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The WORD -
We consider all of the modules listed at DDT to be “the cream of the crop.” You’ll find these Bible study modules will rightly exposit God’s Word and build your faith. Modules marked with ** are outstanding, and should be used by all students of God’s Word.
Modules marked with ^ are offsite links to files not made by our “Merry Little Band” of module builders. The editing, formatting, and general Quality Control may not be the best, but the content of the modules themselves will be rather excellent. We’re quite pleased to be able to link to these files for your convenience.
Modules listed in green are “premium” or “pay” modules. They are listed here because 1) I think they are of considerable value; and 2) your purchase of them through DDT gives us a small commission to offset site expenses. If you’d like to help with a small gift, buy these premium modules through us, and it won’t cost you any extra.
Let’s start with the BEST of the BEST (in alphabetical order, by author, if you’re wondering...).
^**Thomas L. Constable -
This is an excellent, conservative, paragraph-
^**Henry Alford -
NOTE: This is an off-
^**William Barclay -
This NT commentary set is excellent -
^**Albert Barnes -
This module is available as an eSword module from Rick. eSword users should just use the Download menu from inside the program. Barnes is one of my favorite commentators. He is an essential.
^**Johann Albrecht Bengel -
NOTE: This is an off-
Ever since the year in which it was first published, A. D. 1742, up to the present time, it has been growing in estimation, and has been more and more widely circulated among the scholars of all countries. Though modern criticism has furnished many valuable additions to our materials for New Testament exegesis, yet in some respects, Bengel stands out still 'facile princeps' among all who have labored, or who as yet labor in that important field. He is unrivalled in felicitous brevity, combined with what seldom accompanies that excellence, namely, perspicuity. Terse, weighty, and suggestive, he often, as a modern writer observes, 'condenses more matter into a line, than can be extracted from pages of other writers.'"
^**Biblical Illustrator 56 Vols by Joseph Exell eS TW
All 56 volumes! Our great thanks to Josh Bond of Biblesupport.com for making this jewel available to us all!
^**“Expositor’s Bible” William R. Nicoll, General Editor eS TW
This set was originally published in 49 volumes. It is not a standard “verse by verse” commentary; it includes a tremendous amount of topical material that is not easily categorized in the eS/TW “Commentary format.” OMLB originally released this set as individual topic files (available here). Josh Bond of BibleSupport.com took those raw materials and built a .cmtx file. I think the .topx format for these files will be more helpful for the Bible student. However, I believe many DDTers will prefer the .cmtx format, so I’ve made it available. Please remember that this set includes topical material not easily categorized in the verse by verse format, so the most helpful comment on any particular text may not be exactly where you would expect to logically (that is, textually) find it.
^**David Guzik’s Commentary on the Whole Bible .cmtx Module eS TW
This module covers most of the Bible. David Guzik is a great Bible teacher. This
commentary breaks down the Bible chapter by chapter, and he uses a helpful outline
format. He explains large blocks of Scripture simply. He uses interesting quotations
nicely. This is not technical at all -
**Harry A. Ironside -
This particular .cmtx file includes all of Ironside’s public domain commentary texts. Ironside was a Brethren writer who helped to popularize dispensationalism. This commentary is not technical with language nor history; but it quite simply explains the Biblical text in a simple and conversational style.
**^KJV Audio Commentary eS
This is going to be a favorite, I’m sure! This is a large 1Gb file download. It is
a complete KJV audio Bible. Here’s how it works: the download will install a “KJV
Audio” commentary in eSword. It will also install .mp3 files in a specialized folder
in the “Program Files/e-
^**J.P. Lange -
NOTE: This commentary formatting leaves a little to be desired; but the content is excellent.
**^William Robertson Nicoll -
NOTE: This is an off-
^**“Matthew Poole’s Concise Commentary On The Bible” eS TW
Don’t be fooled by the title! This is a complete commentary on the entire Bible. In our modern understanding, this commentary is not “concise!” Here is what Spurgeon said (in part) of this commentary:
The three volumes, tolerably cheap, and easily to be got at, are necessaries for your libraries. On the whole, if I must have only one commentary, and had read Matthew Henry as I have, I do not know but what I should choose Poole. He is a very prudent and judicious commentator; and one of the few who could honestly say, "We have not willingly balked any obvious difficulty, and have designed a just satisfaction to all our readers; and if any knot remains yet untied, we have told our readers what hath been most probably said for their satisfaction in the untying of it." Poole is not so pithy and witty by far as Matthew Henry, but he is perhaps more accurate, less a commentator, and more an expositor.
