NIV, Storyline Bible

Each Story Plays a Part. See How They All Connect.

Zondervan, Emmanuel Foundation

• Editorial: Zondervan
• Año: 2019
• ISBN:
  9780310080244
• Categoría: Théologie et religion
• Categoría: Bibles

A Study Bible that Weaves God's Story Together for an Unraveling World

Journey through the interwoven story of the gospel from Genesis to Revelation. The NIV Storyline Bible features over 380 articles paired with book introductions that illuminate the interconnected nature of God's inspired Word. The content adapted from Biblemesh.com explores major events, key characters, and the theology of the Bible over seven historical eras: Creation / Patriarchs / Moses / Israel / After Exile / Jesus / The Church.

• Book introductions provide a "Storyline" perspective on how each book relates to the rest of the Bible
• Over 200 major articles about theological principles, characters of the Bible, the political and cultural influences on the people of Israel, and the Bible's major events
• Over 180 smaller articles address the same topics as the major articles, using an applicational perspective
• Topical feature indexes
• Full text of the accurate, readable, and clear NIV translation
• Beautiful full-color page design
• Over 200 full-color photos, graphs, and charts
• Exclusive Zondervan NIV Comfort Print® typeface

1 Samuel

So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and from that day on the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon David.

1 Samuel 16:13

Introduction

Equipped with a horn of oil, the prophet Samuel headed to Bethlehem at the Lord’s instruction to anoint the next king of Israel. The Lord had told him that the king would come from among Jesse’s sons. So when the first son, Eliab, stepped forward looking strong and impressive, Samuel thought, “Surely the LORD’s anointed stands here before the LORD.” But he was not. In turn, seven sons of Jesse all passed before him. Yet none was the chosen king. Finally, Samuel asked if Jesse had any other sons and learned that the youngest, David, was away keeping the sheep. Though David seemed an unlikely candidate, Samuel summoned the boy. When he arrived, the Lord spoke: “Rise and anoint him; this is the one” (1 Samuel 16:12). So the prophet poured the oil on David’s head. This shepherd boy would be Israel’s next king.

Background

As the first volume in the story of David, 1 Samuel, written by an unknown author, explains how Israel came to have a monarchy and how later David was chosen as king. The book begins during the time of the judges—a period of national sin and decline when Israel descended into shocking immorality and idolatry. The judges who ruled the nation were a series of regional military and civil chieftains. They included Gideon, Deborah, and Samson—all described in the book of Judges. Samuel, the man for whom 1 Samuel is named, was the last of Israel’s judges, serving the people throughout a cycle of their sin, foreign oppression, and deliverance (1 Samuel 7:3–17). Following Israel’s deliverance, the people grew discontented and asked for a king, just like the surrounding nations had (1 Samuel 8:4–5). So God established a monarchy and inaugurated a new phase in the life of His chosen people, the nation of Israel.

Content

First Samuel tells the stories of three important leaders. Samuel, born in answer to the prayer of a barren woman named Hannah, was dedicated to serving the Lord at an early age, serving in the tabernacle from the time he was weaned. While he was still a boy, God audibly spoke to him three times during the night; he mistakenly thought he was being called by the priest Eli before finally learning the true source of the voice (1 Samuel 3). He went on to a long career of spiritual leadership in Israel, which included, in succession, anointing both Saul and David as king.

Saul, Israel’s first king, was a head and shoulders taller than anyone else in the land and came from a rich, influential family. He seemed a natural choice to rule. And indeed, he began his forty two-year reign well. When the Ammonites moved against the city of Jabesh Gilead, he launched a surprise attack and slaughtered the invaders, leading to a national reaffirmation of his kingship (1 Samuel 11). Tragically, Saul later turned away from God. Thus the Lord rejected Saul and declared that none of Saul’s descendants would reign in Israel. Instead, God would appoint as king a man after His own heart.

That man was David. Following his anointing at Bethlehem, he served in Saul’s court as a musician, and armed only with a sling and the power of God, he famously killed the Philistine giant Goliath (1 Samuel 17). That victory led to his becoming a commander in the king’s army. Yet Saul became insanely jealous of David when people began to laud him as a hero. So he plotted to take David’s life, pursuing him for years through mountains and wilderness. As a fugitive, David hid in caves and scrambled to preserve his life. On one occasion, Saul unknowingly relieved himself in the very cave where David was hiding, giving the future king a perfect opportunity to kill his enemy. But David refused and insisted that God would be the one to enact retribution for Saul’s sins (1 Samuel 24). That happened in the book’s final chapter, before Saul took his own life after being badly wounded in battle against the Philistines (1 Samuel 31).

Storyline

The conclusion of 1 Samuel may seem like the end of a dramatic story, but it is actually just the beginning. David went on to reign as king for forty years, inaugurating a dynasty that became the centerpiece of Israel’s history. After his son Solomon led the nation to its greatest wealth and influence, the kingdom divided in two with David’s descendants ruling the southern kingdom of Judah. Eventually Judah was overrun by foreign enemies, but the people maintained hope that a descendant of David would return to the throne. The Old Testament ends with that hope unmet. Yet the opening verse of the New Testament announces its fulfillment: “This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David” (Matthew 1:1). Indeed, Jesus is the perfect descendant of David, the King who rules God’s people with righteousness, justice, and love.

Outline

1. Eli as priest and judge (1:1–4:22)

2. Samuel as leader of Israel (5:1–8:22)

3. Saul the first king of Israel (9:1–15:35)

4. David and Saul (16:1–30:31)

5. Death of Saul (31:1–13)

THE 7 ERAS

For topical study, please refer to the Subject Index.

1 Samuel 1

The Birth of Samuel

1There was a certain man from Ramathaim, a Zuphitea from the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Elkanah son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite. 2He had two wives; one was called Hannah and the other Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none.

3Year after year this man went up from his town to worship and sacrifice to the LORD Almighty at Shiloh, where Hophni and Phinehas, the two sons of Eli, were priests of the LORD. 4Whenever the day came for Elkanah to sacrifice, he would give portions of the meat to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters. 5But to Hannah he gave a double portion because he loved her, and the LORD had closed her womb. 6Because the LORD had closed Hannah’s womb, her rival kept provoking her in order to irritate her. 7This went on year after year. Whenever Hannah went up to the house of the LORD, her rival provoked her till she wept and would not eat. 8Her husband Elkanah would say to her, “Hannah, why are you weeping? Why don’t you eat? Why are you downhearted? Don’t I mean more to you than ten sons?”

9Once when they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh, Hannah stood up. Now Eli the priest was sitting on his chair by the doorpost of the LORD’s house. 10In her deep anguish Hannah prayed to the LORD, weeping bitterly. 11And she made a vow, saying, “...