Fun Facts

About the
Bible
How long can we survive without eating?
Written by about 40 men
  1 Day  3 Days  10 Days  20 Days  40 Days  60 Days
over a period of 1600 years
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(1500 B.C. to A.D. 100).

If you checked “1 day,” then you never missed a meal in your life!
The authors had a variety of
 No, it’s not even 10 or 20 days. We can survive 40 days without food. After that,
occupations, including:
our bodies begin to starve and death is not far off.
~ Shepherd / King (David)
 Just as our physical body needs food to grow and survive, our spirit also needs to be fed.
~ Prophet (Isaiah)
~ Priest (Ezra)
“…man does not live by bread alone, ~ Tax collector (Matthew)
but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.” ~ Doctor (Luke)
Deuteronomy 8:3, ESV ~ Fishermen (Peter, John)
~ Tent maker (Paul)
 Underline what we need for life – in addition to food.
 Food gives strength to our physical bodies. First major book printed in
 Similarly, God’s Word gives us power to live a victorious Christian life. Europe on new Gutenberg
printing press in 1455.
Best-selling and most widely
This Lesson Is About… distributed book of all time.

 The Source of the Word Most translated book

 The Purpose of the Word in the world (at least one book
of the Bible translated into over
 The Power of the Word 2,400 languages).
 The Application of the Word

How long does

1 Peter 1:24-25 say the
Word of God will last?
“But know this first of all, that
no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of one’s own interpretation, for
no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will,
but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.”
2 Peter 1:20-21, NASB “The Bible
 Underline two ways prophecy did not come. is either absolute,
 Circle who is the Source of the Word. or it’s obsolete.”
God guided the authors of the Bible about what to write. They didn’t come up with the ~ Leonard Ravenhill
ideas themselves.

The BIBLE is…

BASIC
“Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, INSTRUCTIONS
which are not written in this book;
But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God,
BEFORE
and that by believing you may have life in His name.” LEAVING
John 20:30-31, ESV EARTH
 Circle why the book of John was written.
 Underline what happens when we “believe that Jesus is the Christ.”
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 The disciple John wrote the Gospel of John so people would believe in Jesus. BibleStudyCD.com
 The disciple John later wrote 1 John so people who believed in Jesus would know © 2016 Revised by Janell Deckard
they had eternal life. See 1 John 5:13. LighthouseLessons.org
 “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable “In regard to this Great Book,
for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness,
I have but to say, it is the
that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.”
2 Timothy 3:16-17, NKJV best gift God has given to man.
All the good the Savior gave
 Circle how much Scripture is inspired by God.
This verse teaches that all of the Bible originates from God! to the world was communicated
through this book.
 Underline the result of applying the Word to our life.
 Frame how many “good works” we will be “equipped for.” But for it we could not know
right from wrong.

 Write FOUR ways 2 Timothy 3:16-17 says Scripture is profitable.


All things most desirable for
man’s welfare, here and
______________________________  instructing us in the Truth of God hereafter, are to be
found portrayed in it.”
______________________________  convicting us of the Truth of God ~ Abraham Lincoln
______________________________  restoring us to the Truth of God

______________________________  teaching us how to live the Truth of God “I have for many years made
it a practice to read through
the Bible once every year.”
“For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, ~ John Quincy Adams
that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures
we might have hope.”
Romans 15:4, ESV
Can you think of a time
 Underline why the Bible was “written.”
 Frame what “endurance” and “encouragement of the Scriptures” bring. when God’s Word gave you
direction to make a decision?

“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” Psalm 119:105, NKJV

 Underline two descriptions of what God’s Word is like.

A flashlight helps you safely find your way when it is dark. In the same way, the
Bible is like a lamp or a light which helps you “see” to make wise decisions.

“Were it not
“How can a young man keep his way pure? for tribulation,
By guarding it according to Your word.” Psalm 119:9, ESV I should not understand
the Scriptures.”
 Underline how to keep your way pure.
~ Martin Luther
“Beware of reasoning about God’s Word – obey it.” ~ Oswald Chambers See Psalm 119:67, 71

“The Bible was the

only book Jesus
And the tempter [Satan] came and said to Him [Jesus], ever quoted, and
“If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.” then never as a
But He answered, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word basis for discussion but
that comes from the mouth of God.’” to decide the point at issue.”
Matthew 4:3-4, ESV
~ Leon Morris
 Circle what Satan said to Jesus.
 Underline how Jesus responded to Satan’s temptation. © 1999 The Discipleship Ministry
Notice how Jesus quoted Deuteronomy 8:3 – the passage on the first page of this lesson. BibleStudyCD.com
Because Jesus was already familiar with this verse, He was able to quote it when tempted. © 2016 Revised by Janell Deckard
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“Take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.”
Ephesians 6:17, NIV Hebrews 4:12
 Circle how the “word of God” is described in Ephesians 6:17.
The “word of God” is the only offensive weapon listed in Ephesians 6:11-17,
a passage about the Armor of God.  Why do you think the
Word of God is described as
A Christian who studies the Bible can use it to defeat his spiritual enemies.
However, a Christian who is not familiar with the Bible has a weapon closer to the the “sword of the Spirit?”
size of a pocket knife instead of a sword!

