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Crossway, founded in 1938, is an evangelical publisher known for theological clarity, biblical fidelity, and a strong commitment to serving the church through trustworthy resources. Its editorial ethos is shaped by a high view of Scripture, a desire to support gospel-centred ministry, and a long history of producing books marked by both doctrinal steadiness and pastoral usefulness. The publisher is widely regarded as reliable within conservative evangelical circles.

Crossway’s strengths include careful theological curation, high production standards, and an emphasis on works that unite scholarship with devotional depth. Many of their theological and pastoral titles, including contributions from leading Reformed thinkers, reflect a commitment to accessible yet substantial biblical engagement. Their list often rewards the reader with material that is both thoughtful and spiritually fruitful.

Volumes from this publisher are consistently dependable for serious students of Scripture.

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Malachi, ESV Expository Commentary

Mid-levelBusy pastors, Pastors-in-trainingStrong recommendation
8.2
Author: Eric Ortlund
Bible Book: Malachi
Series: ESV Expository Commentary
Type: Expository (Mid-Level)
Publisher: Crossway
Theological Perspective: Broadly Evangelical
Resource Type: Commentary

Summary

In Malachi, ESV Expository Commentary, Eric Ortlund helps us preach the Lord’s searching questions to a weary and cynical people. He shows how Malachi exposes cold worship and careless faithfulness, while holding out the hope of the Lord’s coming. Volume 7.

We are helped to follow the disputation structure, so each section lands with its intended force and clarity.

Why Should I Own This Commentary?

We should own this volume when we want help preaching repentance without harshness. The exposition keeps us in the text, and it helps us address half hearted religion with both seriousness and patience.

The commentary is also useful for linking themes across Scripture. We are helped to see how priesthood, covenant faithfulness, and the promised messenger function within the book’s argument.

For pastoral ministry, it gives us language for calling the church to integrity, especially in worship and everyday obedience.

Closing Recommendation

We recommend Malachi, ESV Expository Commentary for pastors and teachers who want a mid level companion that supports clear, corrective preaching with real hope. It will serve us well when we want to press Malachi’s call home, and to lift our eyes to the Lord who comes to purify and to save.

As pastoral next steps, we can visit the Bible Book Overview, browse Top Recommendations, and use the Reformed Commentary Index to build a wiser working library.


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Haggai, ESV Expository Commentary

Mid-levelBusy pastors, Pastors-in-trainingStrong recommendation
8.1
Author: Michael Stead
Bible Book: Haggai
Series: ESV Expository Commentary
Type: Expository (Mid-Level)
Publisher: Crossway
Theological Perspective: Broadly Evangelical
Resource Type: Commentary

Summary

In Haggai, ESV Expository Commentary, Michael Stead helps us preach a brief book that speaks sharply to spiritual drift. He keeps the focus on the Lord’s priorities, the rebuilding call, and the encouragement that God is with his people. Volume 7.

We are helped to see how each oracle addresses a specific spiritual problem, and how the responses expose the heart.

Why Should I Own This Commentary?

We should own this volume when we want help applying a short prophetic book without flattening it into a stewardship talk. The commentary keeps us close to the text’s covenant logic and to the Lord’s presence as the great comfort.

It is practical for preaching. We are given clear explanation, helpful transitions between units, and prompts for pressing the message home to the church.

It also helps us show the difference between outward activity and genuine repentance, which is always relevant in local ministry.

Closing Recommendation

We recommend Haggai, ESV Expository Commentary for pastors and teachers who want a mid level companion that speaks clearly to congregational life. It will serve us well when we want to call God’s people back to first things, with real encouragement in the Lord’s nearness.

As pastoral next steps, we can visit the Bible Book Overview, browse Top Recommendations, and use the Reformed Commentary Index to build a wiser working library.


