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Format: Hardcover, Format: Hardcover
This ESV Expository Commentary (12-Volume Set) is a dream come true for me.
Hereโs why I wanted it: I have difficulty with picking up my phone to search the internet when I donโt understand a thing Iโm reading during my daily study. I loathe this habit because it takes a lot to reel myself back in to my study time. For over a month now Iโve used this set to put my foot down and have less distraction for the most important part of my day. [Side note: I use the MโCheyne one year reading plan each year to give myself the discipline to read through but now I am finally able to use my time wisely when I have questions.] Now, as I read from the old and New Testament each day, it feels like I have a very studious friend by my side helping me gain more depth of understanding by filling in the many gaps of my knowledge base.
Each book is covered with an overview, author, date, occasion and purpose, genre and literary features, relationship to the rest of the Bible and Christ (love this section) and a preaching from section and some have an interpretive challenges section. (:
Each chapter has: Section overview, section outline, comments and response.
In the contents section it shares the exactly the authors names who contributed. Iโm thankful this part is clear because I can look into further writings by these authors if they have anything.
I could just cry over how beautiful and helpful this set of incredible books have been to my life. I have much more confidence in facing the more challenging sections of the Bible.
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Physically:
Some of these books are very hefty so keep them where you wonโt have to carry one far to get to your desk. I only have to walk up a few stairs but if Iโve got two of the thicker ones? lol A workout for me!
They lay open very well, the spine is designed beautifully for easier place holding.
There is plenty of border around each page so you can add notes quite plentifully if youโre like me (a micron of 01 size or finer gives maximum use if you write tiny and it doesnโt bleed).
The font is not tiny, even the footnotes are reasonably sized.
The scripture written about is in the text itself which is great if you have a smaller desk.
They take up almost an entire bookshelf in a standard shelving unit.
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These are amazing, just amazingly clear and readable. Iโve been especially helped by the historical context which I previously was unaware of- like information on the people in surrounding areas, their cultures and beliefs, the impact it had on the Jewish peoples etc.
[[The cost: If you are thinking you donโt want to afford these, hereโs how I look at it: I purchase a phone every three years or so, I was about to put that off one more year and buy these. If you have a daughter or son and they are on fire for the Lord and studious-these would make a mind blowingly great gift for graduation. If you are wondering what to get your pastor this year, why not get a few people in on it with you? If you, like me, just really want a boost to your understanding that is pretty much exhaustive this set will help you for years to come. I say these things because I know the cost gave me pause but after reading them for over a month I know them to be worth every cent, for me: theyโve been pretty much priceless.]]
Iโve been encouraged and informed by the hours Iโve read through these and they simply shine with thorough scholarly care, now I would not hesitate for a second to recommend these to any believer with the conviction that we ought to be ready in season and able to answer to the reason for our joy.
I agree with the other reviewers whoโve said these are for anyone teenaged and up (Iโm sure theyโd be helpful for studious children even younger depending on their ability and desire).
PS Most of my pictures are from the volume X- Romans through Galatians because thatโs what I happened to be using during this review.
I sure hope something in my review helps you to make the best choice for your needs. (:
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Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2025
