The work, My Holy Bible Extracts of 1, 401 Powerful Verses, started on January 2, 2004, when I commenced an intensive and in-depth daily reading of the Holy Bible. It covered all the 39 books of the Old Testament and the 27 books of the New Testament. This Second Edition comprises of 886 powerful verses from the Old Testament and 515 powerful verses from the New Testament. The breakdown is shown below:
Genesis: 57 verses Isaiah: 80 verses Romans: 38 verses
Exodus: 40 verses Jeremiah: 39 verses 1 Corinthians: 16 verses
Leviticus: 27 verses Lamentations: 8 verses 2 Corinthians: 11 verses
Numbers: 19 verses Ezekiel: 24 verses Galatians: 10 verses
Deuteronomy: 36 verses Daniel: 15 verses Ephesians: 16 verses
Joshua: 15 verses Hosea: 7 verses Philippians: 11 verses
Judges: 22 verses Joel: 5 verses Colossians: 11 verses
Ruth: 4 verses Amos: 5 verses 1 Thessalonians: 10 verses
1 Samuel: 21 verses Obadiah: 2 verses 2 Thessalonians: 8 verses
2 Samuel: 12 verses Jonah: 5 verses 1 Timothy: 15 verses
1 Kings: 34 verses Micah: 8 verses 2 Timothy: 9 verses
2 Kings: 23 verses Nahum: 5 verses Titus: 5 verses
1 Chronicles: 14 verses Habakkuk: 5 verses Philemon: 1 verse
2 Chronicles: 17 verses Zephaniah: 5 verses Hebrews: 25 verses
Ezra: 7 verses Haggai: 3 verses James: 17 verses
Nehemiah: 10 verses Zechariah: 14 verses 1 Peter: 17 verses
Esther: 14 verses Malachi: 7 verses 2 Peter: 9 verses
Job: 31 verses Matthew: 78 verses 1 John: 17 verses
Psalms: 151 verses Mark: 27 verses 2 John: 2 verses
Proverbs: 67 verses Luke: 51 verses 3 John: 1 verse
Ecclesiastes: 22 verses John: 43 verses Jude: 7 verses
Song of Solomon: 6 verses Acts: 39 verses Revelation: 22 verses
Each of the 1, 401 powerful verses has either a question that pricks the conscience of the reader, excites him or her, and provokes in the reader the urge to review one’s relationship with God. Interacting with some of the posers contained in this work will definitely lead to a sober reflection of the reader, as well as strengthen one’s abiding faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. In addition to the questions, there are some explanations on some of the deep sayings of the Holy Book which most readers tend to misconstrue. Above all, this work will induce readers, particularly Christians, to take ownership in godly pursuits and to domesticate their relationship with God as against the lukewarm attitude of most Christians who treat God as an abstract being. This work is about the desire to draw near the God in us and to personalize our relationship with him. The work concludes with an afterword, which is candid advice from the heart of the author to all readers.