Hand copying the Bible is one of the most powerful methods of meditating in Scripture. Christian meditation isn't about emptying your mind but filling your mind with God's truth. Do you know that God commanded the kings of Israel to hand copy the Bible? You are benefited seven ways when you do the same. Find out more about God's command to the kings in the articles listed below.
By copying the Bible by hand, you use more of your brain than by reading alone. Think about it. To copy a verse, you first read a phrase, store it in your memory, and then write it down using your eye-hand coordination. This forces you to meditate on every word you write, slows your brain down, causes you to concentrate, and gives God time to speak between the lines.
Our minds can become undisciplined weed patches of overgrown thoughts. By copying Scripture, we still our minds and uproot worldly thoughts and replace them with the Bible's truth. This is the process of renewing our minds, the key to spiritual transformation.
A still, calm, Scripture-based mind prays, concentrates, studies, and learns better. It is more patient and kind. By silencing the "static" of thoughts in an undisciplined mind, we put ourselves in a position to hear from God, mature in Christ, and learn everything better.
After reading the first two articles below, you are ready to start copying Bible verses. I’ve included three lists of love verses that I first copied when I needed healing from a concussion. However, there’s now something even better!
I’m excited to introduce a fantastic resource for anyone looking to copy Scripture: Every Bible Verse on Love. My new 8.5" x 11", 196-page workbook contains every Bible passage on love. Additionally, it features separate sections dedicated to each of the 43 original Greek and Hebrew word for love. These Word Sections are complete with readable, practical definitions and lists of passages intended for you to copy. Have you ever thought about taking the Bible’s comprehensive course on love? It's all in this one volume you'll refer to again and again.
As you copy verses, you will grow and mature. Find a quiet place and time for this practice so you can hear from the Holy Spirit. I am convinced that as soon as you begin, the Holy Spirit will draw near and assist you.
Commit to "hearing" God’s Word. As you do, you’ll understand why God called kings to hand-copy Scripture. Since we are kings and priests under a better covenant, let us strive to honor this sacred practice just as the kings of old were required to do.
In Israel God held kings to a higher standard than everyone else. In order for them to rule justly in the fear of the Lord, God commanded the king to do something quite unusual by today’s standards. His assignment was hand copying Scripture and reading from it every day! “Also it shall be, when he sits
The Lord required the kings of Israel to perform an unusual task—to handwrite their own copy of the Torah (the first five books of the Bible). Why? He knew there were huge, rarely-discovered benefits to be gained in the personal handwriting of Scripture. Let’s look at them in turn.1. HumblingIt was humbling. It required learning
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