2 Samuel : out of every adversity /

Davis, Dale Ralph,

2 Samuel : out of every adversity / [print] Dale Ralph Davis. - Fearn, Ross-Shire [Scotland] : Christian Focus, (c)2010, 1999. - 333 pages ; 22 cm. - Focus on the Bible . - Focus on the Bible. .

Originally published under title: Expositions of the book of 2 Samuel. 1999.



Kingdom principles (2 Samuel 1:1-16) -- Good grief (1:17-27) -- A tale of two kindoms (2:1-11) -- Promise rules (2:12-3:39) -- The gore of man does not work the righteousness of God (4:1-12) -- Kingdom collage (5:1-25) -- The terror and ecstasy of God (6:1-23) -- Getting to know the covenant God (7:1-17) -- Sit down and stand on God's promise (7:18-29) -- The coming of the kingdom (8) -- Up with covenant! (9) -- Foreign folly (10) -- Flesh and blood (11) -- Grace greater than all our sin (12) -- All in the family (13) -- The manipulators (14) -- Politics and faith (15) -- In the presence of my enemies (16) -- His kingdom cannot fail (17) -- The sad triumph (18:1-19:8) -- Welcome home, maybe (19:9-43) -- No surprises (20) -- The cost of covenant breaking (21:1-14) -- The bigger they are, the harder they fall (21:15-22) -- Through many dangers, toils, and snares (22:1-51) -- Last words look forward (23:1-7) -- Hail to the chiefs (23:8-39) -- Senseless census (24:1-25)

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



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