Exodus

I am frustrated I spent money on this book. It was inexpensive so I hoped for a pleasant surprise. That large passages could be discussed in such a brief and unhelpful way amazed me. I frankly would not even refer to it as a "commentary." Not recommended.

I read this as a way of reading through Exodus while preaching some of the sermons in a series going through the book (and so spending more detailed time on those sections). I find it to be mostly disappointing. It is too brief to give and detailed work on the text and the comments it does makes often seem to be rather randomly chosen. I didn't usually find myself feeling the author had found the main point of a passage, nor did it feel to have a very coherent overview of the book. He is also rather disappointing in his approach to the miracles of Exodus - preferring to discuss the natural explanation rather than the significance. In general, it probably wasn't worth the time it took to read!

This is an OK contribution to the Daily Study Bible series. There are some interesting comments but I often just found myself skimming. I notice in the plague section he emphasizes the natural explanation for all but the last plague.