FOUNDATION WORK
As one of the first essentials in Bible study, the memorizing of the books of the Bible in their order, will be found the greatest help. I would also learn the number of chapters in each book, especially in the New Testament. In locating passages, a knowledge of these will be found invaluable, enabling one to turn instantly to the chapter and verse desired. As the next aid, I would suggest learning some of the key chapters of the Bible, so that when ready help is wanted on some important topic, one can immediately turn to a chapter dealing specifically with that subject.
Key Chapters of the Bible
Following is a list of some of the more important of these:
Abiding chapter - John 15:1-10
Addition chapter - 2 Pet. 1:4-8
Admonition chapter - Heb. 13:15-17
Apostasy chapter - 2 Thess. 2:3-11
Ascension chapter - Acts 1:8-11
Assurance chapter - 1 John 5:9-14
Atonement chapter - Heb. 9:1-28
Backslider's chapter - Jer. 3:11-14
Baptism chapter - Matt. 3:11-17
Beatitude chapter - Matt. 5:2-11
Beginning chapters - Gen. 1:1-3, John 1:1-3
Bottomless chapter - Eph. 3:17-21
Bread chapter - John 6:35-40
Business Man's chapter - Prov. 8:32-36
Character chapter - Job 29:7-16
Chastening chapter - Heb. 12:5-12
Christian's chapter - 1 Pet. 2:1-5, 9-13
Commandments chapter - Exo. 20:1-17
Consecration chapter - Rom. 12:1-3
Convert's chapter - Isa. 12:1-6
Courage chapter - Josh. 1:6-9
Crucifixion chapter - John 19:16-37
Deacon chapter - Acts 6:1-7
Death to Sin chapter - Rom. 6:6-13
Duty chapter - Ezek. 33:1-7
Excuse chapter - Luke 14:16-24
Faith chapter - Heb. 11
Fear Not chapter - Isa. 41:8-29
Fisherman's chapter - Luke 5:1-11
Fool's chapter - Prov. 26:1-17
Gift chapter - 1 Cor. 12
Harlot's chapter - Prov. 7:7-27
Heaven chapter - Rev. 21
Holy Spirit chapter - John 16
Household chapter - Col. 3:17-25
Hypocrite chapter - Matt. 23
Intemperance chapter - Prov. 23:19-35
Jew and Gentile chapter - Rom. 11
Joyful chapter - Psa. 98
Judgment chapter - Rom. 14:1-13
Light chapter - John 8:1-12
Lord's Supper chapter - John 13
Lost and Found chapter - Luke 15:3-10
Love chapters - 1 Cor. 13; 1 John 4
Marriage chapter - Eph. 5
Millennium chapter - Rev. 20
Minister's chapter - Ezek. 34
Moralist's chapter - Psa. 14
Mother's chapter - Judges 13
Nativity chapter - Luke 2
New Birth chapter - John 3
Peace and Promise chapter - John 14
Pentecost chapter - Acts 2
Poor Man's chapter - Luke 14:12-24
Prayer chapter - John 17
Preacher's chapter - Isa. 61:1-6
Repentance chapter - Luke 13:1-5
Resurrection chapter - 1 Cor. 15
Revival chapter - Joel 2:12-32
Rewards chapter - 1 Cor. 3:1-17
Rich Man's chapter - Luke 16:19-31
Ruin chapter - Rom. 1:18-32
Saddest chapter - Luke 22:1-71
Safety chapter - Psa. 91:1-16
Saloon Keeper's chapter - Prov. 23:29-35
Salvation chapter - Rom. 10:9-13
Scorner's chapter - Prov. 1:22-33
Self-righteous chapter - Rom. 2:1-29
Separation chapter - 2 Cor. 6:14-18
Sermon on the Mount - Matt. 5, 6, 7
Service chapter - Luke 10:1-20
Shepherd chapters - Psa. 23:1-6; Ezek. 34:1-31; John 10:1-18
Sight chapter - John 9:1-41
Sinner's chapter - Luke 19:1-10
Soldier chapter - Eph. 6:10-19
Soul Saving Psalm - Psa. 126:1-6
Sower's chapter - Luke 8:4-18
Sufferer's chapter - Isa. 53:1-12
Temptation chapter - Matt. 4:1-11
The Believer's Hope chapter - 1 Thess. 4:16-18
The Disciple's Prayer - Matt. 6:9-13
The Great Psalm - Psa. 119:1-176
The Seven Great Parables - Matt. 13:1-53
The Transfiguration - Matt. 17:1-8
Tithing chapter - Mal. 3:8-12
Today chapter - Heb. 3:7-15
