While there is no “best” Bible study guide, you can find one that is just right for your needs. It is the features of a study Bible and how they help you to remain engaged and provide you with clarity that is what makes a good Bible. Knowing what features will enrich your Bible reading experience is what will help you to figure out which Bible Study guide is best for you. The paper is the standard paper you will find in other study bibles. The color and print consistency are very good. There are From Genesis to Revelation, a rainbow is an important symbol of God’s presence and power. Seeing a rainbow’s beauty is awe-inspiring, in Bible times and now. Sighting a rainbow after a storm is—as it was to Noah—a metaphor for faith, for the enduring gifts of God’s grace and mercy. There is a bookmark that has the color with the topics and subtopics but the colors don’t match the bookmark exact enough in my opinion. The colors are also listed in the front using the same paper as the text. This one is easy to use and reference.

There are no commentary notes in this Bible. Rather than having commentary based on Theological bias, the Rainbow Study Bible has geographical facts. These are shown as in-text maps and illustrations in full color. There are 91 maps and illustrations. There is an index in the front so you can find them easily. References All of the information is informative and useful. Some are just a single sentence and others are a complete paragraph. The outlines are short, usually between 5-9 points. Notes God made this covenant with Noah (who represented all future people) regarding His creation. The events of the book of Genesis “introduce us to how God initiates and makes covenants with His chosen people, pledging His love and faithfulness to them and calling them to promise theirs to Him.” The first reference to a rainbow in the Bible is when Noah and his brood spotted a rainbow in the sky after the great flood had ended, and they left the ark to enter dry land. The rainbow God displayed in the sky represented the promise, or covenant, that God would never again destroy the earth by a flood: Made with imitation leather known as Leather Touch the bible has a smooth texture with perimeter stitching. It alsoWith an included reading plan, and two different types of reading plans, you don’t have to know where to start. You just choose one and allow the study bible to guide you through it. God extended the provisions of his covenant with His chosen people—bodies of water parted to let them proceed safely on their journey. A rainbow is a pinnacle of God’s astounding creation. It shines in a dismal, rainy sky or a sky just beginning to reveal the sun. A rainbow reminds us of God’s faithfulness in stormy times. Most of the colors are not named, so I’m just guessing on a few of them. I’m sure the names I’ve given are not exact. Most verses are only marked with one color, but there are a few that have two colors. The colors are consistent throughout and it’s easy to read the text through the color.

The second mention of a rainbow in Revelation occurs when John describes a mighty angel: Then I saw another strong angel coming down out of heaven, clothed with a cloud, and with a rainbow on his head ( Revelation 10:1). The arc of colors in a rainbow—particularly the range from red, purple to blue—had religious significance for the early Hebrew people. God asked Moses to use the colors blue, purple, and scarlet in the curtains for His tabernacle, a portable temple for the Israelites on the way to the Promised Land ( Exodus 26:1).

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The NIV Rainbow Study Bible is the best-selling, fully color-coded Bible with over three million copies sold. It features a unique color-coding system that allows readers to identify twelve major themes of Scripture throughout the text: God, discipleship, love, faith, sin, evil, salvation, family, outreach, commandments, history, and prophecy. The system also underlines all words directly spoken by God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. Together, the unique organization allows you to find the passages meant for your situation-or that of those you care for-faster. Now the Jordan is at flood stage all during harvest. Yet as soon as the priests who carried the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water’s edge, the water from upstream stopped flowing. The priests who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord stopped in the middle of the Jordan and stood on dry ground, while all Israel passed by until the whole nation had completed the crossing on dry ground.” ( Joshua 3:15-17) The study Bible was developed by over 100 scholars from 17 different Christian denominations. It is accurate and faithful in the way that it captures the original meaning of the Bible and does not compromise the readability. It is designed to help you understand the word of God by making it easier to read and more clear and concise. Based on its translation it is great for all types of readers, from the youngest to the oldest and from new converts to the experienced preacher. Everyone who knows me knows that I color-code my Bible. Now, lots of people mark their Bible’s with color, but that’s not what I’m talking about. I’m talking about actually coding my Bible with color. I color-code topically (my favorite way to study). I have around 20 topics that I mark in a specific way. I usually only color the major verses in any topic. Almost everyone I know has expressed interest in having their Bibles color-coded but most of them don’t want to do the coloring. It is time-consuming and tedious work and it can be difficult deciding on how to color some verses. There is a Bible that is colored for you and it has every verse in the Bible marked. It’s called the Rainbow Study Bible. This is not your typical study Bible. It doesn’t have commentary with Theological notes. Instead of commentary it has in-text maps. So instead of opinions it has facts. That’s the kind of study Bible I can get behind. I am reviewing the Holman edition in KJV. Pros

