Vox Viva

Zephaniah is not a well-known Bible book for many Christians. And we do believe that all of Scripture was given to us for our edification. In our exposition we cover questions like:

Why might Zephaniah have started out his prophecy with judgment?
How should we understand the “day of the LORD”?
Why does Zephaniah call the people to be silent before the LORD?
What is remarkable about the notice of the Lord’s exulting with loud singing?

Come and study Zephaniah!

These are the Bible books with a good number of notes attached to them:

Joshua
Ezra
Esther
Job
Song of Solomon
Lamentations
Daniel
Amos
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Mark
1 Corinthians
Philemon
2 Peter
Jude

Please pray that we will make good progress in this project.

Pastor Jopie van der Linden

You can now also find an exposition of Song of Solomon and Philemon on Vox Viva. We are also working on a few bigger Bible books, and some of them will, Lord-willing, be finished by the end of the year. We are adding this material on a weekly basis, but do not yet add these Bible books in the list below as they are not completed yet.

These are the Bible books with a good number of notes attached to them:

Joshua
Ezra
Esther
Job
Song of Solomon
Lamentations
Daniel
Amos
Habakkuk
Mark
1 Corinthians
Philemon
2 Peter
Jude

We are making good progress on Vox Viva. Notes from pastors from a few countries are sent to us at a steady pace. We do realize that the 10,000 comments is only a small start in a big project like this one, but we are thankful for this milestone. Please thank the Lord with us. May the Lord keep blessing the progress in the work!

These are the Bible books with a good number of notes attached to them:

Joshua
Ezra
Esther
Job
Lamentations
Daniel
Amos
Habakkuk
Mark
1 Corinthians
2 Peter
Jude

Brotherly affection, false prophets in the church today, growing in assurance, remembering what you have received. These are some of the themes being discussed in 2 Peter so far. Go to the Application of 2 Peter and read up on what the Spirit has to say, through the Word, to the church today. We have also made some good progress on the book of Daniel. Vox Viva is growing daily!

These are the Bible books with a good number of notes attached to them:

Joshua
Ezra
Esther
Job
Lamentations
Daniel
Amos
Habakkuk
Mark
1 Corinthians
2 Peter
Jude

We have made good progress with 1 Corinthians, and we are finishing off the notes on Joshua. Next up is Habakkuk. With very vivid language the Lord describes the enemy that will bring his judgment over his covenant people. Come and study this book that, despite these prophecies of judgment, ends with a song about joy in the Lord of our salvation: "yet I will rejoice in the LORD; I will take joy in the God of my salvation" (Habakkuk 3:18).

These are the Bible books with a good number of notes attached to them:

Joshua
Ezra
Esther
Job
Lamentations
Amos
Mark
Jude

We are grateful for some good progress in our work on Vox Viva. During the past few weeks we added material on Joshua, Proverbs, Hosea, and Judges. In the next few weeks we hope to complete our Summary comments (verse-by-verse general exposition) on 1 Corinthians.

These are the Bible books with a good number of notes attached to them:

Joshua
Ezra
Esther
Job
Lamentations
Amos
Mark
Jude

"Why was Joshua chosen to lead God's people?" "What does it mean to be strong and courageous?" We are focusing on adding notes on Joshua at the moment. We have finished the first few chapters, and we are thankful for some good progress in this regard. 

These are the Bible books with a good number of notes attached to them:

Joshua
Ezra
Esther
Job
Lamentations
Amos
Mark
Jude

We are going live! What a very special day for all who have been praying for and working on this project! Our hearts are bursting with joy and thankfulness to our Lord who has made this day possible.

There were days when this only looked like an unattainable dream, but we have learned to never think too small of our God.  Through the years, and step by step the Lord opened doors and made things possible that we hardly dared to ask of him. He especially guided and led us by giving us the right people for this task, by bringing us together as board, theologians, IT specialists, co-workers, and sponsors. The Lord gave a shared vision, he gave people who understood the value that this project can have in his work. Looking back, it is amazing to see the shared excitement we always had when we spoke about this project through the years. “If only one day we can...” Careers were changed, language barriers overcome, unknown avenues explored, ministers called, oceans crossed, leave days sacrificed, long hours worked—we look back and we acknowledge that it was all the work of the Lord. Working and planning this project through the years has become a story in itself, and through all of it, we see the providence and faithfulness of the Lord, and his perseverance with small servants.

Although this project has a history of a few years already, we know that the big work is still ahead of us. There are, after all, more than 31,000 verses in the Bible that need to receive notes and explanations. But this day, with our minds on how the Lord has led us thus far, encourages us greatly to continue this path with faith and joy. Please pray with us that we will do our task in faithfulness to the meaning of the Spirit with his Word.

On behalf of the Vox Viva Team,

Jopie van der Linden