Question on Some Older Commentaries

[panicbird]

What do you all know about the following works? Some of them have been reprinted recently; others have not been printed in quite some time. Have any of you used any of these? If so, what are your thoughts? I am probably going to be preaching through the Ten Commandments, so I am looking for the best commentaries upon the Decalogue.

• Henry Ainsworth's Annotations on Exodus
• John Calvin's Sermons on the Ten Commandments
• John Dod's The Ten Commandments
• James Durham's The Law Unsealed
• Edward Elton's The Ten Commandments of God
• Ezekiel Hopkins' Exposition of the Ten Commandments
• John Lightfoot's Gleanings from Exodus
• Simon Patrick's Exposition of the Ten Commandments and the Lord's Prayer
• Patrick Symon's Commentary on Deuteronomy
• Andrew Willet's Commentary on Exodus

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Lon

[Edited on 4-29-2006 by panicbird]

 

[NaphtaliPress]

Durham's the Law Unsealed (unleashed?) is in print in a new edition (critical text) from Naphtali Press. It is wonderful. http://www.naphtali.com

 

[VirginiaHuguenot]

I have Ainsworth's Annotations on the Pentateuch (Soli Deo Gloria, 1991), and I highly recommend it.

I also have Calvin's Sermons on Deuteronomy (Banner of Truth, 1987), which is good.

My pastor uses Andrew Willet's commentary on Exodus and thinks highly of it.

I highly recommend Matthew Henry and Matthew Poole (both his Annotations and his Synopsis). Also, the English and Dutch Annotations are helpful. I think all of the works you mentioned will be very good.

See also Spurgeon's guide to commentaries and Puritan & Reformed Sermons on Exodus.

[Edited on 4-29-2006 by VirginiaHuguenot]

 

[panicbird]

Thanks guys!

I changed "unleashed" to "unsealed," though I must say that I like "unleashed" better.

Lon