Best commentaries on 1 Samuel

Update: I’m about to start preaching 16 to the end and looking forward to using a new commentary by Steinmann, whose commentary on Daniel I loved. Also, the Seceder George Lawson has a book Discourses on the History of David, though it’s not really a commentary. This time…

Best Commentaries on Daniel

Compared to most OT books, we’re spoiled for choice when it comes to Daniel. (Update: I seem to have missed DRD off my list, but definitely used him!)

Steinmann — eventually had to buy it in light of all the good quotations, by the time I got to ch 5…

Best Commentaries on the Lord’s Prayer

Preaching the Lord’s Prayer

[Argh — just realised I had Witsius in Logos but didn’t realise he had a book on the Lord’s Prayer! 7/3/2018]

Best commentaries on the Psalms (1–10)

Another set of ramblings I forgot to post at the time. My top two commentaries on the Psalms, since my Airdrie Psalm Exposition days, have been Kidner and Bonar. Here’s some other stuff I used:

Best commentaries on 1 Peter

Having finished 1st Peter I don’t know if I’m much clearer on what the best commentaries were! Preached it in 13 sermons, so didn’t have time to use more than a few each week.
My most-used commentary (apart from Calvin) would have been the BECNT by Karen Jobes — which I have a…

Colossians

Best commentaries on Colossians

My first time preaching through one of Paul’s letters. Found the sheer amount and detail of the commentaries a bit overwhelming! (At least when trying to preach it in fairly big chunks — I did it in 15 sermons).

Best commentaries on Esther

Just about to finish preaching on Esther. I agree with Jonny that there’s no stand out commentary. What I actually found most helpful was:

***Christopher Ash*** — 3 talks for minister’s wives (Proc Trust audio & video). Probably the best thing on it…

Best Commentaries on Galatians

I’ve just finished preaching through Galatians in 18 sermons.

It was an evening series and I was doing it in fairly big chunks so I had to be quite selective in what I used.

Best commentaries on Genesis 1–3

Realised when someone asked me about Genesis commentaries that I’d forgotten to write up my thoughts after I preached on chapters 1–3 (11 sermons). 2 years on, it’s hard to remember, but reading through my notes I seem to have used Hamilton, Wenham, Ross & Kidner. I also…