This is a set of questions that I developed 25 years ago for inductive BIble Study with our children in our family home school.
Setting the Stage: Who, What, When, Where
- Who is involved? What do we know about them?
- What are the main events, or what is the main content of the passage?
- When does the action take place in Bible history, or in relation to the preceding passage?
- Where does the action take place? Or, if it is a letter, Psalm, Proverb, etc, where was it written, and where did the original readers live?
Topical questions
What can we learn from this passage about the following topics
- God the Father
- Jesus Christ
- The Holy Spirit
- Human beings, human nature
- Knowing God
- Christian living
Application
- What is one important lesson or insight from this passage for your life?