It is a good choice for beginners or believers who are not entirely adept at their biblical knowledge and how to apply it to their everyday lives. Even more seasoned readers of the Bible will find this Bible study guide useful. It will provide readers with an easy-to-read unit that will not be intimidating. This, of course, will simply just make it easy to enjoy reading the word. With this Bible Study, you can look forward to your Bible study each day as you can now read with better understanding and with more clarity as to how to apply the word of God to your everyday life. One of my tests for references is Genesis 1:1. This one has 21. This is far more than most reference Bibles. Another of my tests is the Gospels. A good set of references will link the parallel passages in the Gospels and build a Harmony of the Gospels right in your references. For this test I use Matthew 10:33. A good reference Bible will link it with Mark 8:38, Luke 9:26, and 2 Timothy 2:12. Most Bibles have one or two of these references. This Bible has them all. I consider the cross-references one of the strengths of this Bible. Translation Notes The Quest Study Bible was first created in 1989 by the Zondervan publishing company and Christianity Today International. The bible was developed in a way that would provide readers with the ability to provide persons with answers to challenging life questions. Some of these questions may already be in your mind while some of them may arise as you read through the scripture. The Israelites rejoiced, with Moses’ sister Miriam beating a tambourine and leading in a song of joy on the other side of the Red Sea ( Exodus 14:27-31; Exodus 15:20-21). God was faithful in sustaining the Israelites through deep water trouble. The topical system isn’t perfect but it’s a great place to start. Some verses are categorized as a complete passage rather than on a verse-by-verse level. For example, Matthew 7:1 is placed in Prophecy because of verse 2. I’ve color-coded my Bible long enough to know that you can’t cover every topic and many verses will fall into multiple topics. The Bible is too rich and vast to cover everything in detail, so 12 primary topics are enough. I might categorize a few things differently but overall it still works. Book IntroductionsThe 12 subject headings contain 26 categories and 129 sub-topics. This is great for topical study. For example, if you’re interested in reading about Salvation just look at the verses in blue. It also works for devotions. The color-code is the real star of this show. There are 12 colors, each one representing one of 12 major topics (subject headings): There is a bookmark included that has the color-code on one side and the books of the Bible on the other. It’s a different type of paper than the text and the colors look a little different to me. It’s handy for reference but I prefer using the color-code that is printed in the front of the Bible because it’s a better match. The song “Somewhere, Over the Rainbow,” a timeless tune from The Wizard of Oz, brings hope to a Kansas farm girl yearning for adventure and beauty. If she can climb beyond the rainbow, out of her mundane existence, she believes she will achieve her dreams.

I love the features of the Rainbow Study Bible. The color-coding is great for topical study – which happens to be my favorite type of Bible study. It is a great resource for teachers and preachers in preparing messages and for students and layman for personal Bible study. The study material in this Bible is as non-biased as it gets – given you historical facts rather than Theological opinion. Most of the features that I’ve been looking for in a Bible are here. For that reason I wish that is was also available in a non-color edition so I can use my own color-code. Not that I want mine and not this one – I want both. It would be a great choice for topical study for both preachers and teachers as well as personal and group study. The Rainbow Study Bible is available at The KJV Store in both English and Spanish translations as well as in a Children's Version. It's also available in a Software CD-Rom version. All versions feature colored maps, color-coded verses for memorization, calendars, and cross-reference guides. There's an optional thumb-indexed Bible if you desire the ease of accessing each book.

The KJV Study Bible from Holman is a great choice. It is complete with good notes, better than most other study bibles. The full-color images and maps are beautiful and the study Bible is quite a feature-rich one. It is the only full-color KJV study bible available and that alone puts it in a class of its own. But this bible study is much more than simply pretty to look at. It is designed with a feature to help the reader to be transformed and grow in their faith and knowledge of the Lord and is the aim of our lives here on earth. On the other end of the spectrum, rainbows are popular in the culture of little girls. Rainbow Pony continues to be a popular line of merchandise. In a kindergarten performance celebrating Martin Luther King’s Day, my daughter scampered across the stage with a rainbow painting on a poster board. She said her dream was for there to be “rainbows everywhere.” This is my favorite rainbow recollection, and it reminds me of God’s loving promise to Noah.