Bible Delight: Heartbeat of the Word of God: Psalm 119 for the Bible Teacher and Hearer (Teaching the Bible)

by Christopher Ash

Publishers:

Christian Focus; Proclamation Trust

, 2008

Overview

First in a series of looking at culture & context of preaching & teaching. Bible Delight unlocks Psalm 119 and explains –

How to be delighted in the Bible

How to get your bearings in the longest psalm

What each of the 22 sections means

What your reaction should be through Personal Response Questions

This is the first in a series of books that looks at the culture and context of preaching and teaching God’s Word. We need help not just in ‘how to preach Bible books’, but clarity on the point and purpose of preaching and teaching. The books in this series will be short and accessible, ideal for personal use, group study or for training.

Christopher Ash’s book is an excellent foundation for the series. It gets us to the heart of our motivation to preach and teach. In his own words: ‘we preach out of Bible delight in our own hearts and for Bible delight in our hearer’s souls.’ Christopher’s Bible material is Psalm 119 – the great psalm of Bible delight!

“While the primary purpose of the book is to stimulate Bible delight in teachers and hearers of God’s Word, the book would be ideal guide to tackling a preaching or teaching series on Psalm 119.” -David Jackman & Robin Sydserff

Key Features

• Intents to be a pathway into Psalm 119
• Used as a guide for a Bible study group or reading group
• Stimulates Bible delight among Bible teachers and Bible hearers

Contents

• Getting our Bearings in Psalm 119 Why do we find the psalm so had to sing?
• Walk the Way of the Word (vv. 1-8)
• Getting our Bearings in Psalm 119 Remember the music of grace!
• The Word in the Heart (vv. 9-16)
• Pressure and Promise (vv. 17-24)
• The Word of Freedom (vv. 25-32)
• The Word of Life (vv. 33-40)
• The Wide Word (vv. 41-48)
• Comfort and Songs in the Night (vv. 49-56)
• The Sufficiency of Covenant Love (vv. 57-64)
• The Adversity Gospel (vv. 65-72)
• Affliction and Fellowship (vv. 73-80)
• Waiting in Urgent Hope (vv. 81-88)
• The Word and the World (vv. 89-96)
• Wisdom without Limit (vv. 97-104)
• A Godly Determination (vv. 105-112)
• Loyalty and the Judgment (vv. 113-120)
• The Longings of Loyalty (vv. 121-128)
• Grace and Loyal Grief (vv. 129-136)
• The Loyal Love of Goodness (vv. 137-144)
• Prayer and the Promises (vv. 145-152)
• The Trustworthy Word (vv. 153-160)
• The Future Brought into the Present (vv. 161-168)
• Unresolved Tension Dependent on Grace (vv. 169-176)

Praise for Bible Delight

For the busy, sometime burdened, Christian worker, ever giving out, here is proper nourishment for the soul. I suggest a section a day! For me it is marvellously real and refreshing.

—Dick Lucas, Formerly Rector of St Helen's Bishopsgate, London

Product Details

• Title: Bible Delight: Heartbeat of the Word of God: Psalm 119 for the Bible Teacher and Hearer
• Author: Christopher Ash
• Series: Teach the Bible
• Publishers: Christian Focus, Proclamation Trust
• Print Publication Date: 2008
• Logos Release Date: 2022
• Pages: 204
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subject: Bible. O.T. Psalms 119 › Commentaries
• ISBNs: 9781845503604, 1845503600
• Resource ID: LLS:BBLDL119TCHRHRR
• Resource Type: Bible Commentary
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-10-05T17:13:34Z

About Christopher Ash

Christopher Ash has been a pastor, and is now an author and writer-in-residence at Tyndale House, Cambridge. He was Director of the Proclamation Trust’s Cornhill Training Course from 2004-2015. He is married to Carolyn and they have four children and seven grandchildren.