Best Books and Commentaries About Old Testament

Genesis

• A Devotional Commentary: Genesis by W. H. Griffith Thomas
• A Devotional Commentary: Genesis
• Genesis (Volumes 1-3) by James Montgomery Boice
• Creation & Blessing by Allen P. Ross
• Genesis (Everyman’s Bible Commentary) by Howard F. Vos
• The Book of Genesis by Charles R. Erdman
• The Genesis Record by Henry M. Morris
• Genesis & Archeology by Howard F. Vos
• Beginning & Blessing by R. Kent Hughes
• Exploring Genesis by John Phillips

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Exodus

• The Tabernacle, Camping with God by Stephen F. Olford
• Studies in Exodus by F. B. Meyer
• Moses and the Gods of Egypt by John J. David
• The Book of Exodus by Charles R. Erdman
• His Way Out by Bernard Ramm
• The Gospel in Exodus by Henry Law
• Gleanings in Exodus by A. W. Pink
• Going Places with God by Stephen F. Olford
• Christ in the Tabernacle by Louis T. Talbot
• The Tabernacle in the Wilderness by Charles E. Fuller

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Leviticus

• The Book of Leviticus by Charles R. Erdman
• Leviticus by R. K. Harrison
• Book of Leviticus by Charles F. Pfeiffer
• Be Holy by Warren W. Wiersbe
• Leviticus by Louis Goldberg
• The Book of Leviticus by Gordon J. Wenham
• Just Leviticus by Samuel J. Schultz
• God’s Prophetic Calendar by Lehman Strauss
• Leviticus by George Bush
• Learning Through Leviticus (Volumes 1-2) by J. Vernon McGee

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Numbers

• Be Counted by Warren W. Wiersbe
• Nuggets from Numbers by W. G. Heslop
• Studies in the Pentateuch by W. R. Newell
• Five Books of Moses by F. B. Meyer
• The Book of Numbers by F. B. Huey Jr.
• Numbers, Journey to God’s Rest-Land by Irving L. Jensen
• Through The Bible Commentary by J. Vernon McGee
• Notes on the Pentateuch by C. H. Mackintosh
• Through The Pentateuch, Chapter by Chapter by W. H. Griffith Thomas

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Deuteronomy

• Be Equipped by Warren W. Wiersbe
• Deuteronomy: A Favored Book of Jesus by Bernard N. Schneider
• The Book of Deuteronomy by Charles R. Erdman
• Deuteronomy, the Gospel of Love by Samuel J. Shultz
• Deuteronomy by J. A. Thompson
• The Book of Deuteronomy by Peter C. Craigie
• Deuteronomy by John Cumming
• Through the Bible by J. Vernon McGee

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Joshua

• Joshua, Leader Under Fire by Donald K. Campbell
• Joshua, We Will Serve The Lord by James Montgomery Boice
• Victorious Christian Living by Alan Redpath
• A History of Israel by John J. Davis
• Joshua No Failing Words by Dale Ralph Davis
• Joshua by H. A. Ironside
• Joshua, Victorious By Faith by Theodore H. Epp
• Be Strong by Warren W. Wiersbe
• Overcoming the Grasshopper Complex by Erwin W. Lutzer
• Living on the Cutting Edge by R. Kent Hughes

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Judges

• Hearts of Iron, Feet Of Clay by Gary Inrig
• Be Available by Warren W. Wiersbe
• Judges and Ruth by Leon Morris
• The Expositors Bible “Judges and Ruth” by R. A. Watson
• Judges and Ruth by Arthur Lewis
• Judges and Ruth by Samuel Ridout
• Judges by A. R. Fausset
• Judges by Paul P. Enns

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Ruth

• Ruth: A Story of God’s Grace by Cyril J. Barber
• Ruth by J. Vernon Mcgee
• Be Committed (Ruth & Esther) by Warren W. Wiersbe
• Judges and Ruth by Samuel Ridout
• The Romance of Redemption by M. R. DeHaan
• Judges and Ruth by Arthur Lewis
• Judges and Ruth by Leon Morris

