Jun 27 2008
Samuel
…is the story of God’s ordination of births. Plagued with childlessness, Hannah pleads with God for seed. God answers, and Samuel, the prophet, was born (1 Samuel 1). The people beg for a ruler, a king, like the nations. God answers, and the kingdom of Israel is born (1 Samuel 8-9). With the ascendancy of David to the throne of Israel, God initiates the beginning of a new and lasting covenant (2 Samuel 7). Finally, the heir to the Davidic throne is born from mourning (2 Samuel 12). The birth of Solomon marks the birth of the Davidic dynasty and Israel’s national identity.
Arnold, Bill T. 1 & 2 Samuel. NIVAC
Baldwin, Joyce. 1 & 2 Samuel. TOTC
Bergen, Robert. 1, 2 Samuel. NAC
Gordon, Robert. 1 & 2 Samuel. Library of Biblical Interpretation
*McCarter, P. Kyle. I Samuel. AB
*McCarter, P. Kyle. II Samuel. AB
*Highly Recommended
Tuesday’s blog post is taken from the Book of Samuel. The past posts are categorized below. Click the reference for the blog post, select “Print” for a printer friendly version of the post, and choose “Download” for the .pdf version of the post. Download the all the posts by right-clicking the heading of each chapter (i.e. Chapter 2, Chapter 3, etc.).
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View the entire Hebrew text of Samuel here.