the Bible: Deuteronomy
Description
Deuteronomy can seem rather formidable at first sight, but it is actually one of the most important books in the Old Testament. It consists almost entirely of words spoken by Moses to the people of Israel as they camp in the plains of Moab next to the river Jordan with the promised land awaiting them on the opposite bank. These are God’s people, whom he has taken into covenant with himself. Moses urges them to go forward by faith into the land that God has set before them. He tells them God’s laws and commandments for their new life in the land, weaving his instructions around the principles enshrined in the Ten Commandments.
In this commentary, Paul Brown demonstrates the sometimes surprising relevance of the regulations of Deuteronomy for the churches and the lives of Christian people today. But such relevance is only to be expected, for God is always the same and all his Word, rightly understood, is profitable to lead us to his grace and to guide us in our living.
theWord Features:
- Verse popups
- Verse synchronization
- Fully searchable text
- Footnotes
- Commentary link popup can be set in Bible view.
- Easy navigation of topics via topics tree display.
Note: Does not display commentary under Bible text.
Exploring the Bible: Ruth
Description
The Book of Ruth is not the longest of the books of the Bible—it contains only four chapters of text. Yet its significance is immense. Ruth was a young woman from Moab, who came to be part of the covenant community of God’s people. Consequently, she is one of only a handful of women mentioned in the genealogy of Christ: she begins as a stranger to God’s people, and ends up as a mother of God’s Messiah.
This remarkable story is both an example and an illustration of how sinners like us can become partakers of God’s covenant salvation. In Ruth’s story, God’s grace worked in her life, bringing her from a place where she was far away from God, into an inheritance of covenant blessing. And just as she found her rest and satisfaction in her marriage to her redeemer, Boaz, so we find ours through union with the great Redeemer, the Lord Jesus Christ. Read the story of Ruth—and let the power of God’s amazing grace grip your soul!
theWord Features:
- Verse popups
- Verse synchronization
- Fully searchable text
- Commentary link popup can be set in Bible view.
- Easy navigation of topics via topics tree display.
Note: Does not display commentary under Bible text.
Exploring the Bible: 1 and 2 Thessalonians
Description
Do you enjoy reading other people’s correspondence, especially the letters of famous people? This book explores two of the great Apostle Paul’s earliest epistles, those to the Thessalonian church. In them he bares his heart to reveal his love for those he led to Christ, and his concern for their welfare, as he provides instructions to new Christians. We also learn something of his travelling companions, his hopes and fears, his personal concerns, his passionate concern for the truth, and much about the Return of the Lord Jesus Christ. Read this book to learn how to live the Christian life, how to avoid false doctrine, and how the Thessalonians’ zeal and the Apostle’s teaching can be applied to your own life.
Overview of the Book inside theWord
theWord Features:
- Verse popups
- Verse synchronization
- Fully searchable text
- Commentary link popup can be set in Bible view.
- Footnotes
- Easy navigation of topics via topics tree display.
Note: Does not display commentary under Bible text.
Exploring the Bible: Hebrews
The temporary disciple seems to be a common feature of today’s church. Someone who began well no longer attends church and no longer associates with Christian people. That is why the message of the epistle to the Hebrews is especially appropriate for today. Originally addressed to people who were considering going back on their profession of faith in Christ, it encourages them to persevere by holding up Jesus Christ before them. In this accessible commentary Philip Arthur unpacks Hebrews’ compelling message for today’s Christians.
Phil Arthur studied History at Cambridge. He has been pastor of Grace Baptist Church, Lancaster, since 1988. He and his wife, Barbara, have three grown-up sons.
theWord Features:
- Verse popups
- Verse synchronization
- Fully searchable text
- Commentary link popup can be set in Bible view.
- Footnotes
- Easy navigation of topics via topics tree display.
Note: Does not display commentary under Bible text.
Exploring the Bible: Malachi
As the last book in the Old Testament, Malachi stands as a gateway in the city walls awaiting the arrival of the King.
This prophet provides us not with leather sofas and warm slippers, but with truth which drives us out of complacency and makes us dive deep into a life-changing faith in Almighty God.
Whatever our situation, growing in love for God is what benefits us most.
So why not read through Malachi with eyes and hearts open to the God who yearns to love us into life? Malachi for the Masses unfolds the message of Malachi and its enduring relevance to us today as we wait at the gateway for the return of the King.
theWord Features:
- Verse popups
- Verse synchronization
- Fully searchable text
- Commentary link popup can be set in Bible view.
- Footnotes
- Easy navigation of topics via topics tree display.
Note: Does not display commentary under Bible text.