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1 Samuel & 2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel by Dale Ralph Davis
• Be Successful (1 Samuel) by Warren W. Wiersbe
• Be Restored (2 Samuel & 1 Chronicles) by Warren W. Wiersbe
• A Synoptic Harmony of Samuel, Kings &, Chronicles by James D. Newsome Jr.
• The First Book of Samuel by W. G. Blaikie
• 1 Samuel; 2 Samuel by J. Vernon McGee
• The Books of Samuel (Volumes 1 – 2) by Cyril J. Barber
• The Harmony of the Book of Samuel by William D. Crocket

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1 Kings & 2 Kings

• Be Responsible (1 Kings) by Warren W. Wiersbe
• Be Distinct (2 Kings and 2 Chronicles) by Warren W. Wiersbe
• 1 & 2 Kings by Richard I. McNeely
• Studies in the Books of Kings by Thomas Kirk
• Meet Me on the Mountain (1 Kings) by William J. Peterson
• The Kings of Judah and Israel by Christopher Knapp
• 1 & 2 Kings by J. Vernon Mcgee

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1 Chronicles & 2 Chronicles

• Be Distinct (2 Kings and 2 Chronicles) by Warren W. Wiersbe
• First and Second Chronicles by John Sailhamer
• The Message of Chronicles by Michael Wilcock
• 1 & 2 Chronicles by J. Vernon Mcgee

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Ezra

• Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther by H. A. Ironside
• Ezra and Nehemiah by Derrick Kidner
• Be Heroic by Warren W. Wiersbe
• Be Heroic (Ezra, Haggai, Zechariah) by Warren W. Wiersbe
• Ezra and Nehemiah by J. Carl Laney
• Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther by J. Vernon McGee
• Ezra and Nehemiah by Walter F. Adeney

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Nehemiah

• Victorious Christian Service by Alan Redpath
• Nehemiah: Man in Charge by Donald K. Campbell
• Nehemiah, Learning To Lead by James Montgomery Boice
• Hand Me Another Brick by Charles Swindoll
• Nehemiah by Cyril J. Barber
• Ezra and Nehemiah by J. Carl Laney
• Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther by J. Vernon McGee
• Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther by H. A. Ironside
• Ezra and Nehemiah by Derrick Kidner
• Ezra and Nehemiah by Walter F. Adeney

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Esther

• Triumph of God’s Sovereignty by John C. Whitcomb
• If I Perish, I Perish by Major Ian Thomas
• Exposition on the Book of Esther by J. Vernon Mcgee
• Esther Queen at the Crossroads by Janet Lockerbie
• The Book of Esther by Alexander Raleigh
• Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther by J. Vernon McGee
• Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther by H. A. Ironside

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Job

• Sitting with Job by Roy B. Zuck
• Living Patiently by J. Allen Blair
• Behind Suffering by Ray Stedman
• Be Patient by Warren W. Wiersbe
• The Answers of Jesus to Job by G. Campbell Morgan
• Baffled to Fight Better by Oswald Chambers
• Job by Roy B. Zuck
• The Remarkable Record of Job by Henry M. Morris
• Job by J. Vernon Mcgee
• Job by Francis I. Anderson

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Psalms

• Psalms (Volumes 1-3) by James Montgomery Boice
• The Treasury of David (Volumes 1-3) by C. H. Spurgeon
• The Lord Our Shepherd by John Stevenson
• The Psalms by A. F. Kirkpatrick
• Analytical Studies in the Psalms by A. G. Clarke
• The Shepherd Psalm by F. B. Meyer
• Choice Notes on the Psalms by F. B. Meyer
• Meet Yourself in the Psalms by Warren W. Wiersbe
• Favorite Psalms by John Stott
• Psalms by W. Graham Scroggie

