Joshua, Judges & Ruth: Commentary

By: Buchanan, Jason D.

Joshua, Judges, and Ruth carry Israel from the banks of the Jordan to the edge of the monarchy: walls falling at Jericho, a land divided by lot, a downward cycle of rescue and collapse under the judges, and a quiet harvest story in Bethlehem that ends with the grandfather of David.

This verse-by-verse commentary walks through all 49 chapters, one sitting at a time. Each chapter starts with the background you need: the people, places, and practices of the ancient world. Then it reads through the text in order and closes with what the chapter shows us about God and about ourselves.

These books hold some of the hardest material in Scripture, including the destruction of Jericho and Ai, Jephthah's vow, the Levite's concubine, and a civil war that nearly wipes out a tribe. This commentary states plainly what the text says, then puts it in context. The goal is to explain these passages, not to defend them.

It's written for the first-time Old Testament reader, and for anyone who grew up in church but never sat with these chapters one at a time. Scripture quotations are from the NIrV.

For a lighter daily format, pair it with the Joshua, Judges & Ruth Study Guide.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HMSCP99V
• ISBN13: 9798162000662
• Release Date: October 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"