How to learn a verseDarby Bible
Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
Malachi 3:10 Bring the whole tithe into the treasure-house, that there may be food in my house, and prove me now herewith, saith Jehovah of hosts, if I open not to you the windows of the heavens, and pour you out a blessing, till there be no place for it.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Bring the whole tithe into the treasure-house, that there may be food in my house, and prove me now herewith, saith Jehovah of hosts, if I open not to you the windows of the heavens, and pour you out a blessing, till there be no place for it.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Bring the whole _____ into the treasure-_____, that there may ___ food in my _____, and prove me ___ herewith, saith Jehovah ___ hosts, if I ____ not to you ___ windows of the ______, and pour you ___ a blessing, till _____ be no place ___ it.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Bring ___ _____ tithe ____ ___ treasure-_____, ____ there ___ ___ food ___ ___ house, ___ _____ me ___ ______, saith ______ ___ hosts, ___ ___ open ___ ___ you ___ ______ of ___ ______, and ____ ___ out ___ ______, till _____ ___ no _____ ___ it.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.B t w t i t t-h, t t m b f i m h, a p m n h, s J o h, i I o n t y t w o t h, a p y o a b, t t b n p f i.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Malachi 3:10
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.