- 512 pages
- English
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About this book
The stories of Samuel, Saul, and David are among the most memorable in the Old Testament. Yet the lives of these individuals are bound up in the larger story of God's purpose for his people. In this Tyndale Old Testament Commentary, V. Philips Long explores the meaning of the biblical history of Israel's vital transition from a confederation of tribes to nationhood under a king. He shows how attending to the books of Samuel repays its readers richly in terms of literary appreciation, historical knowledge, and theological grounding.
The Tyndale Commentaries are designed to help the reader of the Bible understand what the text says and what it means. The Introduction to each book gives a concise but thorough treatment of its authorship, date, original setting, and purpose. Following a structural Analysis, the Commentary takes the book section by section, drawing out its main themes, and also comments on individual verses and problems of interpretation. Additional Notes provide fuller discussion of particular difficulties.
In the new Old Testament volumes, the commentary on each section of the text is structured under three headings: Context, Comment, and Meaning. The goal is to explain the true meaning of the Bible and make its message plain.
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Table of contents
- COVER
- DEDICATION
- TITLE PAGE
- GENERAL PREFACE
- AUTHOR’S PREFACE
- ABBREVIATIONS
- SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INTRODUCTION
- ANALYSIS
- COMMENTARY
- 2. THE BEGINNING OF MONARCHY: THE RISE OF ISRAEL’S KING (1 SAMUEL 8:1 – 12:25)
- 3. THE PEOPLE’S KING: THE REIGN AND REJECTION OF KING SAUL (1 SAMUEL 13:1 – 15:35)
- 4. GOD’S KING: THE RISE OF DAVID AND FALL OF SAUL (1 SAMUEL 16:1 – 31:13)
- 5. GOD’S KING REIGNS (2 SAMUEL 1:1 – 5:5)
- 6. DAVID’S REIGN BLESSED BY GOD (2 SAMUEL 5:6 – 10:19)
- 7. DAVID’S SIN AND ITS CONSEQUENCES (11:1 – 20:26)
- 8. CONCLUSION: LAST WORDS ABOUT DAVID AND HIS REIGN (2 SAMUEL 21:1 – 24:25)
- NOTES
- PRAISE FOR THE TYNDALE COMMENTARIES
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR
- TYNDALE COMMENTARIES FROM INTERVARSITY PRESS
- COPYRIGHT