Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible, Complete and Unabridged
By Matthew Henry / Hendrickson Publishers
Most one-volume editions of Matthew Henry's Commentary have been abridged or rewritten. This edition boasts the entire text of the original multi-volume commentary. Henry's succinct chapter summaries and helpful outlines are included; only the KJV text is omitted to save space. Roman numerals are changed to Arabic, and Greek and Hebrew words are transliterated. This commentary follows a a section-by-section format and is based on the KJV.
Matthew Henry (1662-1714) has been known and loved for three centuries for his devotional commentary on the Bible. It has not been generally known that he was also a distinguished preacher. He began preaching at twenty-four years old and held pastorates until his death. The greatness of his sermons consists in their scriptural content, lucid presentation, practical application, and Christ-centeredness.
Not everyone is aware that Matthew Henry passed away before he was able to finish commenting on the New Testament. A group of dissenting ministers took up the task of finishing this work. These writers were Messrs. Evans, Brown, Mayo, Bays, Rosewell, harriss, Atkinson, Smith, Tong, Wright, Merrell, Hill, Reynolds, and Billingsley. As Spurgeon said, "they have executed their work exceedingly well, have worked in much of the matter which Henry had collected, and have done their best to follow his methods, but ther combined porduction is far inferior to Matthew Henry himself, and any reader will soon detect the difference."
Spurgeon continued on with a high recommendation of this commentary to all ministers of the Word of God. He wrote,
Every minister ought to read Matthew Henry entirely and carefully through once at least. I should recommend you to get through it in the next twelve months after you leave college. Begin at the beginning, and resolve that you will traverse the godly land from Dan to Beersheba. You will acquire a vast store of sermons if you read with your note-book close at hand; and as for thoughts, they will swarm around you like twittering swallows around an old gable towards the close of autumn.
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