Do you color code various topics or words in your Bible?
I recently started doing what many have been doing for years and I’m loving it. It is causing me to read through Scripture differently because I stop at pretty much every word. That takes me deeper and, often times, sends me hunting for those biblical nuggets we sometimes miss when we casually read God’s Word.
But, when it comes to choosing colors for specific things, I have to admit, I’m a tad more detailed than some of the Color Charts I’ve found. So, I developed one that works for me and I thought it might be something some of you may want to use as well.
So, please feel free to download my free Bible Study Color Chart and make as many copies as you’d like.
Most of all, whether you’re into color coding or not, my prayer is that you’re into the Word of God so the Word of God will be in you!
Happy Bible study my friend!
Eternally His,
Steph
Phil 3:7-14
P.S. I’ll be working on some symbols that I use when reading through God’s Word, but it will be a few weeks before I get that completed. When I do, I’ll be sure to share that as well.
How did you compile this guide from scripture
Thank you for stopping by and asking about the Bible study color chart. I have seen other color charts that various people have developed or used for studying Scripture and they were very helpful. But I like a lot of detail and couldn’t seem to find one that had what I was looking for, so I got some ideas from other charts that I’ve seen and then basically developed one that worked for me.
I figured I wasn’t the only one who wondered what the best color would be to use for different people, topics, issues, words and principles and, so forth, in Scripture, so I wanted to make it available for other detailed Bible study peeps out there who wanted to be more specific too.
Some of the colors are based on what things are known for or even mentioned about in Scripture. Others are not. Like, purple is mentioned in Scripture and was often attributed to royalty, majesty, officials like kings and queens and princes – as well as things holy, sacred and having to do with the temple. So, you’ll see that reflected in my Bible study chart.
Brown has to do with the earth, so I used it in reference to animals and things made from the earth. The only mention of brown in Scripture is in Genesis 30 when Jacob told Laban he would take only the speckled, spotted and brown sheep for his hire.
Black in Scripture is used for darkness, death, evil and so, I also used it in the color chart for those same things.
Green is used in the Bible regarding living plants, so I used green for living, active, and growing. I also used it for things we attribute it to like envy/jealousy (green-eyed monster idea), as well as things we do (like when we have a green light it means “go”).
It helps me when I’m looking for a specific idea or word in Scripture, when I glance at the page, I can spot it out. But much more than that, it makes me be diligent about every word of God’s Word, to look for the meaning and the contextual use of each one.
But that’s the idea behind it. I hope it’s a helpful resource for you.