Lutherbibel 2017 mit Apokryphen
Die Lutherbibel 2017 ist der zum Gebrauch empfohlene Bibeltext der Evangelischen Kirche in Deutschland (EKD). Die klassische deutsche Bibelübersetzung ist nach wie vor die in Deutschland am weitesten verbreitete.
theWord Besonderheiten in der Bibel enthalten:
- Popup-Fußnoten (Umschalttaste F)
- Vers pro Zeile und Gedicht- / Absatzformat (Umschalttaste P)
- Überschriften (Umschalttaste H)
- In den Bibeltext eingebaute Querverweise. (Umschalttaste X)
- Verbunden mit dem zugehörigen Hybrid-Apokryphen-Modul über Vers-Synchronisation.
theWord special features included in Bible:
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- Verse per line and Poetry/Paragraph format (toggle key P)
- Headings (toggle key H)
- Cross-references built into Bible text. (toggle key X)
- Linked to accompanying Hybrid Apocrypha Module via verse synchronization.
CSB Worldview Study Bible
The CSB Worldview Study Bible brings a fresh new approach to the study of Scripture with a focus on how the truths of the Bible impact one’s worldview. Features include extensive worldview study notes and articles by notable Christian scholars. Guided by general editors David S. Dockery and Trevin K. Wax, the CSB Worldview Study Bible is an invaluable resource and study tool that will help you to discuss, defend, and clearly share with others the truth, hope, and practical compatibility of Christianity in everyday life.
Features include:
- Extensive worldview study notes
- Over 150 articles by notable Christian scholars
- References
theWord special features included in Bible:
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- Popup footnotes (toggle key F)
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- Headings (toggle key H)
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- Old Testament quotes in bold (toggle key O)
- Cross-references built into Bible text. (toggle key X)
- Linked to accompanying Hybrid Notes Module via verse synchronization.
IVP Bible Background Commentary, New Testament 2nd Edition
DESCRIPTION
This revised edition of the standard reference work in its field has been expanded throughout to now provide even more up-to-date information by Craig Keener, one of the leading New Testament scholars on Jewish, Greek and Roman culture.
To understand and apply the Bible well, you need two crucial sources of information. One is the Bible itself. The other is an understanding of the cultural background of the passage you’re reading.
Only with the background can you grasp the author’s original concerns and purposes. This unique commentary provides, in verse-by-verse format, the crucial cultural background you need for responsible–and richer–Bible study. It includes a glossary of cultural terms and important historical figures, maps and charts, up-to-date bibliographies, and introductory essays about cultural background information for each book of the New Testament.
Based on decades of in-depth study, this accessible and bestselling commentary is valuable for pastors in sermon preparation, for Sunday-school and other church teachers as they build lessons, for missionaries concerned not to import their own cultural biases into the Bible, for college and seminary students in classroom assignments, and for everyday Bible readers seeking to deepen and enhance their study of Scripture.
THEWORD ENHANCEMENTS
theWord version of this resource is enhanced for your convenience in a Hybrid-form module. It is a book, that acts more like a commentary. Bible passages can be syncronized so that the book follows along as you study verses and passages of the Bible. Most verse references have popups of the verse when hovered. Also Glossary words have links and popups to the Glossary for easy reference of terms marked with *.
The Message
PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS:
- Includes passage headings, paragraph and poetry indentations, italic words
DESCRIPTION
Many people assume that a book about a holy God should sound elevated, stately, and ceremonial. If this is how you’ve always viewed the Bible, you’re about to make a surprising discovery. The Message brings the life-changing power of the New Testament, the vibrant passion of the Psalms, and the rich, practical wisdom of Proverbs into easy-to-read modern language that echoes the rhythm and idioms of the original Greek and Hebrew.Written in the same kind of language you’d use to talk with friends, write a letter, or discuss politics, The Message preserves the authentic, earthy flavor and the expressive character of the Bible’s best-loved books. Whether you’ve been reading the Bible for years or are exploring it for the first time, The Message will startle and surprise you. And it will allow you to experience firsthand the same power and directness that motivated its original readers to change the course of history so many centuries ago.
Eugene Peterson, translator and editor, set out to give us that word in language we use every day, a reading Bible that would enable the Word to penetrate our hearts and minds, transforming us day by day into the person God desires us to become. Features:
- Written in clear, direct language that brings the Bible to life
- Covers all 66 books of the Bible
- A paraphrase from the original Hebrew and Greek languages
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Thru the Bible with J. Vernon McGee
Simple Teaching of the Whole Bible
Full 5-volume set of Dr. McGee’s radio messages from the popular “Thru the Bible” program were recorded, transcribed, and published, giving us this well-known commentary series. The series is meant to be a “simple teaching of the whole Bible for the masses of the world.”
Augmented with Dr. McGee’s own observations and experiences, these commentaries are engaging, fun, and written specifically to meet the needs of lay readers as well as pastors and teachers.
