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Davis brings cultural and historical colour to the task of interpreting one of the most studied parts of the Bible. The lessons in 2 Samuel from the life of Israel, and David in particular, have obvious modern parallels. Davis writes with a pastor's heart AND the incisive brain of a respected theologian specialising in the Old Testament texts.
Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Christian Focus (March 20, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1845502701
ISBN-13: 978-1845502706
Product Dimensions: 5.4 x 0.7 x 8.4 inches
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In 2 Samuel: Out of Every Adversity, Dale Ralph Davis picks up where he left off at the end of 1 Samuel: Looking on the Heart. This commentary reads like a Sunday afternoon chat with a cheeky pastor who likes to enliven musty Old Testament texts by asking off-the-wall questions and finding the subtle subtexts in the stories of David’s reign.What are readers to think about Joab, the fiercely loyal commander of David’s army who saved the kingdom repeatedly, who gave David crucial advice in difficult times, but who also had the very bad habit of murdering anyone who got in the way of his personal ambition?How can David claim to be ‘pure of heart’ in Psalm 18 after he commits adultery with Bathsheba and then murders her cuckolded husband Uriah?How did it satisfy God’s wrath that the Gibeonites killed seven of Saul’s innocent children and grandchildren as atonement for Saul’s atrocities? Didn’t the Law of Moses dictate children should not be put to death for the sins of their father?Dale Ralph Davis has the heart of a storyteller, and his commentaries are unique. He invites his readers to experience the story of ancient Israel almost as if it were a novel. While he occasionally has to deal with problems of textual ambiguity and debates over translation, he does not get bogged down in a lot of technical debate. He wants you to feel the pulse pounding excitement of the civil war between David and Absalom. He wants you to marvel at David’s political and military cunning but at the same time recognize it was only Yahweh’s grace that ultimately sustained the tribes of Judah and Israel. He wants you to realize the depth of loss David suffered because of his sin with Bathsheba and his failure to maintain discipline within his family.
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