I have started this the last few months. To do this one you will need a note book to record your observations. A pen to write with is needed. You won't just be reading without responding. Maybe for a while you will be responding to the passages as if you were journaling. In fact you should be able, over time, to look back and trace your growth.
For you will grow using this method.
It goes without saying you will need a good version of the scriptures. NASB, NIV, English Standard, etc. Yes, even the King James helps. Or the NKJ. Just a good version that is readable.
I take a chapter at a time. Once a day. I don't rush. I ask what is here? Who is speaking? Who is he speaking to? What is the context? I record as if I were seeing this for the first time. I keep remembering I am not reading a 21st century book. It meant something to those who read it for the first time. Look at it as it meant then.
Just what was the impact?
You will need a good book on Bible times to refer to. Maybe even a concordance to look up words and see how they were first used.
Using this method you will end up comparing scripture with scripture. When was the word first used? What did it mean when used that first time?
I told you this was advanced. It will take more than a few moments. But you can also break your devotion time down into segments so you may not do a full chapter a day. But you keep with it day by day until you finish that book.
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