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Zephaniah, ESV Expository Commentary

Mid-levelBusy pastors, Pastors-in-trainingStrong recommendation
8.1
Author: Jason S. DeRouchie
Bible Book: Zephaniah
Series: ESV Expository Commentary
Type: Expository (Mid-Level)
Publisher: Crossway
Theological Perspective: Broadly Evangelical
Resource Type: Commentary

Summary

In Zephaniah, ESV Expository Commentary, Jason S. DeRouchie helps us preach the day of the Lord with both warning and promise. He shows how judgement and renewal belong together, and how the book summons God’s people to humility, repentance, and hope. Volume 7.

We are helped to see the book’s big movements, and to keep the gospel shaped comfort of the closing chapters in view.

Why Should I Own This Commentary?

We should own this volume when we want help preaching themes that can be misused. It keeps us close to the text, so that fear of the Lord leads to repentance, and promise leads to worship, not to cheap reassurance.

The exposition is practical for pastors. We are given clear summaries, sensible explanation of imagery, and applications suited to ordinary congregational life.

It is also a good aid for teaching smaller books that many believers have rarely heard preached.

Closing Recommendation

We recommend Zephaniah, ESV Expository Commentary for pastors and teachers who want a mid level guide that is clear and ready for proclamation. It will help us preach judgement honestly, and it will help us preach hope with real substance.

As pastoral next steps, we can visit the Bible Book Overview, browse Top Recommendations, and use the Reformed Commentary Index to build a wiser working library.


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Habakkuk, ESV Expository Commentary

Mid-levelBusy pastors, Pastors-in-trainingStrong recommendation
8.2
Author: David G. Firth
Bible Book: Habakkuk
Series: ESV Expository Commentary
Type: Expository (Mid-Level)
Publisher: Crossway
Theological Perspective: Broadly Evangelical
Resource Type: Commentary

Summary

In Habakkuk, ESV Expository Commentary, David G. Firth helps us preach a book that begins with questions and ends with worship. He traces the prophet’s complaints, the Lord’s surprising answers, and the call to live by faith when the world is shaking. Volume 7.

We are helped to follow the dialogue and the hymn, so our sermons can honour the book’s movement from protest to praise.

Why Should I Own This Commentary?

We should own this volume when we need help handling hard providence. It encourages honesty in the presence of God, while refusing unbelieving cynicism.

The commentary serves weekly preaching. We are given clear exposition, careful linking of sections, and thoughtful suggestions for application that suit anxious hearts.

It also helps us hold together God’s sovereignty and our responsibility, keeping the message rooted in the text rather than in our favourite slogans.

Closing Recommendation

We recommend Habakkuk, ESV Expository Commentary for pastors and teachers who want a mid level companion that is clear, faithful, and spiritually bracing. It is a strong help when we want to teach our people to wait, to trust, and to rejoice in the Lord.

As pastoral next steps, we can visit the Bible Book Overview, browse Top Recommendations, and use the Reformed Commentary Index to build a wiser working library.


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Nahum, ESV Expository Commentary

Mid-levelBusy pastors, Pastors-in-trainingStrong recommendation
8.1
Author: Daniel C. Timmer
Bible Book: Nahum
Series: ESV Expository Commentary
Type: Expository (Mid-Level)
Publisher: Crossway
Theological Perspective: Broadly Evangelical
Resource Type: Commentary

Summary

In Nahum, ESV Expository Commentary, Daniel C. Timmer helps us preach a difficult book with sobriety and confidence. He shows how Nahum announces the Lord’s justice against proud violence, and how that justice becomes comfort for those who are crushed. Volume 7.

We are guided through the poetry, its images, and its purpose, so that the message lands as Scripture for the church, not as distant history.

Why Should I Own This Commentary?

We should own this volume when we need help preaching judgement texts faithfully. It keeps returning us to what the passage says, how it says it, and why it matters for God’s people.

The commentary supports careful application. We are helped to speak against oppression without turning the sermon into mere cultural comment, because the focus remains on the Lord, his holiness, and his rule.

