Daily Light on the Daily Path (From the Holy Bible, English Standard Version): The Classic Devotional Book For Every Morning and Evening in the Very Words of Scripture [Hardcover]

Samuel Bagster (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 16, 2002

Read Daily Light online at http://www.gnpcb.org/esv/devotions/daily.light/.

As a child Samuel Bagster learned the precepts and practices ofa devoted Christian, which sustained him throughout his life andwhich, in turn, he passed on to his children. This highlyprincipled and religiously minded bookshop owner gathered his largefamily together daily for reading God's Word, testing theirknowledge by connecting the day's verses with other passages, andpraying over how it could be applied. It was from this practice ofworship that the Bagster family compiled the material for DailyLight on the Daily Path.

It is said that this daily devotional book is the most popularof all time. It has touched hundreds of thousands of Christians tothe remotest corners of the world with the biblical message ofcomfort and help. Originally printed in the 1800s, this work istimeless because each reading is a connection of Scripture versescentered around a theme. Crossway is delighted to re-release thisclassic book in the beautiful and clear language of the EnglishStandard Version.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 400 pages
• Publisher: Crossway Books (October 16, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 158134435X
• ISBN-13: 978-1581344356
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 5 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #188,744 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A terrific open and close to your day, July 11, 2008

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Jacob A. Davis "Writer, Artist, and Theologian" (Louisville, KY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Daily Light on the Daily Path (From the Holy Bible, English Standard Version): The Classic Devotional Book For Every Morning and Evening in the Very Words of Scripture (Hardcover)

Daily Light on the Daily Path has served for centuries as a wonderful, uplifting morning and evening devotional. In the 1800s, Samuel Bagster would lead his family in morning and evening devotions (something all too lacking in most contemporary households) by compiling scripture references along central themes. His son Jonathan, remembering the power of his father's devotions, published the compiled verses years later as Daily Light on the Daily Path. Originally in the King James Version, Crossway has now published an edition using the English Standard Version, whose accuracy and literary beauty do justice to the original, and whose readability brings the 19th century classic into the 21st century.

I was initially highly skeptical about using this work as a means of daily devotion. I have never been one in favor of taking verses out of their immediate context. However, Bagster's work is a marvel. It is an inspirational work that carefully compiles the selections so that they are harmonized, yet their original intent is not lost. He made sure, as a good father should, to not twist the scriptures to his own meaning, but represent them to his family as they were meant to be read all along.

In some ways, it is not unlike using your bible's cross-reference system as a means of daily reading. The carefully selected verses around central themes are an enrichment, letting Scripture speak to Scripture. I have found this book to be just the start I need in the morning to begin my day in a mode of worship, as well as an equally positive reflection after a day of joy or toil. Now incorporating the ESV (my personal favorite for devotion, study, teaching, and preaching), Daily Light continues to serve the Christian in the beginning and end of his or her day in the Lord. This ranks alongside Charles H. Spurgeon's Morning and Evening and John Piper's Taste and See in my favorite devotional books, but Daily Light will always have a particularly special place for being exclusively and beautifully rendered in Scripture itself.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for busy moms! Just enough to start your day with., February 13, 2008

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MGW "Proud mom of two little ones" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Daily Light on the Daily Path (From the Holy Bible, English Standard Version): The Classic Devotional Book For Every Morning and Evening in the Very Words of Scripture (Hardcover)

I needed a quick way to read the Bible in the mornings before my day started. I have more time for deeper, lengthier Bible studies during afternoon naptimes and after the kids are asleep at night...but in the mornings, my time is limited. The way the Scripture is broken into themes/topics is wonderful. The translation is beautiful and true to the original (from what I've researched and read about it), and the book is just the right size to sit onto a side table or nightstand.

Cannot recommend this enough!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Daily Light on the Daily Path, August 28, 2009

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Myron A. Sawyer (Naperville, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Daily Light on the Daily Path (From the Holy Bible, English Standard Version): The Classic Devotional Book For Every Morning and Evening in the Very Words of Scripture (Hardcover)

Inspired by my wife, we have used this devotional book reading it morning and evening for all of our 51 plus years of married life. We are continuing to read it along with our own personal Bible reading. The fact that is all Scripture compiled in a well thought out with a central subject for each offering makes it most inspiring and interesting. By including quotatiions from both Old and New Testaments it underscores the relevancy and eternal verity of the Bible. My wife's mother and father used and were blessed by this devotional book.