This is an oldie but goodie from years past, first
copyrighted in 1896 and first full print publication in 1921, and it was
written by Orville J. Nave. Other publishing houses have published the book
over the years, and now the Hendrickson Publishing Company has put out the 15th
printing in hardback.
It is in the Nave’s Topical Bible that it presents subject matter in a cyclopedic form and headings familiar on particular subjects.
Nave prepared this book as a means to analyze topically each
verse of the Bible, each series of verses, and each chapter and series of
chapters. From this, Nave was able to
group the subject headings of all the Scriptures found in the analysis. This was a Herculean task that took several
years to accomplish. Nave’s work is
based solely on the King James Version (KJV) and it is quite a work.
Some folks have seen this book as similar to the Thompson
Chain Reference (TCR) Bibles, but it seems to cover Scripture subject material
in greater detail. This book is a
definite must in anyone’s library. I’m
an advocate of the KJV TCR, and I use the rare 1988 wide-margin Bible. It is the Nave’s Topical Bible that is being
used to enhance the notes added to my wide-margin Bible.
On the major subject of the “Righteous” it is broken down
into sub-topics, such as “Contrasted with the Wicked,” “Described,” and “Promises
to, Expressed or Implied.” All of this is covered in 20 pages, followed by
“Righteous – Unity of Christ.” There
are no notes, only Scripture. So that
leaves out any biases of denominations, including but not limited to their own
teachings, practices, doctrines, and traditions of men.
Nave’s Topical Bible allows a pastor or even a layperson the
ability to prepare a sermon or write a paper on a topic in short order. As a pastor, this book is always at my side
when I write articles on Bible issues and preparing to doing video
mini-sermons, teachings, and helping others of the faith to grow in the grace
and knowledge in Christ.
If there were a situation where I can choose only two books to live by, it would be my Thompson Bible, inclusive of all my notes, and the Nave’s Topical Bible. They are the Gold and Silver of God’s word, and one can never have the full life in knowing Christ without these two treasures.
We are very lucky to be living in a free country, where the Bible can easily be available to us in our public libraries, in our private collection of books, and not be under the scrutiny of a dictator government against Christianity. Nave served in the military to ensure our freedom of religion and wrote this marvelous book as a tool and treasure to enhance our walk in faith in Christ. God surely blessed us with a man such as Nave and his Topical Bible
If there were a situation where I can choose only two books to live by, it would be my Thompson Bible, inclusive of all my notes, and the Nave’s Topical Bible. They are the Gold and Silver of God’s word, and one can never have the full life in knowing Christ without these two treasures.
We are very lucky to be living in a free country, where the Bible can easily be available to us in our public libraries, in our private collection of books, and not be under the scrutiny of a dictator government against Christianity. Nave served in the military to ensure our freedom of religion and wrote this marvelous book as a tool and treasure to enhance our walk in faith in Christ. God surely blessed us with a man such as Nave and his Topical Bible