It also helps us keep mercy and justice together. We are encouraged to preach refuge for the repentant, and warning for the hardened, with the cross in view and the Lord’s character at the centre.

Closing Recommendation

We recommend Nahum, ESV Expository Commentary for pastors and teachers who want a mid level companion that strengthens courageous, text driven preaching. It will serve us well when we want our people to fear the Lord rightly, and to find refuge in him.

As pastoral next steps, we can visit the Bible Book Overview, browse Top Recommendations, and use the Reformed Commentary Index to build a wiser working library.


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Micah, ESV Expository Commentary

Mid-levelBusy pastors, Pastors-in-trainingStrong recommendation
8.2
Author: Stephen G. Dempster
Bible Book: Micah
Series: ESV Expository Commentary
Type: Expository (Mid-Level)
Publisher: Crossway
Theological Perspective: Broadly Evangelical
Resource Type: Commentary

Summary

In Micah, ESV Expository Commentary, Stephen G. Dempster helps us hear Micah’s alternating thunder and comfort. He keeps judgement and hope together, and he shows how Micah exposes hollow religion while holding out the promise of the Shepherd King. Volume 7.

We are helped with the book’s structure and movement, so our preaching can follow Micah’s own progression rather than treating the oracles as isolated fragments.

Why Should I Own This Commentary?

We should own this volume when we want help preaching prophetical poetry with clarity. It encourages patient reading, careful attention to key themes, and a steady line from text to sermon.

The exposition is very usable for weekly ministry. We are given clear summaries, sensible explanations, and pastoral prompts that suit congregational life.

It is especially helpful when we want to address social sin and empty worship without sliding into slogans, because the commentary keeps us tethered to what Micah actually says.

Closing Recommendation

We recommend Micah, ESV Expository Commentary for pastors and teachers who want a mid level companion that keeps the book’s moral seriousness and gospel hope in view. Used prayerfully, it will help us preach Micah with both warning and consolation.

As pastoral next steps, we can visit the Bible Book Overview, browse Top Recommendations, and use the Reformed Commentary Index to build a wiser working library.


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Jonah, ESV Expository Commentary

Mid-levelBusy pastors, Pastors-in-trainingStrong recommendation
8.2
Author: Jay Sklar
Bible Book: Jonah
Series: ESV Expository Commentary
Type: Expository (Mid-Level)
Publisher: Crossway
Theological Perspective: Broadly Evangelical
Resource Type: Commentary

Summary

In Jonah, ESV Expository Commentary, Jay Sklar helps us read Jonah as more than a children’s story. He keeps the narrative pace, draws out the prophet’s spiritual contradictions, and shows how the book confronts our narrowness with the Lord’s mercy. Volume 7.

We are shown how scenes fit together, how the repeated words work, and how the closing question is meant to linger in the conscience of the church.

Why Should I Own This Commentary?

We should own this volume when we want help preaching narrative with care. It presses us to observe, to follow the story’s turning points, and to avoid moralising that misses the book’s sharp edge.

The commentary is helpful in application. We are guided to speak honestly about resentment, self righteousness, and the hard lesson of sharing God’s compassion.

It also serves mission shaped preaching, because it keeps the Lord’s freedom and kindness at the centre, rather than treating Jonah as the hero.

Closing Recommendation

We recommend Jonah, ESV Expository Commentary for pastors and teachers who want a mid level companion that is clear, faithful, and geared for proclamation. It is a strong aid when we want sermons that humble us, and that lift our eyes to the Lord who delights to save.

As pastoral next steps, we can visit the Bible Book Overview, browse Top Recommendations, and use the Reformed Commentary Index to build a wiser working library.


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Obadiah, ESV Expository Commentary

Mid-levelBusy pastors, Pastors-in-trainingStrong recommendation
8.1
Author: Max Rogland
Bible Book: Obadiah
Series: ESV Expository Commentary
Type: Expository (Mid-Level)
Publisher: Crossway
Theological Perspective: Broadly Evangelical
Resource Type: Commentary

Summary

In Obadiah, ESV Expository Commentary, Max Rogland helps us preach a short book with weight. He keeps the argument moving, sets the text in its covenant setting, and shows why the Lord’s justice is never a side theme for the church. Volume 7.