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Proverbs

• Exploring Proverbs (Volumes 1-2) by John Phillips
• Proverbs by Derek Kidner
• Be Skillful by Warren W. Wiersbe
• In All Your Ways by Andrew W. Blackwood
• The Wisdom of Proverbs by Bob Beasley
• Proverbs by Robert L. Alden
• Proverbs by J. Vernon McGee
• Proverbs for Today by David Hocking
• Proverbs by Irving L. Jensen
• The Book of Proverbs (Volumes 1-2) by Ralph Wardlaw

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Ecclesiastes

• The Book of Ecclesiastes by James M. MacDonald
• Ecclesiastes Total Life by Walter C. Kaiser
• Living on the Ragged Edge by Charles R. Swindoll
• Is This All There Is To Life? Answers from Ecclesiastes by Ray Stedman
• Be Satisfied by Warren W. Wiersbe
• Ecclesiastes & Song of Solomon by J. Vernon McGee
• Ecclesiastes by Charles Bridges
• The Message of Ecclesiastes by Derek Kidner
• Thus Spake Qoheleth by Kenneth O. Gangel

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Song Of Solomon

• Exploring the Song of Solomon by John Phillips
• A Song for Lovers by S. Craig Clickman
• The Song of Solomon by Thomas Newberry
• Song of Solomon by H. A. Ironside
• Song of Solomon (Tree of Life Bible Commentary) by Jon Courson
• Song of Solomon by Paige Patterson

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Isaiah

• The Book of Isaiah by Charles R. Erdman
• Faith for the Times by Alan Redpath
• Be Comforted by Warren W. Wiersbe
• *Isaiah (Prophecies, Promises, Warnings) by W. E. Vine
• Christ in Isaiah by F. B. Meyer
• Studies in Isaiah by F. C. Jennings
• Interpreting Isaiah by Herbert M. Wolf
• Isaiah (A Study Guide) by D. David Garland
• Exposition of Isaiah by H. C. Leupold
• Isaiah by H. A. Ironside

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Jeremiah

• Jeremiah A Commentary by Charles L. Feinberg
• Jeremiah & Lamentations by Philip Graham Ryken
• Studies in the Prophecy of Jeremiah by G. Campbell Morgan
• Lamentations and Jeremiah by H. A. Ironside
• Jeremiah: The Prophet Who Wouldn’t Quit by William J. Petersen
• Be Decisive by Warren W. Wiersbe
• The Book of Jeremiah & Lamentations by Charles R. Erdman
• Jeremiah & Lamentations by R. K. Harrison
• The Message of Jeremiah by Derek Kidner
• Studies in Jeremiah by Clyde T. Francisco

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Ezekiel

• Ezekiel by W. A. Criswell
• The Book of Ezekiel by Charles R. Erdman
• The Prophecy of Ezekiel the Glory of The Lord by Charles L. Feinberg
• Pearls from the Prophet Ezekiel by W. G. Heslop
• Be Reverent by Warren W. Wiersbe
• Ezekiel the Man and His Message by H. L. Ellison
• Notes on Ezekiel by William Kelly
• Ezekiel by Ralph Alexander
• Ezekiel by D. M. G. Stalker
• Ezekiel by John B. Taylor

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Daniel

• Daniel’s Prophecy of the Weeks by Alva J. McClain
• Daniel: Decoder of Dreams by Donald K. Campbell
• The Prophecies of Daniel by Lehman Strauss
• Daniel: The Key to Prophetic Revelation by John F. Walvoord
• Daniel: The Kingdom of the Lord by Charles L. Feinberg
• Expository Sermons on the book of Daniel by W. A. Criswell
• Daniel in the Critic’s Den by Josh McDowell
• Exploring the Book of Daniel by John Phillips
• Exposition of Daniel by H. C. Leupold
• Daniel and the Latter Days by Robert Duncan Culver

