Practical KJV Study Tools

�Pastor Bob Hammond

Long Hill Baptist Church

Trumbull, CT

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2. Personal Bible Study Matters

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2 Timothy 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

2 Timothy 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

3. An Important Caution

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Bible study tools are not the Bible; They are tools. Don’t prioritize them over your Bible. And don’t allow them to replace your Bible!

4. Levels of Personal Bible Study

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5. Tools That We’ll Introduce Today

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6. SwordSearcher Bible Software

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Word Study

Topical Study

Passage Study

7. Passage Study: Full Bible Commentaries

Typically provide a verse-by-verse�explanation of the author’s view�of each verse of Scripture. ��Popular Examples Include:

• Understanding the Bible: An Independent Baptist Commentary �(David Sorenson) $275 Print, $125 CD, $125 SwordSearcher
• Albert Barnes Notes on the Bible (Useful for word studies)
• Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy Bible (Brief. Caution: Calvinist. In SwordSearcher)
• Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary (Very thorough, Caution: Calvinist. SwordSearcher)
• The Pulpit Commentary (1890. Originally 20,000 pages. Inc. in Sword Searcher)
• The Biblical Illustrator (34,000 pages in the original 56 volumes, Contributors include Spurgeon, Moody. Inc. in SwordSearcher)

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Passage Study

8. Passage Study: Single Book Commentaries

Typically provide a verse-by-verse explanation of�the author’s view of each verse of a single Book.��Examples Include:

• Treasury of David (Spurgeon’s commentary �on the Psalms)�
• Dr. Thomas Strouse has written a number of� (more technical) commentaries on books including, �Genesis, Daniel, Ephesians, Jonah, Psalms, 1 & 2 Peter, �1 & 2 Timothy, Revelation �See http://bbc-cromwell.org/publications.shtml�

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Passage Study

9. Bible Encyclopedias & Dictionaries

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“…help you understand out-of-use words and phrases from the King James Bible, such as blood guiltiness, die the death, and superfluity of naghtiness.”

Superfluity of naughtiness: Overflowing or abundance of evil (Jas 1:21). The word translated "superfluity" is also translated "abundance" (Ro 5:18; 2Co 8:2). The Greek word translated "naughtiness" is translated "evil" (Mt 6:34), "malice" (1Co 5:8), "wickedness" (Ac 8:22), and "maliciousness" (Ro 1:29). Lessons from this passage: (1) Evil continues to be present in the Christian's life. There is no eradication of sin when one is born again (1Jo 1:8-10). The sin nature still remains and expresses itself in an abundance of evil. (2) It is God's will that the Christian lay apart the evil from his life. The process is that of dying to self, of resisting sin, of growing in Christ. (3) The Word of God has the power to sanctify the Christian's earthly life. "...receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.“ (Source: Way of Life Encyclopedia)��Available at https://www.wayoflife.org/publications/

Word Study

Topical Study

10. Classic Bible Dictionaries

• Easton’s Bible Dictionary�
• Fausett’s Bible Dictionary �
• Moorish Bible Dictionary�
• Watson’s Biblical & Theological Dictionary

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All are freely available online and in Bible study software & apps including SwordSearcher.

Word Study

Topical Study

11. Webster’s 1828 English Dictionary

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Sample Entry:�

RIGHTEOUSLY, adv. ri'chusly. Justly; in accordance with the laws of justice; equitably; as a criminal righteously condemned.

Thou shalt judge the people righteously. Ps. 67.

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Access free online at: �http://webstersdictionary1828.com/

Word Study

12. Using Strong’s Concordance �(Printed Version)

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Word Study

13. Strong’s Concordance in SwordSearcher

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The King James Version with Strong's Links (KJVSL) links the English words directly to Strong's Greek and Hebrew lexicons. Holding the mouse pointer over a Strong's link "pops up" the definition. Clicking the link opens the Strong's lexicon at the definition. You can also search the KJVSL with Strong's numbers, identifying other locations in the Bible where the same Strong's number appears, seeing how it was translated in other locations.

Word Study

14. Strong’s Blue Letter Bible Mobile App

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Word Study

15. Nave's Topical Bible

• "The object of this book is to bring together in cyclopedic form and under familiar headings all that the Bible contains on particular subjects. The subjects formulated are of practical value to every profession and to all who desire to consult the Bible." —Orville J. Nave, 1905.

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Access free online at: �http://www.naves-topical-bible.com/�(Powered by SwordSearcher)

Topical Study

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16. Nave's Topical Bible �(Sword Searcher)

Topical Study

17. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

• More than 500,000 cross‑references�
• Organized according to the order of the books of the Bible

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Access free online at: �http://www.tsk-online.com/

Topical Study

18. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (SS)

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Topical Study

The KJV-TSK: Integrated Cross-references

The 800,000+ cross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge are now integrated right into the Bible text, complete with in-line references, general references, and "reverse" references. Hold your mouse over the notation to preview cross-referenced verses, and click to open them in a verse list panel. In addition to cross-references attached to specific words in the verse, there are general cross-references for verses linked at the end of the verse text, and reciprocal references which link from other verses to the presently viewed text.

Or Access free online at: �http://www.tsk-online.com/

19. Practical Bible Study Tools & Their Uses

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20. Resources For More Information

• SwordSearcher.com Bible study software�
• For a comprehensive review of Bible commentaries, see �www.wayoflife.org/reports/bible-commentaries.html�
• The Effectual Bible Student (Video Series). This is a free 12-hour series of video presentations plus an accompanying textbook containing a detailed outline to the course. Covers (1) The spiritual requirements for effectual Bible study,  (2) Tips for daily Bible study,  (3) Principles of Bible interpretation, and  (4) How to use Bible study tools.  It also deals with using Bible study software on a computer, a tablet, or a smartphone. �See: wayoflife.org/s3/effectual_bible_student.php

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