How This Began
This project started simply enough. I was reading through the Bible again and wanted a structured way to engage each chapter — not just devotionally, but analytically. I began using the BSF (Bible Study Fellowship) model as a framework, but as I went I found myself wanting something more focused on the Reformed hermeneutic, and more useful for teaching in small groups.
That led me deeper into the question of what good expository preaching actually looks like. A podcast episode Kevin DeYoung did with Mike Bullmore on his book The Heart of Preaching crystallized something for me — the idea that every passage of Scripture makes a claim. Not just presents an idea, but makes a claim: what is God seeking to accomplish through this text? That question became the spine of the whole project.
The result is a chapter-by-chapter homiletic analysis of the entire Bible — all 1,189 chapters — built around a Reformed expository framework. I built it for my own use, and for people like me: lay people who want to go deeper than a devotional but don't have access to the tools pastors use.
Who This Is For
This resource is designed for anyone who wants to engage Scripture seriously — whether for personal study, small group preparation, or sermon research. The framework is structured but not academic, and each analysis is written to be read, not just referenced.
Pastors may find the Interpretive Evaluation and Preaching Pitfalls sections particularly useful. Lay teachers and small group leaders may find the Primary Claim and Applications most immediately practical. Every analysis is freely downloadable as a Word document or PDF.
The Framework
Each analysis follows a consistent Reformed expository framework, synthesizing principles from Sinclair Ferguson, Edmund Clowney, Tim Keller, D.A. Carson, John Piper, Bryan Chapell, Haddon Robinson, and especially Mike Bullmore. The key fields in every analysis are:
Subject Sentence
A brief canonical locating statement — where this passage sits in Scripture. Approximately ten words.
Primary Claim
What God is seeking to accomplish through this passage — framed as a claim on the reader, not merely a summary of content.
Content & Intent
What the passage says (content) and what God is seeking to accomplish through saying it (intent).
Interpretive Evaluation
Where other orthodox traditions read this passage differently, evaluated against the text with a clear Reformed verdict.
Key Canonical Support
Where else in Scripture God addresses the same claim significantly — canonical support, not cross-referencing.
Applications
Five concrete applications distributed across mind/belief, affections/worship, and will/behavior.
Theological Importance
What this passage teaches about God, His character, and His purposes.
Reformed Theological Significance
How this passage functions within Reformed theology — the gospel doing work in the text.
Main Takeaway
The Primary Claim restated in its plainest, most concrete form — written to land, not to summarize.
Preaching & Teaching Pitfalls
The most common ways this passage gets mishandled — wrong interpretations, misapplications, and what gets left out.
Governing Principles
"The plain thing is the main thing, and the main thing is the plain thing." The framework does not over-engineer or manufacture controversy.
"Text without context is pretext." Every analysis identifies the unit the text belongs to and how the canonical witness illuminates the specific claim being made.
A Note on Limitations
These analyses were generated with the assistance of AI (Claude, by Anthropic), working from the detailed framework described above. They are not a substitute for careful personal Bible study, pastoral counsel, or the work of trained exegetes. They are a starting point — a structured engagement with the text designed to prompt further study, not replace it.
The Reformed perspective is held consistently and argued for, not merely assumed. Where other traditions read passages differently, those readings are engaged charitably and evaluated honestly. The goal is faithfulness to the text, not tribal distinctiveness.
Share Your Feedback
If you find errors, have suggestions, or want to share how you have used these analyses, your feedback is genuinely welcome. This resource exists to serve the church and your perspective helps make it more useful.