• A Commentary on 1 & 2 Chronicles

    Eugene H. Merrill


    A thorough exegetical analysis of each passage of 1 and 2 Chronicles


    The trauma of the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple, the exile of thousands of Judea's citizens, and the subsequent return after seventy years to the homeland with the difficult task of starting the new covenant community virtually from scratch--all contributed to a reassessment of Israel's meaning and destiny.

  • A Commentary on Exodus

    Duane Garrett


    The true fountainhead of Old Testament theology, Exodus illuminates the significance of the name Yahweh and introduces the title I AM. It tells of Israel’s formative historical event, the exodus, as well as the making of the covenant at Sinai. It includes the first code of the Law in the Decalogue and Book of the Covenant. It details Israel’s besetting sin in the idolatry of the golden calf episode,...
  • A Commentary on James

    Aida Besancon Spencer


    A thorough exegetical and homiletical analysis of each passage of James

    This definitive commentary sheds exegetical and theological light on the book of James for contemporary preachers and students of Scripture. Listening closely to the text while interacting with the best of scholarship, Aida Besancon Spencer shows what this epistle meant for the early church and what it means for us...

  • A Commentary on Jeremiah

    Michael B. Shepherd


    The book that bears the prophet Jeremiah’s name does not merely document the past but looks forward to God’s future and final work in Christ. Perhaps more than any book of the Old Testament, Jeremiah attests to the process of its own writing, transmission, and editing, and these internal clues confirm its original purpose as a book for all time and for every nation.
  • A Commentary on Judges and Ruth

    Robert B. Chisholm Jr.


    A thorough exegetical and homiletical analysis of each passage of Judges and Ruth This definitive commentary sheds exegetical and theological light on the books of Judges and Ruth for contemporary preachers and students of Scripture. Listening closely to the text while interacting with the best of scholarship, Chisholm shows what the text meant for ancient Israel and what it means...