Unabridged Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible (best navigation) Kindle Edition

I'm reviewing the Matthew Henry Complete Commentary on the Bible designed by OSNOVA. I'll break my review down by the design/designer and the commentary itself.The design of this product (i.e., the formatting for the kindle) is fantastic. You really have two books in one (KJV Bible and MHCC) that work seamlessly together. Starting from the ToC you get every chapter and book of the bible along with an apostrophe indicating the commentary for each chapter, so whether you want the scripture or the commentary you can get there directly from the table of contents. In addition, this is the most searchable bible I've seen for the kindle. First, you can search for a specific scripture from anywhere in the bible (type in jn.3.16; however, mine still shows bugs from the kindle, I've had search problems in other books as well, so I know it's not an OSNOVA issue), second you can use dvj 2. For this you hit menu, index, and then type in the scripture with spaces jn 3 16 and the scripture is there to select. There is also great navigation with the direction pad! The books are seamless as you can get to any part of the commentary from any verse of scripture; each verse is hyperlinked to the appropriate place in the commentary, so you can go straight to Henry's comments on a particular section.Overall navigation within and between the books gets 5+.OSNOVA goes way beyond the 5 star requirements, but I will mention two areas of potential improvement:1. Linking each scripture (literally every verse has a link) is a bit of a tease, as the link takes you to the particular section of the commentary. Unlike our modern study bibles or a more traditional commentary MH's comments are sections of scripture rather than verse by verse, so if you want MH on Luke 9:25 and hit that link you go to the beginning of the comments for Luke 9:18-27, so you do a lot of reading to get to comments on 9:25. Now this can't be helped as MH did the commentary in this fashion, but I would rather only have a hyper link at the beginning of the section than each verse within the section.2. The books work together really well, but I would like to have each major section IN THE COMMENTARY hyperlinked back to the KJV text. For instance in the Luke 9:18-27 section, I'd like to see that reference linked back to Luke 9:18. There are plenty of opportunities to link back to the KJV from within the commentary, but it can be a little tricky because some of the scripture references do not take you back to where you were (MH may reference a completely different verse). And while the Back button generally works, if I restart my kindle in the middle of MHCC Luke 9:18-27 it takes longer to get back to the text than it would with the hyperlink for the main scrpture section.Now for the reading material. I would not select the KJV as my favorite translation of the holy scriptures and I would not choose MHCC as my favorite commentary, but the material is solid and dependable. Not only is the KJV very searchable, but it has a bunch of translator's notes (it DOES NOT compare to the NET Bible but several clarifications are made, all marked with a hyperlinked + sign). The complete commentary allows you to know all of Henry's thoughts on a section of scripture and while it isn't as expository (verse by verse) as I'd prefer, it's a fantastically convenient and faithful product. The readings proper may not get a 5 from me, but the navigation makes all the difference!I should also mention other OSNOVA products as you can't lose with any of them. I am particularly enjoying the NET bible and the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. The customer service is also fantastic, as virtually all reviews of OSNOVA products receive a comment from their designer with several additional benefits and advice! OSNOVA also has a blog for helpful info on OSNOVA products, just search OSNOVA in google.

Of all the different Bible commentaries I have read over the years, I have always especially liked the one written by Matthew Henry (1662-1714). Henry, a British Nonconformist minister, wrote a masterful 6-volume commentary on the whole Bible that is still widely respected today for its scholarship, eloquence, faithfulness to the Word of God, and its ease of reading.When I first saw this unabridged Kindle edition of “Matthew Henry’s Commentary on the Whole Bible” from OSNOVA for only $4.99, I knew this was the one to get. I immediately purchased it. This edition contains not only every word of Matthew Henry’s full 6-volume Commentary on the Whole Bible, but also the entire King James Version of the Bible as well. Most Bible verses are hyperlinked to applicable comments written by Henry. This is an enormous book, but it is an amazingly useful reference for studying the Bible in great depth. Henry writes with humility, easy grace and a deep Christian faith. He demonstrates a formidable knowledge (for its time in the eighteenth century) of the Bible and of history in general. His prose is straightforward, eloquent, and obviously rooted in the inerrant, God-inspired truth of Scripture.Navigation throughout this unabridged Kindle edition of “Matthew Henry’s Commentary on the Whole Bible” from OSNOVA is easy and very reader-friendly. Simply open the Table of Contents and choose any book and chapter. You’ll immediately be taken to that chapter of the KJV Bible. You’ll see that most Bible verses contain a hyperlink. Click or touch the hyperlink and the Kindle app takes you to Henry’s comments on that verse. Click or touch the “back” button, and the app returns you to the Bible text. This allows you to read the Bible text without ever seeing Henry’s commentary – unless you specifically request it.“Matthew Henry’s Commentary on the Whole Bible” is a wonderful work that can be of immense benefit to anyone seeking to study God’s Word in a deeper way. This unabridged edition from OSNOVA is hands down the best version of this timeless classic that I’ve ever found. Most highly recommended.

I ordered "Matthew Henry's Commentary On The Whole Bible" as a companion reference for my Bible studies after researching several others, and have found it to be very sincere, informative, and insightful. While God's Word is perfect and complete on it's own, I have come across verses from time to time that I wanted to understand more deeply, and this reference book (with prayer) has helped with that desire.There is a learning curve with this publication, but with continued use, navigating through this commentary is user-friendly with instant access to the menu options always at hand. Toggling between the (entire) built-in KJV Bible and Matthew Henry's Commentary is also easy enough with embedded links throughout both on my Kindle Keyboard. The instructions at the beginning of MH's Commentary are great, and easy to go back to from the menu when I need to reacquaint myself on navigating certain portions.I feel like I got a bargain with this, because this edition not only has the complete unabridged commentary by Matthew Henry, but also the entire KJV Bible, which can be read on it's own. Because of its large file size (15843 KB), I removed some of my Kindle books from my Kindle device to keep it from getting too full, knowing they are always in my Amazon.com Kindle Library, ready for me to put back on whenever I choose.While I have not read through this entire edition, I have had no problems with it, and do not expect to. I highly recommend this to anyone searching for a thoughtful, well-written commentary on the Bible (with complete KJV Bible) to enrich their study/devotional time.

Excellent help to better understand what the portions of scriptures were saying. Very good commentary

On the sample, it's not possible navagate at the book's links, but after buy de complete version was easy navegate.

Its details are beyond expectation; very thorough in all aspects. But, can save reading time if it is more concise and certainly, the amount of writing can be reduced.

Matthew Henry's commentaries are among the best I have read, ideal for the beginner and more the advanced Bible student. I have printed copies at home and others on computer but this edition on Kindle is splendid. It is easy to find the relevant comments on any portion of Scripture. The price is amazingly low. And Kindle is so wonderfully portable for holidays and journeys.Congratulations to those who worked to make it so accessible. What a blessing!

Charles Spurgeon recommened this commentary highly to students in his day and I can see why. Matthew Henry's unpacking of the scriptures is wonderfully rich and is constantly providing me with new insights. This version for Kindle works exceptionally well. It's very easy to navigate from one place to another and is key word searchable - is much easier to navigate than a hard copy. When I downloaded it onto my Kindle, for some reason it never appeared in my Kindle "library" even though it was on the device. I found it by using the search function and every time I use it, which is almost every day, I go to the search function and find it.