Publisher's Synopsis
Encounter God through the Scriptures as you are guided by the wisdom and experience of the Blackaby family.The deepest need of every human heart is to encounter God. To meet with God, to be changed by Him, and to become more like Him as a result. For decades, the Blackaby family has dedicated their ministry to helping believers address this deepest need. Now you can learn from their insights to experience deeper encounters with God as you develop a regular routine of Bible reading and study in the Encountering God Study Bible.The Encountering God Study Bible is the crowning work of the Blackabys. Featuring their trusted approach to Bible study, explanatory notes, word studies, biblical character sketches, historical encounters with lives of exemplary faith, articles highlighting the creative nature of God, and other articles defending the faith, you will be encouraged to see that you can encounter God in His Word—and that He wants to encounter you through it.Features include: Presentation page allows you to personalize this special gift by recording a memory or noteEncounter Notes highlighting how God might choose to encounter you in His WordArticles highlighting the creative nature of God by Daniel BlackabyArticles defending the lasting truths of the faith by Mike BlackabyRich explanatory notes explaining ideas, events, people, and places in the text to make the meaning clearWord studies, character studies, and biographical sketches of church history figures all written by members of the Blackaby familyWord studies shed light on key terms and important meaning from the original Greek and HebrewCharacter profiles give overviews of key men and women in the BibleBiographical sketches give examples of people who faithfully encountered and followed God in their lifeBook introductions setting the scene for each biblical book and its importance for encountering GodTimeline of the biblical narrative for a better understanding of how historical and biblical events fit throughout historyA succinct harmony of the Gospels details the life and ministry of Jesus in chronological order showing where each event and teaching occur in the GospelsChart of the prophecies fulfilled by Jesus as Messiah provides Old Testament prophecies and where they have been fulfilled in the New TestamentReading plans guiding you through the entire Bible in a yearCenter-column reference set allow you to find related passages quickly and easilyFull NKJV concordance provides an alphabetical listing of important passages by key wordsWords of Christ in red quickly identify verses spoken by JesusIndex to easily find word studies, character studies, historical encounters, apologetic, and aesthetic articlesRibbon markers make it easy to navigate and keep track of where you were readingClear and readable NKJV Comfort Print¬ in a 9-point print size.