Isn’t that what you want in a commentary?!
^**“The Pulpit Commentary” eS TW
Perhaps the most sought after public domain resource for preachers is now available for eSword and The Word. This is not a partial module; this is the entire set.
^**Chuck Smith Through the Bible 2000 eS TW
The theological perspective and content of this commentary is similar to the above David Guzik commentary. Guzik is briefer, and utilizes an outline format; Smith is a little fuller, and writes in paragraph format. Both commentaries allow you to see a chapter of text at a time.
**Ray Stedman Commentary On Selected Books of the Bible eS TW
My only complaint about this commentary? Stedman didn’t get an opportunity to write
about the entire Bible before his graduation day! These sermons are beautifully manuscripted,
illustrated, and applied. They are simply great examples of first class expository
preaching. They will be very helpful to every expositor -
The commentary tab is “Stedman”. NOTE: unlike other “stedman commentary.cmtx” files available on the net, this .cmtx file has been tooltipped! Make sure you delete other versions of the Ray Stedman Commentary prior to installing this one.
**Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Enhanced eS TW
If you like the base module (TSK) already included in the eS/TW installation, you’ll love this enhancement! Thousands of cross references have been added, making this module “indispensabler” to Bible study! For more information on this module, click here.
^**Daniel Wallace -
NOTE: Excellent introductory material on the NT books. The material is found at the
“Book” level, and not at the “verse” level. This .cmtx format must be downloaded
to your “...Program Files(...)\e-
Now for the REST of the BEST
^Apologist’s Bible Commentary by Robert Hommel eS TW
Comments on about 100 verses in the NT. If you have trouble finding them, go to Matt 25:46 and use the “arrow” buttons in the commentary window to navigate to the other comments.
William Bonnell -
NOTE: this is a tandem module. One is a commentary and the other is a dictionary.
Both must be installed to the "C:\Program Files\e-
^“Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges” (NT Only) eS TW
^Don Fleming (Missionary) -
This commentary is written by a missionary and is designed for new Christians. It briefly describes each paragraph, chapter, or pericope of Scripture.
^A.C. Gaebelein -
The formatting is a little rough, but the module is still very helpful.
^Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary on the Whole Bible eS TW
^Frank Binford Hole’s Commentary on the NT and Selected OT Texts eS TW
This is a complete NT commentary with about a dozen OT commentaries added. Dispensational.
William Kelly -
This is not the same module as “Kelly’s Introductory Lectures on the New Testament”. This is a more in depth commentary on the New Testament, and also includes some select books of the Old Testament. This tab name is simply “Kelly”.
William Kelly -
The file name is “Kelly Introductory NT Lectures.cmtx”. The tab name is “Kelly Intro”. NOTE: This is not the same module as William Kelly’s Commentary.
^John Lightfoot -
This module comments on the Gospels only. Previous editions of this module has an “i” in every verse. This edition has the Information mark only in the verses with comments. (Make sure you delete previous versions prior to installing this one.)
^Alexander Maclaren -
Maclaren was a great Baptist preacher, and an effective communicator. However, this is not really a commentary; it really is a large collection of textual sermons. Most of the Bible is not covered; but where there are some textual comments, you’ll find an entire sermon.
^F.B. Meyer -
This commentary focuses upon the practical aspect of Bible exposition. Covers most of the Bible. Originally 7 volumes. Tab name is “DaybyDay.”
^Edgar Pierce -
Brother Pierce is a Southern Baptist pastor. This commentary is his “expose-
Hamilton Smith -
Brief comments on 24 books of the Bible. For a biographical note, click here. This is not the same as his collected writings. This is his expositional notes only in commentary format. It includes some of the material from the official TW module.
^C.I. Scofield’s Study Bible Notes in .cmtx Module format eS TW
These are the classic Scofield Notes. Do you remember when preachers used to say, “Take your Scofield and turn to page...”?
^John Trapp Commentary on the Bible 5 Vols eS TW
Spurgeon spoke quote highly of Trapp’s commentary. This is the entire 5 volume commentary set.
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With a 21” widescreen monitor, you can have both your Bible software and your word processor open and viewable at 100%. Nice!
One last note: we have a ton of great commentary modules that are not in the .cmtx format. You’ll have to access them through the eSword “Reference Library” viewer or the “Topic Editor” window, but the content of these single volume works is excellent. Browse the titles and authors and see what I mean about the excellence of these works.
Single Volume OT Commentaries in .topx format
Single Volume NT Commentaries in .topx format
Single Volume Bible Reference Books in .topx format