William MacDonald's Bible Commentary

The William MacDonald Bible Commentary is the culmination of four decades of work, patient study, and constant dedication by one of the most recognized and admired exegetes of the 21st century; a goal he set for himself at the age of thirty. The result of his effort has been a publishing success and a blessing for hundreds of thousands of pastors and students. His work has been valued by critics as one of the best existing expositions of the biblical text. Its strong point lies in the perfect combination of analytical exegesis with devotional thoughts. Its main qualities are:

1. Its clarity. It scholarly develops and unravels the most complicated themes and the most difficult theological concepts, making them clear and understandable to any reader.

2. Its openness. Despite having been written by a conservative author and from a conservative perspective—whose views he proposes and defends with masterful effectiveness—it also presents different or opposing theological positions with truly commendable equanimity.

3. Its practical applications. Once the passage has been analyzed and its teaching extracted, it develops its practical application to the common problems of current society and the Church today.

The body of the commentary develops verse by verse, but it presents all the expository material organized as an outline, using titles and subtitles—which is of immense help to the preacher—interspersing, as appropriate, thematic or topical excursuses. When the theme is sufficiently important, it includes a complete study on it, independently of the commentary. Furthermore, it allows not only a verse-by-verse and passage-by-passage exegetical study—according to the objectives of the query—but also a topical or thematic study throughout the entire Bible, starting from the passage or biblical text itself where the theme is raised or the corresponding teaching arises. Above all, its greatest virtue is consistency.

It does not shy away from difficult passages; on the contrary, it treats them with mastery. In controversial aspects, it adopts its own defined position, even though it admits and comments on other interpretations and points of view from other commentators. The exposition, already solid and documented, is enriched with other opinions and quotes related to the treated passage from a wide spectrum of the best Christian writers of all time, such as Augustine of Hippo, Martin Luther, John Calvin, Charles Wesley, J. N. Darby, J. C. Ryle, C. H. Spurgeon, Gidet, Lang, Meyer, Ironside, Robertson, and many more.

One of the greatest publishing successes in the Christian world. The William MacDonald Bible Commentary provides unparalleled richness in the analysis of the historical background of the message and illuminating clarity in its application to the present. A blessing for every student of Scripture.

An essential, useful, and necessary tool for anyone who intends to seriously study the Word of God.

It is supplemented with numerous illustrative maps of biblical lands for the commented passages, diagrams of characters and events, as well as abundant drawings and photographs designed to illustrate the main places and objects. It is, therefore, an exceptional biblical commentary, which goes much further in its exegetical approaches and offers much more than other commentaries. In short, an indispensable tool for every pastor, preacher, teacher, and student of the Bible in the Hispanic world.