NIV Bible Speaks Today Study Bible
How can you hear God’s voice in this dying world? The NIV Bible Speaks Today Study Bible will help you listen to God speaking life by the Spirit for the world.
Outstanding and Relevant Insights
The flagship feature of this Bible are the notes from the IVP Bible Speaks Today series beneath the text of the NIV. Edited by Alec Moyter (Old Testament), John Stott (New Testament) and Derek Tidball (Bible themes), they present outstanding and relevant insights.
Notable contributors include Michael Green, Mary J Evans, Derek Kidner, Dick Lucas, Rosemary Nixon and many more. They will help you hear what God has to say to us.
Helpful Notes and Thoughtful Questions
I received the Leather/fine binding edition for maximum durability. With over 2,300 notes, this Bible was meant to be used every day. I appreciate how the notes grasp the full scope of the entire Bible. For instance, while studying Matthew 2, I saw how Herod “failed to kill the Saviour, just as Pharaoh had failed to kill Moses. Life came out of death, and the return from exile brought new life to Israel.” You will see that the entire Bible speaks as a cohesive whole.
The questions included at the end of every note are thought-provoking while stressing application. For instance, when looking at Galatians 3:28, you are asked: “How can we demonstrate that differences in race, age, and gender are no barrier to life in Christ Jesus?” Use this Bible in your personal devotions and use it when you lead a group to help you understand and apply Biblical truths.
Hear God’s Voice
The book introductions are excellent, with outlines that give a brief overview, background and setting sections to provide the context, as well as themes and relevance parts that apply the Bible to our modern world. Standard Study Bible features include maps showing the locations of key Bible events and parallel passages cross-referenced to identical or similar passages. The NIV is the perfect translation for this Bible, as it will help you grasp the original meaning of the text with a highly readable, modern translation.
This Bible will help you hear God’s voice. It will help you understand what God is saying today. And it will help you apply his truths, enriching your life and ensuring that God’s Word will not return to him empty.
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