Here’s a handy list of generic, yet useful observation questions to use regularly: What words or ideas are repeated in the passage? Who are the main characters, and what are they doing? How does the narrator name these characters? What logical connector words move the argument forward?

My top 75+ go-to observation questions for Bible Study Remember, the first step in Bible Study is to observe the text and ask the question: what does it say? In order to gain greater insight and understanding, ask more than one question, and keep asking questions until you discover the truth or concept of the passage.