Lesson Three - Navigation and Study

2 Timothy says:
…Thou hast known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works… I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.

Navigation and Study
How to find stuff you want to know, questions you want answered

1. Below are listed commonly used abbreviations for books of the bible. See how many you can decipher correctly. Using your Bible's table of contents, check your answers to make sure they are correct.

a. Sam.
b. Ge.
c. Ki.
d. Ja.
e. Pr.
f. Pe.
g. Nu.
h. Isa.
i. Eze.
j. Ez.
k. Es.
l. Ex.
m. Mt.
n. Lk.
o. Ga.
p. La.
q. Lu.
r. Ja.
s. Zec.
t. Zeh.
u. S.ofS.
v. Ch.
w. Re.
x. Phm.

2. Practice concordance work.

(from 7 Steps to Bible Skills For Youth by Dorothy Hellstern )


a. What is a concordance and how does one use it?

b. What is the definition for “servant”?

c. What is the definition of the word, “seraphim”?

d. What is the first scripture reference you find for seraphim?

e. What is the first scripture reference you find to “serpent”?

f. What is the last scripture reference you find to “serpent”?

g. Give a scripture reference about serpents:
1. from the Gospel of John
2. book of Proverbs

h. What is the definition of “sheaves”?

i. Give 4 scriptural references to “sheaves”

j. What scripture tells us that Abel was a keeper of sheep?

k. What references to sheep are given for the book of Psalms?

l. What references to sheep are given for the book of Matthew?

m. What references to sheep are given for the Epistles?

3. Using a concordance to find a specific verse in the Bible.

The verse you want to find says:
The heavens declare the glory of God, the firmament showeth his handiwork.
a. List key words you could use for finding this verse in a concordance.

b. Look up all the keywords you might be able to use. Write weather or not you found the verse using each keyword.

c. What Verse is it?

4. Write the correct reference for each of the following verses, only after you read it in your
Bible so you can verify that you are correct

a. Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near.

b. When pride cometh, then cometh shame; but with the lowly is wisdom.

c. For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

5. Use a bible with Marginal References to help you answer these questions:

a. In Matthew 4:4, which O.T, passage is Jesus quoting from?

b. In Acts we are told that Philip is reading a passage of Scripture to an Ethiopian. What passage is he reading?

c. Read Luke 2:1-4. This was prophesized before it happened. Who prophesied it?

d. Read John 3:16-17. What two other references could you use to show that this statement is true?

e. Read Psalm 1:2.
What other place in the bible does it say almost the same thing?