365 Day Devotional Commentary (Home Bible Study Library) (Hardcover)

by Larry Richards (Author), Lawrence Richards (Author)

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The 365-Day Devotional Commentary

To enrich your devotional life
To enrich your family devotions
To enrich your teaching of God's Word

The 365-Day Devotional Commentary is the only resource that focuses specifically on the devotional and personal meaning of each book of the Old and New Testament. Here is a unique tool to help you deepen your personal walk with God and a unique aid to help you share the most intimate meanings of God's Word with others. The book:

• Covers the entire Bible in 365 "easy reading," dated units
• Highlights personal applications from every chapter
• Explains the meaning and implications of key Bible terms and events
• Identifies a "core passage" in each daily reading
• Provides daily devotional readings, linked to each core passage, for personal use when time is limited
• Gives an overview of each day's reading, showing how the text fits together
• Incorporates "special reading plans" for Christmas, Lent, and Easter
• Features illustrations that enhance the substance of the biblical text
• Includes a complete personal application index for individual, family, and teaching use
• Furnishes a "variety reading plan" as an alternative to the "through the Bible" approach, as well as special 30-day plans for Bible overview or personal growth

The 365-Day Devotional Commentary will help you discover the wealth of spiritual resources and practical guidance God has provided in every chapter of His life-giving Word.

What Makes The 365-Day Devotional Commentary Unique? It combines the explanation of Scripture provided by the traditional commentary with devotional insights into the personal meaning of God's Word for your life. It allows you to deepen your walk with God by a guided study of the entire Bible in one year, in manageable daily readings. Its flexible design permits you to use it in a way that fits your need and schedule--pick it up in midyear; read only the "core" Bible passage and application if you have less time; enjoy the special holiday reading plans; start with the New Testament instead of the Old; use it to study a particular book or passage; use it to plan lessons or sermons; use it to guide family devotions. It features a thorough personal application index, so you can turn to specific passages that deal with issues that touch the lives of family and friends--issues like anxiety, faith-building, discerning God's will, child rearing, hope, sharing your faith, finding forgiveness, and hundreds more!

It's not just a book of daily devotions. It's not just a Bible commentary. It's both--and more! All in a handsome, illustrated volume that unveils God's personal message to you, and helps you live it.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1216 pages
• Publisher: Cook Communications Ministries (July 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0896935035
• ISBN-13: 978-0896935037
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.4 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #31,409 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My Very Favorite Commentary, May 19, 1999

By A Customer

I like this book so much it's my favorite gift to give graduates - and they always come back to me and tell me how useful it is. There are so many different ways it can be used. I've used it as a reference for teaching Sunday School on certain subjects or on certain passages. For my personal study, the short devotional sections are perfect for morning, then I do the longer study on the same passage as my evening or weekend study when I have more time. The many different "reading" plans included in the front provide different ways of reading through the Bible each year. Plus, the Personal Application and Quotable sections for each day are great summations of the text and short enough to stick with you for the day. Richards' definitely has a God-given knack for getting right to the meaning without wasting a lot of words doing it. This is just the perfect tool for both study and devotions - and heavy on the most important part - application!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "A seminary education made as user-friendly as a devotional", August 4, 2001

By	Jerry Parks "USAToday All-American Teacher; N... (Lexington, KY USA) - See all my reviews

As a teacher, I have always encouraged that everyone should experience a study-trip through the WHOLE Bible at least once in their lifetime. Of course, the excuses were usually a 'flat tire' in II Chronicles, a 'brain-fuse blown' in Leviticus, or the dreaded 'TID (terminal interest deficiency) syndrome' somewhere down in Numbers! Now Larry Richards has made every excuse against WHOLE Bible study obsolete!

In fifteen minutes or less a day, one can learn (not read) the entire Bible in a year...and actually enjoy it! Richards is not only evangelical and solid in his theology (yes, there IS theology in this 'devotional'!) but includes helpful maps, drawings, overviews, key words, practical application....WOW, this is just a great book for the hungry Christian, who, with just a little discipline will reap a plethora of learning!

There are also alternative reading plans, theme studies, insightful wisdom from Proverbs, archaeological notes, timelines, as well as nutshell summary-blocks.

Although not every text of scripture is (or could be) included, no chapter is omitted. This book is not to be confused with merely READING the Bible in a year. Here, you STUDY the Bible in a year!! The difficult part is stopping each day!

Having studied the Bible for decades, and earning a seminary doctorate, I can say that I have never come across a 'devotional commentary' this thorough or well organized. Truly, if your goal is to LEARN the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, you will find a seminary education here, made as user-friendly as a devotional. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to read and understand and often profound!, December 14, 1999

By	Socalmom "Socalmom" (Southern California) - See all my reviews

This combination devotional and commentary is excellently written. Richards' scholarship is reliable, and his insights are very often profound. I strongly recommend this book to all Christians, whether you are brand new in your relationship with God or have been walking with Him for many years.