Philippians

A 40-DAY BIBLE STUDY

ANDREW M. DAVIS

Benjamin L. Merkle, Series Editor

Philippians: A 40-Day Bible Study

Planted in the Word, edited by Benjamin L. Merkle

Copyright 2025 Andrew M. Davis

Lexham Press, 1313 Commercial St., Bellingham, WA 98225

LexhamPress.com

You may use brief quotations from this resource in presentations, articles, and books. For all other uses, please write Lexham Press for permission. Email us at permissions@lexhampress.com.

Unless otherwise noted, Scripture quotations are from ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Scripture quotations marked (KJV) are from the King James Version. Public domain.

Scripture quotations marked (NASB) are from the New American Standard Bible®. Copyright 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.

Scripture quotations marked (NIV) are from the Holy Bible, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

Scripture quotations marked (NKJV) are from the New King James Version. Copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Print ISBN 9781683597841

Digital ISBN 9781683597858

Library of Congress Control Number 2024946840

Series Editor: Benjamin L. Merkle

Lexham Editorial: Elliot Ritzema, Allisyn Ma, Mandi Newell

Cover Design: Joshua Hunt

Contents

Series Preface

Introduction to Philippians

DAY 1 Philippians 1:1–2

DAY 2 Philippians 1:3–5

DAY 3 Philippians 1:6

DAY 4 Philippians 1:7–8

DAY 5 Philippians 1:9–11

DAY 6 Philippians 1:12

DAY 7 Philippians 1:13–14

DAY 8 Philippians 1:15–20

DAY 9 Philippians 1:21

DAY 10 Philippians 1:22–26

DAY 11 Philippians 1:27–30

DAY 12 Philippians 2:1–4

DAY 13 Philippians 2:5–8

DAY 14 Philippians 2:9–11

DAY 15 Philippians 2:12

DAY 16 Philippians 2:13

DAY 17 Philippians 2:14–18

DAY 18 Philippians 2:19–24

DAY 19 Philippians 2:25–28

DAY 20 Philippians 2:29–30

DAY 21 Philippians 3:1–3

DAY 22 Philippians 3:4–7

DAY 23 Philippians 3:8–9

DAY 24 Philippians 3:10

DAY 25 Philippians 3:11

DAY 26 Philippians 3:12–14

DAY 27 Philippians 3:15–17

DAY 28 Philippians 3:18–19

DAY 29 Philippians 3:20

DAY 30 Philippians 3:21

DAY 31 Philippians 4:1

DAY 32 Philippians 4:2–3

DAY 33 Philippians 4:4

DAY 34 Philippians 4:5

DAY 35 Philippians 4:6–7

DAY 36 Philippians 4:8–9

DAY 37 Philippians 4:10–12

DAY 38 Philippians 4:13

DAY 39 Philippians 4:14–20

DAY 40 Philippians 4:21–23

Group Reading Plan

Series Preface

The longest book of the Bible begins by describing someone who is blessed (Ps 1:1–3). Such a person does not walk with the wicked, stand with sinners, or sit with scoffers. Instead, they delight in God’s law, meditating on it day and night. They are further described as a tree that is located in an ideal setting—it is planted by streams of water. Water brings nourishment and sustenance ...