The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Combines the defining function of a dictionary with an encyclopedia's comprehensive presentation of accurate, dependable information. Summarizing the state of knowledge on more than 9,000 topics and including 3,500 cross-references, ISBE contains articles on every person and place mentioned in the Bible, every word in the Bible that has significant …
Dr. John Song was born in Fukien, China, in 1901. He died at the age of forty-two. His active ministry was limited to just fifteen years, yet he had an unprecedented impact on the Church in China and South-east Asia. Through his ministry tens of thousands were converted. Churches experienced revival. And thousands of Christians were challenged in their commitment to Christ. The late Leslie T. L…
The books of Ezra and Nehemiah tell a vital story of a community revived and restored by God’s grace through gifted individuals―preparing the way for the coming Messiah. In his practical and devotional expository commentary, pastor-theologian Derek W. H. Thomas shows what this gripping narrative can teach us about kingdom life in our own time. In their different ways, Ezra and Nehemiah both…
To the people of Judah, distressed by changing political realities, it seemed that God had lost control of the situation. Zephaniah warned of imminent judgment and pointed to hope close at hand: God is both Judge and a Refuge from judgment. Haggai declared that God’s struggling people needed to reorder their priorities and invest in building the Lord’s house so that God’s renewed pr…
The book of 2 Samuel charts the remarkable trajectory of David’s reign as king. Blessed through God’s anointing, his leadership binds together a broken nation and gives them victory. But when David becomes unwary, he is overcome by sin: the adultery and murder he commits serve as a timeless warning regarding the perils of temptation. The sword of God’s judgment falls on David and his hous…
When people think of 1 Samuel, they think of David, the man after God's own heart. Yet 1 Samuel introduces us to two great alter egos Samuel and Saul. And let's not forget Eli, Hannah, and Jonathan!
Douglas O’Donnell shows, in this redemptive-historical, biblical, practical, and expositional commentary, that Ecclesiastes answers two key questions that worry everybody in the depths of their minds. The first is “What does man gain from all the toil at which he toils under the sun?”―the answer being “nothing.” The second follows: “In light of such vanity―the fact that our work…
The grandeur of St. Peter's, the Baroque ecstasy of the churches at Cholula in Mexico, the intimate peace of Fairford Church in Gloucestershire... The two thousand years' heritage of Christian churches is a fascinating one. For anyone interested in the evolution of architectural styles, the subject is of inescapable interest. For a far wider group of people, however, it is clear that churches a…
How can we know that we possess eternal life? The apostle John answered that question in the three epistles that bear his name. He wrote that we must first believe that Jesus is the Son of God and that Christ came in the flesh. Second, we must obey God’s commandments. Third, we must love others. In this illuminating and engaging commentary on John’s letters, pastor-scholar Douglas Sean O’…
Dan Doriani explores how Peter presents both the effective work of Jesus for us and his personal work in usand how this enables us to live faithfully amidst trials.