ESV Preaching Bible (Goatskin, Black) Leather Bound – February 28, 2019

I’ve got a collection of Bibles and this is by far my favorite.The goatskin leather is nice to the touch and only improves as its broken in. The print size is perfect, allowing for easy visibility while preaching (or reading in general). I love the single-column text and margins allow for quick notes. I don’t highlight in this Bible because I want it to be as clean as possible and free of distraction. I will, however, occasionally jot down notes or underline with a pencil which does not bleed through or imprint the next page.I don’t know if I would purchase this Bible for myself at full price - I managed to get it at discount, but it would be a perfect gift for someone else.

Bought as a gift for my father. He loved it. The Bible itself is extremely well constructed and very beautiful. A good investment for those looking for a serious premium Bible.

The flexible cover makes it easy to hold and keep the text you are using in front of you without the pages turning. Easy to read. The margins are wide enough for notes.

ESV Preaching Bible is incredible. This is becoming my Bible for long time. Compared to Cambridge Topaz, goatskin feels great and even paper is very good quality. I was surprised to feel that the weight of it is not that bad. I have changed bibles many times just because I couldn’t find right one that I like until I come to this. Life changed.

I started looking at Bibles that I might be able to use for many years and pass down to my children. When I started looking over a year ago there were none that checked off all the boxes that were important to me. I wanted to have the following features:1. Premium binding.2. Single column text.3. Large font.4. Minimal footnotes.5. Chapter and verse numbers.6. Aesthetically pleasing page layout.7. Line matching.The closest that I found to this was the ESV Heirloom Bible but I never pulled the trigger because the font was smaller than I wanted to read (9-Point) and the pages were thinner than what I had hoped (28 GSM). I was also quite moved by Schuyler’s Quentel line but it is double column and it has, if I recall correctly, over 80,000 cross references.When I saw this one, I deliberated for a bit and decided to buy it.I am not disappointed, I am thrilled with it. I am struggling to imagine poetry or prose being laid out better than they are in this Bible. I do not notice the text from other pages when. Am reading and I am not distracted by notes or other additions to the text. It is about as close to a reading bible as one could hope to come while still retaining the verse numbers in the text block and I wanted verse numbers so that I could use this Bible in public settings where people would reference verse numbers.I have to say that I am absolutely thrilled with this Bible... it was worth the wait.A couple of recommendations:I do find the ribbons to be disappointing, they are thin and there are too few of them... would be better without them. Also, it would be nicer to have the headings in the margin so that they don’t interrupt the text.

I love this bible. Awesome for preaching and reading. I have a seperate bible for notes and writing in so this is going to stay undefiled and in the box till i take it out to preach. The feel is amazing and the print is awesome. The dark ink and super white pages make the words pop off the page like its supposed to. I have nothing but love for this blessing and its worth any price.

The last time I really bonded with a bible was an NASB Ryrie Study Bible way back before the 95 update. That is, until now. The ESV Preachers Bible is without a doubt the most gorgeous Bible I have ever had, and no I am not a preacher. From the goatskin cover to the uncluttered single column layout, all I can say is that this Bible is AWESOME!! A beautiful cover and a layout that makes the text the main thing. Am glad I bought this!!

This is my new favorite Bible! I love the wide margins and the print is easily seen without a lot of ghosting. It’s SUPER soft yet very durable. I take a ton of notes and use Mr Pen gel highlighters on the pages and am very pleased with how it looks.