Michael Wilcock

Another commentary of a very misunderstood book of the bible: the book of Judges. The book of Judges is actually a collection of stories, with heroes and villains, that occurred in ancient Israel between the settlement of the land under Joshua and the establishment of the monarchy under King Saul: a period of between three to four hundred years. The book is described as having a cyclical pattern, with the Israelites rejecting God, God sending foreign nations to oppress them, the Israelites show more crying out for release, and then God sending a 'judge' (or more like hero) to rescue the people. However, it is not so much cyclical, but rather it is a continuing downward spiral where everybody does what they see right in their own eyes and the rejection of an objective moral law.
As mentioned, this is a book of heroes and villains, however while the villains are, well, villainous, the heroes are anything but. If anything, they are flawed, and in Samson's case, more of an anti-hero than a hero (what indeed is he doing going into the capital city of his people's enemies simply to visit a prostitute?).
In any case, as with the other commentaries, this book does a good job of exploring the book of Judges and how this book, written probably 3000 years ago, still applies to us today. show less

One of the best commentaries on the book of Revelation I have ever read. It is written from a amillennial point of view. It is hopeful, clear, and written for both a broad audience and for pastors and Bible teachers. This book changed the way I view the apocalyptic literature in the Bible and it has made all the difference in the world in helping me teach others about "God's Unveiling/Revealing" instead of concealing his message of comfort and hope.

A personal classic for the amillenarist, idealistic reading of Revelation which I favour. Read it in translation several years ago, skimmed the original for Sunday school a few years ago, now fully read the original for domestic study. Still merited a leisurely read with full reference to all the Old Testament related texts.

Just wish IVP would reset the text. Seems like a photocopy from a badly printed original.

Really good commentary on Luke's gospel