Commentary on Wisdom: Unabridged Commentary with Inline Scripture for Every Book Including Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solo

Publisher Marketing: This volume of Matthew Henry's well-known "Complete Commentary" provides an exhaustive verse-by-verse study of the middle five books of the Old Testament, also known as the books of wisdom. This is a faithful printing of the Henry's "Commentary" retaining the original volume preface, chapter analyses, inline scripture, passage titles, and all of Henry's unabridged remarks and observations. Tasteful formatting updates have been applied to make it easier for the reader to lookup and analyze specific verses. This monumental work dates from 1714 and has stood the test of time. Even today after three centuries this commentary is still gets recommended by popular modern-day preachers like John Piper of DesiringGod.org. Famous evangelical Protestant preachers such as George Whitefield and Charles Spurgeon used and heartily commended the work, with Whitefield reading it through four times - the last time on his knees. Spurgeon stated, "Every minister ought to read it entirely and carefully through once at least." Henry's comments are primarily exegetical, dealing with the scripture text as presented, with his prime intention being explanation, for practical and devotional purposes. While not being a work of textual research, Henry's "Commentary" gives the result of a critical account of the original as of his time, with practical application. It was and still is considered sensible and stylish, a commentary for devotional purposes. Contributor Bio:  Henry, Matthew Matthew Henry (1662-1714), un comentarista no conformista de la Biblia, nacio en Gales, Inglaterra. Su padre lo educo en la casa y tambien en una academia de Islington. En 1687 Matthew Henry fue ordenado como pastor presbiteriano y se hizo pastor en Chester, donde sirvio desde 1687 hasta 1712. Los ultimos dos anos de su vida fue pastor en Hackney, cerca de Londres. En 1714, mientras predicaba en Chester, murio y lo entarraron alli. Se caso dos veces y tuvo nueve hijas y un hijo. Matthew Henry fue un ministro del evangelio fiel, devoto y ortodoxo. Fue un amoroso pastor de almas y un padre espiritual sabio.