num_pages: 873
description: Why do the books of Samuel pack such broad appeal? Taken together as a single narrative they certainly offer something for everyone: kings and prophets great battles and greater heroes action and romance loyalty and betrayal the mundane and the miraculous. In Samuel we meet Saul David Goliath Jonathan Bathsheba the witch of Endor and other unforgettable characters. And we encounter ourselves. For while the culture and conditions of Israel under its first kings is vastly different from our own the basic issues of humans in relation to God the Great King have not changed. Sin repentance forgiveness adversity prayer faith and the promises of Godthese continue to play out in our lives today. Exploring the links between the Bible and our own times Bill T. Arnold shares perspectives on 1 and 2 Samuel that reveal ageless truths for our twenty-first-century lives. Most Bible commentaries take us on a one-way trip from our world to the world of the Bible. But they leave us there assuming that we can somehow make the return journey on our own. They focus on the original meaning of the passage but dont discuss its contemporary application. The information they offer is valuablebut the job is only half done! The NIV Application Commentary Series helps bring both halves of the interpretive task together. This unique award-winning series shows readers how to bring an ancient message into our postmodern context. It explains not only what the Bible meant but also how it speaks powerfully today.
language: English
title: 1 and 2 Samuel
publisher: Zondervan