Proverbs
in Crossway Classic Commentaries
Pages
288
Publisher
Crossway
Published
1/1/1846
ISBN-13
9781581343007
Collections
This book appears in the following featured collections.
- John Piper's OT Commentary Recommendations by John Piper (Desiring God)
- Essential OT Commentaries for a Preacher's Library by Derek W. H. Thomas
Reviews
In this 1846 writing, Charles Bridges asserts that Proverbs does not generally receive the esteem it should. Going verse by verse, Bridges gives homilectical and practical advice, rather than presenting a technical study. Charles Spurgeon referred to Bridge’s commentary as the best on Proverbs, saying, “Whilst explaining the passage in hand, he sets other portions of the word in new lights.
[Full Review]
Bridges was a first -class scholar and pastor. Though dates, his keen exegesis and searching application show that commentaries can be both scholarly and practical.