Bible Commentaries

Mark gives us the most human picture of Jesus, describing him simply as 'the carpenter', and speaks most about Jesus' feelings and emotions. This w...

The book of Kings is a unique source for understanding the history of Israel from the last days of the united kingdom under David to the eventual f...

Millions of people, worldwide, love William Barclay's endlessly fascinating ability to unlock and reveal the meaning of the New Testament in our da...

The Book of Proverbs is a collection of practical life wisdom given mostly in short, memorable statements. For thousands of years, the wisdom from ...

Revised and updated Commentary to include David's most recent teaching 2014.

These two letters were written by the man who tried to persuade Jesus not to be crucified; also wanted to erect three shrines on a mountain top for...

Despite the common opinion of church-age Christians, Dr. Schultz maintains that the book of Deuteronomy is not the narrative of a never-smiling Go...

Walter Brueggemann's unique gift of joining historical-exegetical insights to penetrating observations about the traumas and joys of contemporary l...

The prophetic books Jonah, Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah are brief but powerful. They comfort us with the assurance that, when nothing in this lif...

You see the full character of Christ through the four different portraits in Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Each of them is painting a different pic...

Described as 'the loveliest book in the world', the "Gospel of Luke" inspires Barclay to write: 'Somehow of all the gospel writers, one would have ...

The path to Heaven is a challenging journey, and every day in our lives, situations arise which call for the Christian response. Read and familiari...

A series of Bible study guides following the format and content of the NIV Application Commentaries Series.

The Apostle Paul has a deep-seated joy in Christ. He is content whether he is in want or plenty and yes even in the face of great suffering and per...

This is the second volume of a practical and readable introduction to the Psalms which effectively unfolds the text and meaning as songs for the pe...

A commentary, rooted in a thorough analysis of the Hebrew text, employing helpful insights from archaeology and linguistics. It explains in a man...

1 Samuel tells story of Samuel, Saul, Jonathan and David. By investigating these lives author Dale Ralph Davis answers the question 'What does God...

Throughout this commentary Dale Ralph Davis interprets the meanings and lessons of 2 Samuel. By analysing the life of Israel and David it becomes ...

1 Kings is a continuation of a narrative of the history of Israel which begins in 1 Samuel and continues through into 1 & 2 Kings.While we so o...

The Church has a problem with Judges, it is so earthy, puzzling, primitive and violent - so much so that the Church can barely stomach it. It falls...

Every Christian desires to "be right" about their faith. How we live out our faith holds eternal significance. But in order to be right, we must kn...

Good kings and bad kings, good faith and bad faith - these are the themes of 1 and 2 Kings, from the wise King Solomon to the consequences of his...