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Minor Prophets

• The Minor Prophets (Volumes 1-2) by James Montgomery Boice
• Taking God Seriously by Stuart Briscoe
• The Minor Prophets by G. Campbell Morgan
• Notes on the Minor Prophets by H. A. Ironside
• Be Concerned by Warren W. Wiersbe
• Be Amazed by Warren W. Wiersbe
• Voices of Twelve Hebrew Prophets by G. Campbell Morgan
• Exploring the Minor Prophets by John Phillips
• 12 Prophetic Voices/Major Messages from the Minor Prophets by Mariano DiGangi
• Major Themes from Minor Prophets by Gerald H. Twombly

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Hosea

• Hosea: The Heart & Holiness of God by G. Campbell Morgan
• Hosea’s Heartbreak by Jack R. Riggs
• Studies in Hosea by K. Owen White
• Hosea/Amos by Gary G. Cohen
• Hosea by D. David Garland
• Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, and Jonah by Lloyd J. Ogilvie
• Hosea and Joel by J. Vernon McGee

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Joel

• Joel, Obadiah, and Micah by Thomas J. Finley
• The Prophet Joel by Arno C. Gaebelein
• Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, and Jonah by Lloyd J. Ogilvie
• Joel by Ronald B. Allen
• Hosea and Joel by J. Vernon McGee

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Amos

• The Message of Amos by J. A. Motyer
• A Commentary on the Book of Amos by Richard S. Cripps
• Hosea/Amos by Gary G. Cohen
• Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, and Jonah by Lloyd J. Ogilvie
• Amos by D. David Garland
• Studies in Amos by Kyle M. Yates

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Obadiah

• Joel, Obadiah, and Micah by Thomas J. Finley
• Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, and Jonah by Lloyd J. Ogilvie
• The Servant and the Dove: Obadiah & Jonah by Frank E. Gaebelein
• Obadiah & Habakkuk by Edward Marbury

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Jonah

• Living Obediently: A Devotional Study of the Book of Jonah by J. Allen Blair
• Jonah Fact or Fiction? by M. R. DeHaan
• The Prophet Jonah by Samuel Clift Burn
• Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, and Jonah by Lloyd J. Ogilvie
• Jonah & Micah by J. Vernon McGee
• Jonah an Exposition by R. T. Kendall
• The Servant and the Dove: Obadiah & Jonah by Frank E. Gaebelein
• Jonah and Nahum by John R. Kohlenberger III
• Jonah the Reluctant Prophet by William L. Banks

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Micah

• Joel, Obadiah, and Micah by Thomas J. Finley
• Jonah & Micah by J. Vernon McGee

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Nahum

• The Book of Nahum by Walter A. Maier
• Jonah and Nahum by John R. Kohlenberger III
• Nahum, Zephaniah, Habbakuk, of the Seventh Century by Hobart E. Freeman

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Habakkuk

• Habakkuk and Zephaniah by Cyrill J. Barber
• Habakkuk (Tree of Life/Bible Commentary) by Jon Courson
• Nahum, Zephaniah, Habbakuk, of the Seventh Century by Hobart E. Freeman
• Obadiah & Habakkuk by Edward Marbury

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Zephaniah

• Habakkuk and Zephaniah by Cyrill J. Barber
• Nahum, Zephaniah, Habbakuk, of the Seventh Century by Hobart E. Freeman

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Haggai

• Be Heroic (Ezra, Haggai, Zechariah) by Warren W. Wiersbe
• Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi by Joyce G. Baldwin
• Haggai, Malachi: Rededication & Renewal by Herbert M. Wolf

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Zechariah

• Be Heroic (Ezra, Haggai, Zechariah) by Warren W. Wiersbe
• Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi by Joyce G. Baldwin
• Commentary on Zechariah by T. V. Moore
• God Remembers (The Visions & Prophecies of Zechariah) by Charles L. Feinberg
• The Prophet of Hope by F. B. Meyer
• Zechariah by G. Coleman Luck
• Studies in Zechariah by Arno C. Gaebelein

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Malachi

• Wherein Have We Robbed God? by G. Campbell Morgan
• Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi by Joyce G. Baldwin
• Malachi by Charles D. Isbell
• Malachi by J. Vernon McGee
• Haggai, Malachi: Rededication & Renewal by Herbert M. Wolf

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