Tonic Psalm - Psa. 27:1-14
Traveler's chapter - Psa. 2:1-12
Victory chapter - Rom. 8:28-39
Virgin's chapter - Matt. 25:1-13
Water chapter - John 4:10-15
Widow's chapter - Isa. 54:4-8
Wife's chapter - Prov. 31:10-31
Wisdom chapter - Prov. 3:13-25
Wise Man's chapter - Prov. 15:1-7
Woman's Psalm - Psa. 45:9-17
Work chapter - James 2:17-20
Abiding chapter - John 15:1-10
Addition chapter - 2 Pet. 1:4-8
Admonition chapter - Heb. 13:15-17
Apostasy chapter - 2 Thess. 2:3-11
Ascension chapter - Acts 1:8-11
Assurance chapter - 1 John 5:9-14
Atonement chapter - Heb. 9:1-28
Backslider's chapter - Jer. 3:11-14
Baptism chapter - Matt. 3:11-17
Beatitude chapter - Matt. 5:2-11
Beginning chapters - Gen. 1:1-3, John 1:1-3
Bottomless chapter - Eph. 3:17-21
Bread chapter - John 6:35-40
Business Man's chapter - Prov. 8:32-36
Character chapter - Job 29:7-16
Chastening chapter - Heb. 12:5-12
Christian's chapter - 1 Pet. 2:1-5, 9-13
Commandments chapter - Exo. 20:1-17
Consecration chapter - Rom. 12:1-3
Convert's chapter - Isa. 12:1-6
Courage chapter - Josh. 1:6-9
Crucifixion chapter - John 19:16-37
Deacon chapter - Acts 6:1-7
Death to Sin chapter - Rom. 6:6-13
Duty chapter - Ezek. 33:1-7
Excuse chapter - Luke 14:16-24
Faith chapter - Heb. 11
Fear Not chapter - Isa. 41:8-29
Fisherman's chapter - Luke 5:1-11
Fool's chapter - Prov. 26:1-17
Gift chapter - 1 Cor. 12
Harlot's chapter - Prov. 7:7-27
Heaven chapter - Rev. 21
Holy Spirit chapter - John 16
Household chapter - Col. 3:17-25
Hypocrite chapter - Matt. 23
Intemperance chapter - Prov. 23:19-35
Jew and Gentile chapter - Rom. 11
Joyful chapter - Psa. 98
Judgment chapter - Rom. 14:1-13
Light chapter - John 8:1-12
Lord's Supper chapter - John 13
Lost and Found chapter - Luke 15:3-10
Love chapters - 1 Cor. 13; 1 John 4
Marriage chapter - Eph. 5
Millennium chapter - Rev. 20
Minister's chapter - Ezek. 34
Moralist's chapter - Psa. 14
Mother's chapter - Judges 13
Nativity chapter - Luke 2
New Birth chapter - John 3
Peace and Promise chapter - John 14
Pentecost chapter - Acts 2
Poor Man's chapter - Luke 14:12-24
Prayer chapter - John 17
Preacher's chapter - Isa. 61:1-6
Repentance chapter - Luke 13:1-5
Resurrection chapter - 1 Cor. 15
Revival chapter - Joel 2:12-32
Rewards chapter - 1 Cor. 3:1-17
Rich Man's chapter - Luke 16:19-31
Ruin chapter - Rom. 1:18-32
Saddest chapter - Luke 22:1-71
Safety chapter - Psa. 91:1-16
Saloon Keeper's chapter - Prov. 23:29-35
Salvation chapter - Rom. 10:9-13
Scorner's chapter - Prov. 1:22-33
Self-righteous chapter - Rom. 2:1-29
Separation chapter - 2 Cor. 6:14-18
Sermon on the Mount - Matt. 5, 6, 7
Service chapter - Luke 10:1-20
Shepherd chapters - Psa. 23:1-6; Ezek. 34:1-31; John 10:1-18
Sight chapter - John 9:1-41
Sinner's chapter - Luke 19:1-10
Soldier chapter - Eph. 6:10-19
Soul Saving Psalm - Psa. 126:1-6
Sower's chapter - Luke 8:4-18
Sufferer's chapter - Isa. 53:1-12
Temptation chapter - Matt. 4:1-11
The Believer's Hope chapter - 1 Thess. 4:16-18
The Disciple's Prayer - Matt. 6:9-13
The Great Psalm - Psa. 119:1-176
The Seven Great Parables - Matt. 13:1-53
The Transfiguration - Matt. 17:1-8
Tithing chapter - Mal. 3:8-12
Today chapter - Heb. 3:7-15
Tonic Psalm - Psa. 27:1-14
Traveler's chapter - Psa. 2:1-12
Victory chapter - Rom. 8:28-39
Virgin's chapter - Matt. 25:1-13
Water chapter - John 4:10-15
Widow's chapter - Isa. 54:4-8
Wife's chapter - Prov. 31:10-31
Wisdom chapter - Prov. 3:13-25
Wise Man's chapter - Prov. 15:1-7
Woman's Psalm - Psa. 45:9-17
Work chapter - James 2:17-20