30 DAYS OF DIGGING! DAY 10:)

DAY 10

Write down any words or terms that you don’t understand. 

Go through the following to get understanding.

1. How is the word or phrase used in the book? Write down things you learn in each passage. Note the CONTEXT of the passage. What is the passage talking about? How does the main idea of this passage help you understand the word or phrase? Consider this for every passage where the word is used in the book you are studying.
2. How does the author use the same word or phrase in other books? Use a concordance to help you find this information.
3. If you have a word-study book, look up the word in that book.

4. Look up the passage in a commentary, and see if anything is mentioned about the phrase or word.
5. Look up the word in your native-language dictionary.
6. Reed the passage in another translation.
7. Formulate your definition of the word or the phrase, then insert it into the passage to see if it makes sense.

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30 DAYS OF DIGGING! DAY 9:)

DAY 9

What illustrations does the author use? 

Are they from everyday life situations, from Scripture, from past history, or from personal experiences?

Lastly, write down your thoughts....

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30 DAYS OF DIGGING! DAY 8:)

DAY 8

Observe and record CONTRASTS. 

These can be broad contrasts, such as two contrasting characters, contrasting events, or contrasting themes. 

They can be less broad, being contrasts within a paragraph and identified by the conjunction, but.

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30 DAYS OF DIGGING! DAY 7:)

DAY 7

Ask What events are taking place in the book? 

What topics are discussed? 

Lastly, Write down your answers.

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30 DAYS OF DIGGING! DAY 6:)

DAY 6

Look for words that indicate time: before, after, while, during, then, no longer, as long as, etc. This should help you see the sequence of events. 
What happened in the past? 
What is taking place presently? 
What are the future events?
Lastly, write down your thoughts....


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30 DAYS OF DIGGING! DAY 5:)

DAY 5

Lists geographical locations.
Find out which ones are important in understanding this book?
Find this locations on the map. If they are cities, pick one or two and read about in the Bible dictionary.
Think about how this information helps you to understand the book.
Lastly, summarize your thoughts...

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30 DAYS OF DIGGING! DAY 4:)

DAY 4

Write down all the people mentioned in the book.
Find out; which one are the main character. who are these people? Why are they important? Are they mentioned anywhere else in the Bible? Check your concordance.
What have you learn about these people?
Lastly summarize your thoughts.


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30 DAYS OF DIGGING! DAY 3:)

DAY 3
Read the book through again and look for repeated words or phrases used.

Write down these words or phrases, then ask WHY the Author uses them.
Put in record your insight in your notebook or folder:)

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30 DAYS OF DIGGING! DAY 2:)

DAY 2
Read the Book through again, and write down the BIG IDEA of the book


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