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Wondering what Bible study tools are right for you? Take a look inside Olive Tree resources and decide for yourself. We’ll give our thoughts on it, too.

Some categories of resources include Bibles, study Bibles, commentaries, and dictionaries. Also, there are posts on more unique resources! For example, learn about Calvin’s Institutes or audio devotionals. In these posts, we’ll show you screenshots and gifs of how it works and special features.

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Study Bibles

Drawing Near

How can sinners draw near to the living and true God? How can those who have dirty hands and hearts enter into his presence? The author of Hebrews asserts that not only can sinners draw near to God, but they must do so if they are to avoid God’s judgment.…

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Study Bibles

Imprecatory Psalms: Should We Curse Our Enemies?

Some Christians have long struggled with how to understand the imprecatory psalms. Just what exactly is an imprecatory psalm, you ask? Imprecation means to curse. Therefore, an imprecatory psalm is a psalm that invokes God to curse the psalmist’s enemies. While we can perhaps understand their significance in the storyline…

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Dictionaries

Sign and Seal

I was recently reading Romans and encountered a statement Paul makes about Abraham. He says, “[Abraham] received circumcision as a sign, a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised” (Rom. 4:11). Paul makes this pivotal point, that Abraham was credited with righteousness prior…

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Commentaries

Facets of Faith in Ruth

The whole story of the book of Ruth hinges on the pivotal third chapter. Naomi devises a plan for Ruth to essentially propose to Boaz. And Ruth, astonishingly, agrees to the plan and throws caution to the wind. Christopher Ash says Ruth demonstrates “six facets of covenant faith” in this…

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Commentaries

The Weapons of Our Warfare

When criticized in ministry we may be tempted to pull out the so-called big guns. If we’re not careful, we may respond to such criticism with some fairly offensive attacks of our own. However, the “I’ll show you” or the “Criticize this” approach won’t get us very far with our…

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Commentaries

The Commander of the Lord’s Army

Prior to the first battle after Israel entered the land of Canaan, Joshua encountered a mysterious warrior. This warrior identifies himself as the commander of the Lord’s army. Who is this commander and what does his appearance indicate? Let’s get some help in understanding Joshua’s encounter with this mysterious warrior…

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Study Bibles

Shrouded in Controversy

After the crucifixion of Jesus, the Gospels tell us Joseph of Arimathea buried him. Mark says, “Joseph bought some linen cloth, took down the body, wrapped it in the linen, and placed it in a tomb cut out of rock” (Mk. 15:46). While we direct most of our attention to…

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Commentaries

The Letters to the Churches in Revelation

What can today’s church learn from the letters to the churches in Revelation? In Revelation 2–3, John addresses seven letters to seven churches in Asia. These notes from the Interpretation Commentary help us see into the challenges facing the seven churches. From this we can identify some of the same…

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The Exploration and Rejection of the Promised Land

The book of Numbers begins with the people preparing to enter the promised land. But, for the majority of those people, that would never come to pass. What begins with such promise quickly dissipates as the people grumble, rebel, and refuse to trust God’s promise. One such occasion occurs with…

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