I didn’t know that Matthew Henry died not long after completing Acts for his (famous) Commentary on the Whole Bible – and that his pastor friends completed Romans to Revelation using his notes and sermons. I own one of these rather large single volume commentaries. Perhaps I will one day do what Spurgeon suggested and read it straight through from start to finish – you have to listen to a man who once preached a sermon while he slept! Anyway, back to Matthew Henry, in the book there is a small mistake with the date of his death recorded as 1712 instead of 1714.

I found the first biography about Katherine von Bora inspiring and funny, as well as sad in some parts. And I love what Samuel Rutherford (in the 2nd biography) wrote;

The Bride eyes not her garment,
But her dear Bridegroom’s face;
I will not gaze at glory,
But on my King of Grace -
Not at the crown He giveth,
But on His pierced hand:
The Lamb is all the glory
Of Immanuel’s land.

The book certainly is worth every cent and I’m saying that having only read three biographies so far!

Annette Nestor

Annette Nestor