This is one of the best volumes I’ve seen in this series. Jeff Fisher did a great job editing. Choices in this type volume are of necessity almost arbitrary, but he chooses well. Isaiah, called by some the gospel of the OT, probably helped. Isaiah 1-39 is not as popular as the rest of the book because of its somber tone, but there are many great passages here that would be right up the alley of the Reformers.

Fisher also wrote an excellent Introduction. I loved his chart of all the major commentaries on Isaiah from those days, which made you aware of what he had to work with right off the bat. Besides Calvin and a few others the list is from those unknown to me. That doesn’t hurt the book, but all the usual suspects aren’t there. Even more helpful is his discussion of these commentator’s key themes. Don’t miss that section for sure.

The selections are what you’d expect compared to previous volumes in the series. There are jewels abounding with just a few where you ask, so what?

To borrow Spurgeon’s language, this volume isn’t the main dish but it a fine condiment to spice it up.

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