8. Meditating on the Scriptures, Part 2

Thanks for listening! In this episode we are continuing the conversation on meditating upon the Scriptures. This episode focuses on how to do a word study.

Like I mentioned in the episode, here are some steps of doing a word study:

1) Identify the key word(s) in a verse or passage.

2) Look up the definition(s) of the word.

3) Look at other places where the same word is used in the Bible and how it is translated there.

4) Notice any passages that utilize parallelism to give further insight into the meaning of a word.

5) Now that you have the idea of how the word is defined and used elsewhere in the Bible, return to the original passage you are looking at and pay attention to the context that the word appears in. Context determines meaning.

6) Think about what you have learned constantly ("day and night"), asking the Lord to speak to you through the passage and help you to understand it.

7) Obey it in your life! Apply what you have learned and what the Lord has shown you.

I mentioned a resource that is EXCELLENT for doing such study. You can access Blue Letter Bible HERE.

**ONE CORRECTION AND ONE CLARIFICATION**

Correction: At one point I said Psalm 88. I meant Psalm 77. I corrected in the episode, but still wanted to add a note.

Clarification: I said in passing that the 10 Commandments were an example of narrative. The actual 10 Commandments are technically prose/discourse, but the account of Moses climbing the mountain and receiving the 10 Commandments is narrative.

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