Features include:
- Introductory sections
- Detailed outlines
- Paragraph-by-paragraph discussion
- Dr. McGee’s personal observations and experiences
- Vol. 1 Genesis – Deuteronomy (Original size 640 pgs)
- Vol. 2 Joshua – Psalms (Original size 896 pgs)
- Vol. 3 Proverbs – Malachi (Original size 1040 pgs)
- Vol. 4 Matthew – Romans (Original size 768 pgs)
- Vol. 5 1Corinthians – Revelation (Original size 1080 pgs)
- Total 4424 pgs
Specifically writing to meet the needs of lay Bible readers as well as clergy, Dr. McGee deliberately avoids ‘the straitjacket of printed prose and lofty verbiage.’ His plain writing and lively approach make biblical truth understandable and Bible study more enjoyable. An introductory section and a detailed outline preface the discussion of each book. Each chapter is examined through a careful, paragraph-by-paragraph discussion of all significant verses.
Radio messages from J. Vernon McGee delighted and enthralled listeners for years with simple, straightforward language and clear understanding of the Scripture. Now enjoy his personable, yet scholarly, style in this 60-volume set of commentaries that takes you from Genesis to Revelation with new understanding and insight. Each volume includes introductory sections, detailed outlines and a thorough, paragraph-by-paragraph discussion of the text. A great choice for pastors – and even better choice for the average Bible reader and student!
Reclaiming the Rapture: Restoring the Doctrine of the Gathering of the Commonwealth of Israel
End-times Bible prophecy is like a 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle partially done. Many godly people have come before us establishing the borders of the puzzle. Parts of the faces and landscape are taking form, yet without the box cover showing the finished product, no one really knows how it ought to look when it is entirely assembled. The timing of the rapture is a puzzle-piece incorrectly placed by many mainstream theologians.
Authors Dr. Douglas Hamp and Chris Steinle take a fresh look at the rapture based on extensive Bible prophecy and a literal interpretation of the Scriptures. It’s time to rethink God’s purpose for the rapture: Is it an escape or a preparation for something greater? The rapture was prophesied from Genesis to Revelation. Why have dozens of rapture prophecies been overlooked by mainstream theology? Explore the ancient texts and discover God’s clear and consistent revelation of end time events.
* Explore dozens of rapture verses.
* Understand the logic behind Paul’s eschatology.
* Learn why the Day of Lord includes God’s indignation, the rapture, and Second Coming.
* Enjoy dramatic vignettes from the Millennium Chronicles that bring Bible prophecies to life.
* Consider the connection between the rapture and the redemption of the body.
* Rethink the Gathering of Israel and how it applies to the Church.
* See why Paul insisted the dead must rise first.
* Know the signs preceding Christ’s return.
* Includes four charts and three vignettes to showcase the authors’ conclusions.
New Testament Message/Bible Study Preparation Guide (NT-BSG) & Training Videos
Do you feel like you need better structure when putting together a Bible study?
Do you want to make sure you’re getting as much as possible from your message preparation?
Or maybe you need a fresh perspective on your study of the Bible.
Here’s a 12 video training guide and book module to help you do just that! These videos and guide will take you through many resources in theWord in order to help you build a message/Bible study.
Product Highlights:
- Uses resources in theWord
- Links to additional resources for theWord
- Practical and tailored to Biblical Greek Studies or to English only studies.
Training series duration: 165 minutes
You will find below a Brief Overview and the First training video for a preview.
On wings of prayer Praying the ACTS way (On Wings of Prayer)
Constructing a prayer life is often like putting a puzzle together without the box’s cover. Having a picture makes all the difference. Bible prayers create a model of what prayer can be: exciting, fulfilling and powerful. Using the acrostic ACTS makes prayer memorable, interesting, and focused. Learn to pray following this simple outline utilized by men and women who experience the transforming power of prayer.
Reggie Weems
Reggie Weems was born in Granite City, Illinois, USA. Converted at seventeen, he worked as an Egyptian linguist for the US government before serving as Senior Pastor of two churches for thirty years. Reggie both rejoices in and struggles with the discipline of prayer. It is for that reason that he emphasizes it, practices it and encourages others to join him in the wonder of communion with God. He is married to Teana, his childhood sweetheart.
Exploring the Bible: Esther
Description
The study of the providence of God is both exciting and profitable: it thrills our hearts as we see the wisdom and power of our Heavenly Father; it strengthens our resolve as we marvel at the sufficiency of his grace; and it brings comfort when we do not understand what is happening to us or around us. Esther is all about that marvellous providence. Studying it can deepen our trust, enrich our worship, and intensify our love for our great God. It will reassure us that though we may not always see him, he never looses sight of us. The history of Esther is one of the clearest examples of Paul’s great assertion in Romans 8:28: ‘We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him.’
theWord Features:
Note: Does not display commentary under Bible text.