Song of Solomon and Jonah

Foreword

(wrote the foreword)

Geoffrey B. Chang

“Charles Haddon Spurgeon is aptly titled the ‘Prince of Preachers.’ He remains one of the greatest and most influential communicators of the word of God in history. To see his thoughts on a particular text during my sermon preparation is both immensely valuable and a profound privilege. I utilize the Spurgeon Commentary series every time I tackle a passage that Spurgeon has covered. Pastors and aspiring preachers, small group leaders and Sunday school teachers, anyone seeking to deepen their faith and grow in their intimacy with the Lord—use this gift.” R. G. Colpitts, lead pastor, Swift Creek Baptist Church, Colonial Heights, Virginia “The Spurgeon Commentary series helps you swim through the vast sea of Spurgeon’s sermons by compiling and organizing his brilliant sermons into a commentary. I hope more preachers, teachers, and students of God’s word will read and reap from the spiritual treasures overflowing in these Spurgeon commentaries. If you want more Christ-exalting, joy-inducing, text-illuminating comments on the Scriptures—stock up on Spurgeon.” J. A. Medders, author and preacher of Christ “I am thrilled with the Spurgeon Commentary series by Lexham Press. The late Charles Spurgeon was perhaps one of the finest nineteenth-century preachers of the biblical text and his insights are pure gold. Elliot Ritzema has done a service to the church in compiling the best of what Spurgeon has to offer today’s student and expositor.” Nate Pickowicz, teaching pastor, Harvest Bible Church, Gilmanton Iron Works, New Hampshire; author of How to Eat Your Bible If I must prefer one book above another, I would prefer some books of the Bible for doctrine, some for experience, some for example, some for teaching, but let me prefer this book above all others for fellowship and communion. When the Christian is nearest to heaven, this is the book he takes with him. There are times when he would leave even the Psalms behind, when standing on the borders of Canaan, when he is in the land of Beulah, and he is just crossing the stream, and can almost see his Beloved through the rifts of the storm-cloud, then it is he can begin to sing Solomon’s Song.”

R. G. Colpitts

“If I must prefer one book above another, I would prefer some books of the Bible for doctrine, some for experience, some for example, some for teaching, but let me prefer this book above all others for fellowship and communion. When the Christian is nearest to heaven, this is the book he takes with him. There are times when he would leave even the Psalms behind, when standing on the borders of Canaan, when he is in the land of Beulah, and he is just crossing the stream, and can almost see his Beloved through the rifts of the storm-cloud, then it is he can begin to sing Solomon’s Song.”

Charles Spurgeon

“The Spurgeon Commentary series helps you swim through the vast sea of Spurgeon’s sermons by compiling and organizing his brilliant sermons into a commentary. I hope more preachers, teachers, and students of God’s word will read and reap from the spiritual treasures overflowing in these Spurgeon commentaries. If you want more Christ-exalting, joy-inducing, text- illuminating comments on the Scriptures—stock up on Spurgeon.”

J. A. Medders

“I am thrilled with the Spurgeon Commentary series by Lexham Press. The late Charles Spurgeon was perhaps one of the finest nineteenth-century preachers of the biblical text and his insights are pure gold. Elliot Ritzema has done a service to the church in compiling the best of what Spurgeon has to offer today’s student and expositor.”

Nate Pickowicz