We are guided through the structure with clear signposts, and we are repeatedly brought back to the main point of each unit, so we do not turn a few verses into a grab bag of ideas.

Why Should I Own This Commentary?

We should own this volume when we need help handling judgement language with reverence and pastoral steadiness. It encourages careful reading, then moves us toward proclamation that comforts the oppressed and warns the proud.

The exposition is pitched for preaching. We are helped to trace key threads, to keep the book’s logic in view, and to land applications that are shaped by the text rather than by current controversies.

For training, it models how to treat a small prophetic book as Scripture that forms the church, not as an odd appendix to the Old Testament.

Closing Recommendation

We recommend Obadiah, ESV Expository Commentary for pastors and teachers who want a mid level guide that is alert to context and ready for the pulpit. It is especially useful when we want our sermons to hold together both the Lord’s righteousness and his refuge for his people.

As pastoral next steps, we can visit the Bible Book Overview, browse Top Recommendations, and use the Reformed Commentary Index to build a wiser working library.


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Isaiah, ESV Expository Commentary

Mid-levelBusy pastors, Pastors-in-trainingStrong recommendation
8.2
Author: Dane C. Ortlund
Bible Book: Isaiah
Series: ESV Expository Commentary
Type: Expository (Mid-Level)
Publisher: Crossway
Theological Perspective: Broadly Evangelical
Resource Type: Commentary

Summary

In Isaiah, ESV Expository Commentary, Dane C. Ortlund helps us keep the sweep of Isaiah in view, so our teaching holds together and our preaching remains centred on the Lord’s holiness and saving purpose.

We are guided through the shape of major sections, with clear attention to how each passage contributes to the book’s message.

Why Should I Own This Commentary?

We should own this volume when we need expository support for a long prophetic book. It helps us track themes, locate each text in its setting, and preach with confidence rather than confusion.

For sermon series work, it assists with organisation and proportion, so we do not overplay minor details or ignore the main burden of the chapter.

It is also a helpful training companion for those learning how to preach prophets carefully.

Closing Recommendation

We recommend Isaiah, ESV Expository Commentary as a dependable preaching companion for expository work in Isaiah, especially when we want clarity, structure, and steady application.

As pastoral next steps, we can visit the Bible Book Overview, browse Top Recommendations, and use the Reformed Commentary Index to build a wiser working library.


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Amos, ESV Expository Commentary

Mid-levelBusy pastors, Pastors-in-trainingStrong recommendation
8.2
Author: Thomas R. Schreiner
Bible Book: Amos
Series: ESV Expository Commentary
Type: Expository (Mid-Level)
Publisher: Crossway
Theological Perspective: Broadly Evangelical
Resource Type: Commentary

Summary

In Amos, ESV Expository Commentary, Thomas R. Schreiner helps us preach Amos as the Lord’s searching word to complacent religion, calling the church to true worship and righteous living.

We are guided to keep the message sharp without becoming harsh, and to keep hope in view without softening the warnings.

Why Should I Own This Commentary?

We should own this volume when we want a clear expository companion that supports faithful preaching in Amos. It helps us keep the argument moving, and it gives us a steady path from text to sermon.

For church life, it helps us apply judgment texts with humility, so we can call for repentance while still holding out the Lord’s mercy.

It also serves training by modelling clear handling of prophetic rhetoric and repeated themes.

Closing Recommendation

We recommend Amos, ESV Expository Commentary for pastors and teachers who want a steady guide for preaching Amos with clarity, conviction, and hope.

As pastoral next steps, we can visit the Bible Book Overview, browse Top Recommendations, and use the Reformed Commentary Index to build a wiser working library.


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