02.000. Preface to the eSword Edition
Preface to the e-Sword Edition When I first discovered the amazing power of e-Sword, I was connected to the internet with a 56k fax modem. My enthusiasm for the program and its plethora of resources motivated me to stay up all night downloading its riches. I spent the next several days exploring the amazing variety of study material. As a busy preacher, I’ve tried to assemble a classic research library inexpensively. E-Sword immediately added many valuable assets that I hadn’t yet purchased; and those resources that e-Sword duplicated were much easier and faster to use than the paper versions.
Since that wonderful first week, I’ve discovered many more treasures through Google searches. Then one day I realized that I owed a debt. I made a contribution to Rick Meyers (Rick - you are the modern day Gutenberg; should the Lord not return in the near future like I believe He will, you will do for Bible study the next 100 years what Gutenberg did in the 1500’s), and then started looking for public domain resources to convert to .topx files. And so my personal journey has come full circle: from the excitement of discovering e-Sword to the excitement of creating .topx files for others. Like Rick quotes from Mat 10:8, "freely ye have received, freely give."
Thank you, Michelle, Jeremiah, Isaiah & Micah, for understanding my debt and graciously tolerating my near compulsive computer use for hours on end. My thanks to the creator of e-Sword, Rick Meyers - www.e-sword.net. Thank you, John Clowes, for converting your studies to eternal print. Thanks to the nice folks at http://biblemeanings.info for making this ebook available. And of course - most importantly - my thanks to the Lord Jesus who saved my soul for all eternity. This Edition There have been no changes to Clowes’ work, except for the following:
Scripture references have been converted to Scripture hyperlinks using the "Format Scripture ToolTip."
A few obvious Scripture reference errors have been corrected, as well as some obvious spelling errors.
The copy and paste process has unfortunately removed most of the italicized print. While the words have not been changed, some of Clowes’ emphasis may be missing. It is with regret that I have not taken the time to correct this. The sense is still accurate. [By the way - would you understand this paragraph without italics? Of course!] Also, the italicizing of the foreign words have been lost. It is my hope that the reader will be able to follow the flow regardless of these flaws. They - the flaws - are mine, not Clowes’.
I am quite sure my edition of Clowes’ work is rather imperfect. I pray that, nonetheless, it will be productively useful in the study of God’s Word.
Finally Feel free to contact me with comments. You can reach me via e-mail at DoctorDaveT@gmail.com
Also, if you convert a classic resource to e-Sword .topx file (or .dctx, .cmtx, etc.), send me your work! I’d love to utilize it!
Visit my website at www.DoctorDaveT.com for hundreds of other conservative, Bible believing Bible study modules - just like this one. May the Lord bless you as study His word.
Dr. David S. Thomason
Florida, USA
2011