intended to rm and amplify the reader’s personal study and to maintain a momentum of study in the more di cult Old Testament portions The reader is always encouraged to his own independent study before dwelling long on help from others Another aim of this book is to guide the reader in seeing how the message of each Old Testament book is organized structurally, because, for a full understanding of the Bible text, one needs to know not only what God said, but how He said it This partly accounts for the appearance of many charts throughout the book, since charts show structural organization clearly and vividly Students of Bible survey often overlook the application stage of their study, because in survey they not analyze the Bible text in detail But survey study should not rule out practical application One of this book’s purposes is to lead the reader into a time of personal re ection as he considers practical spiritual applications of the Bible book that he has just surveyed Here the slogan is: re ect and apply This is how all Bible study should conclude This survey guide also includes other important helps for study, as seen in the following descriptions of the parts of each chapter I PREPARATION FOR STUDY The opening pages of each chapter prepare the reader for his survey of the Bible book assigned to that chapter This is a crucial part of one’s study, because here is where motivation and momentum are gained II BACKGROUND Every book of the Bible was originally written in a particular local setting This section of the chapter discusses that background, much information of which is not always supplied by the text of the Bible book itself Some important items are intentionally repeated from time to time to help impress them on the reader’s mind III SURVEY The actual survey process is the main part of each chapter and should occupy most of the reader’s time The basic Bible version used throughout the studies is the New American Standard Bible chapter is devoted entirely to a discussion of the survey method of study Here the reader will learn what procedures are recommended in the stage of surveying a book of the Old Testament IV PROMINENT SUBJECTS Immediately following the survey section is a discussion of prominent subjects of the Bible book Technical subjects or problems of the Bible text are not included, since these are not part of survey study The comments which are ... impress them on the reader’s mind III SURVEY The actual survey process is the main part of each chapter and should occupy most of the reader’s time The basic Bible version used throughout the studies... surveying a book of the Old Testament IV PROMINENT SUBJECTS Immediately following the survey section is a discussion of prominent subjects of the Bible book Technical subjects or problems of the Bible...Students of Bible survey often overlook the application stage of their study, because in survey they not analyze the Bible text in detail But survey study should not rule