First and Second Samuel
1st Edition
Published on 1. June 2005
103 pages
978-1-61164-344-2 (ISBN)
Description
During the reigns of Saul and David as recorded in First and Second Samuel, the people of Israel experience fear, disappointment, heartache, and betrayal. The compelling theme that weaves its way through these two books and into our lives is the need to balance both the gift of life from God and the promise of God's steadfast love with the ever-present human temptation to take control and usurp God's authority
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David C. Hester
First and Second Samuel
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06/2005
Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S.
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David C. Hester is Dean of the Seminary, Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Harris Ray Anderson Professor of Ministry at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He is an ordained minister of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) with pastoral experience in rural churches in Maine and North Carolina.
Content
- Intro
- Half-title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Series Introduction
- Introduction to First and Second Samuel
- Unit 1: 1 Samuel 2:1-10: "Hannah's Song"
- Unit 2: 1 Samuel 8:4-22: "Give Us a King"
- Unit 3: 1 Samuel 12:1-25: Samuel's Farewell Sermon
- Unit 4: 1 Samuel 15:1-35: Royal Sin and Disastrous Consequences
- Unit 5: 1 Samuel 16:1-13: "Arise, Anoint Him
- for This Is He"
- Unit 6: 2 Samuel 7:1-17: A Promise of Steadfast Love Forever
- Unit 7: 2 Samuel 11:1-27: David and Bathsheba
- Unit 8: 2 Samuel 12:1-15a: David under Judgment
- Unit 9: 2 Samuel 18:9-19:8: David and Absalom at War
- Unit 10: 2 Samuel 22:1-51: A Closing Song of Celebration
- Bibliography
- Leader's Guide