Memorize
“The Bible will keep you from Sin,
“I have hidden Your word in my heart OR
that I might not sin against You.” Psalm 119:11, NIV Sin will keep you from the Bible.”
 Circle where we should hide God’s Word. ~ Dwight Moody
 Underline what God’s Word helps us avoid doing.
“Hidden” means to hide or treasure. How does hiding God’s
 God’s Word should be hidden in our hearts because we treasure it!
Word in our hearts keep us


“Heart” refers to our mind, soul, conscience, emotions, passions, will, and desires. from sinning?
 Memorizing the Bible is more than a mental exercise. It should affect your entire life.


Meditate
Meditating on God’s Word involves repeatedly reviewing a passage to absorb
all the spiritual “nutrients” in it. One way is to:
 Recite a verse over and over in your mind. Then…


 Emphasize a different word each time to see how that word adds

A Way to Memorize
to the meaning of the entire verse.
 Read the verse 3 times.
 Write the verse 3 times.
“Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly,  Recite the verse from
nor stands in the path of sinners,
memory 3 times.
nor sits in the seat of the scornful.
 Review every day for
But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and in His law he meditates day and night.
He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, the next 10 days.
that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither;
and whatever he does shall prosper.”
Psalm 1:1-3, NKJV
“Gather the riches of
 Circle the one word in Psalm 1 that describes the person who God’s promises.
keeps himself from the ungodly, sinners, and scornful. Nobody can take away from
 Underline where this person finds his “delight.” you those texts from the Bible
 Frame what he does with God’s Word.
which you have
 Underline what this person is compared to.
 Circle the result of this person’s lifestyle. learned by Heart.”
~ Corrie ten Boom
“When you think about a problem over and over in your mind, that’s called WORRY.
When you think about God’s Word over and over in your mind, that’s MEDITATION.
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If you know how to WORRY, you already know how to MEDITATE!” BibleStudyCD.com
~ Rick Warren © 2016 Revised by Janell Deckard
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 “The law of Your mouth
“Oh, how I love your law! I meditate on it all day long. is better to me
Your commands are always with me and make me wiser than my enemies. than thousands
I have more insight than all my teachers, for I meditate on your statutes. of gold and
I have more understanding than the elders, for I obey your precepts.”
silver pieces.”
Psalm 119:97-100, NIV
~ Psalm 119:72, ESV
 Circle how often the Psalmist meditated on God’s Word.
 Underline what happens when we always keep God’s commands with us. 
 Circle how we can have more insight than our teachers.
 Underline the way to have more understanding than our elders.

“A Bible that’s
“This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth,
but you shall meditate on it day and night, falling apart
so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. usually belongs
For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.” to someone who isn’t.”
Joshua 1:8, ESV ~ Charles Spurgeon
 Circle two times we are to “meditate” on Scripture.
 Underline two benefits of meditating and obeying Scripture.

These verses teach that obeying and meditating on God’s Word are key to our success.
“The Bible was not given
for our information,
Application but our transformation.”
“Do not merely listen to the Word, and so deceive yourselves. ~ Dwight Moody
Do what it says.” James 1:22, NIV

 Underline what people who “merely listen to the Word” do to themselves.

 Frame what we should “do” with the Word.
“Beware of reasoning about
“Why do you call me [Jesus] ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you?”
God’s Word – obey it.”
Luke 6:46, ESV
~ Oswald Chambers
 Underline what these people were not doing.
 It is hypocritical to call Jesus our Lord (or Master) but not obey Him.
 Our actions speak louder than our words! What type of foundation
results from “hearing” and
“Study to show thyself approved unto God, “doing” what the Bible says?
a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, See Matthew 7:24-27.
rightly dividing the word of truth.” 2 Timothy 2:15, KJV
We study God’s Word by reading, memorizing, and meditating on it.
Studying is work, but it enables us to become “workmen” who are not ashamed.
 Circle what we are to “rightly divide.”
“Rightly dividing” means you accurately understand and apply the word of God.

PRAYER
We began by thinking how often we need to eat to survive. Dear Lord, thank you
 Just as we need daily nourishment for a healthy body, for giving us the Bible.
we also need daily intake of God’s Word to ensure a healthy Spiritual life.
Help us make it a
priority to study,
 Too many Christians only hear God’s Word once a week – on Sundays. memorize, meditate,
and apply it. Amen.
Make it a habit to
READ, MEMORIZE, MEDITATE, and APPLY © 1999 The Discipleship Ministry
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God’s Word … EVERY DAY
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