The NIV Application Commentary Esther

This is the best commentary on Esther that I have personally read!

I recently preached through the book. I utilized several commentaries on Esther, but none was more helpful to me than Karen Jobes fine work. The book is the perfect combination of textual analysis, historical context, and modern application. If you are looking for a hyper-technical work, this isn't it. That isn't to say that Jobes doesn't deal with textual issues from a solidly academic perspective; she does!

I recommend this book to pastors, sharp lay leaders, and small group leaders who are serious about studying the text.

A wonderful commentary full of practical application and incisive theology. One of the best practical commentaries I have ever read on any book of the Bible.