2 Samuel: Your Kingdom Come (Preaching the Word | PtW)
Overview
King David stands as one of the most important figures of world history. From children’s storybooks to Michelangelo’s famous statue, ancient Israel’s most famous king is still remembered and recognized by people around the world three thousand years after he lived.
In this commentary on the book of 2 Samuel, professor and former pastor John Woodhouse helps readers deepen their understanding of David’s tumultuous reign by highlighting his place in salvation history—a history that began with Israel but now encompasses God’s plan for the whole world. What’s more, he shows that the concept of the kingdom of God is crucial to the whole storyline of the Bible . . . and for our lives today.
Designed as a trustworthy resource for pastors who preach and teach on a regular basis, this commentary makes the case that David’s story is relevant because it lays the crucial foundation for the life and ministry of Jesus Christ, “the Son of David.”
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Key Features
- Provides practical application from the Scriptures
- Designed to help preachers communicate God’s Word
- Offers a sermon application index for finding the perfect illustration
Top Highlights
“But the sequence of events that then began to unfold will show us that the king was not safe. The power that brought David down was not an external enemy. King David was not safe from himself. The walls of Jerusalem were no protection against his own deep flaws.” (Page 285)
“In other words, God would allow his people to have the king that they asked for, only so long as both king and people lived in obedience to God.” (Page 24)
“Before these events have run their course we will all see that a great deal of harm was done. But it is worth noting that our world is terribly deceived in this matter of ‘sexual freedom.’ As understood these days, this idea robs sex of its profound and wonderful purposefulness. Our sexual natures are a gift from our Creator for the purpose of binding together a man and a woman in lifelong marriage and for the birth of children in that context. The boundaries that God places on our sexual behavior are there to protect the wonderful and powerful purpose of sex. True sexual freedom is when sex is freed from self-centered lust and is able to accomplish its brilliant (and unselfish) purpose.” (Pages 289–290)
“The Amalekite is a profound symbol, on the one hand, of the failure of Saul and, on the other hand, of the promise of David. The Amalekites represented opposition to God’s will (see Exodus 17:16).30 Saul had failed to carry out God’s judgment on Amalek (1 Samuel 15) and therefore had proven him self to be unacceptable as king over God’s people (see 1 Samuel 15:23, 26, 27; 28:17–19). David had dealt with the Amalekites just as he had dealt with Goliath (1:1b; 1 Samuel 17:50). There is something strangely fitting, therefore, about an Amalekite bringing the news of Saul’s death to David.” (Pages 40–41)
Praise for the Print Edition
Dr. Woodhouse’s customary rigor with the text, combined with acute observation and wide-ranging Biblical and theological reflection, makes this commentary a must-have for any preacher of the book. The commentary does far more than explain the text, it feeds the soul. I could not recommend it more highly.
—William Taylor, author, Understanding the Times and Partnership
John Woodhouse’s commentaries on 1 and 2 Samuel are not written to gather dust on the shelf. They are the rare commentaries worthy of being read cover to cover and are destined to be thoroughly underlined and oft quoted. Again and again, Woodhouse helps readers see through the shadows of King David into the rule and reign of his greater Son, King Jesus.
—Nancy Guthrie, author, Seeing Jesus in the Old Testament Bible Study Series
Dr. Woodhouse is one of my favorite interpreters of Scripture. He has an uncanny ability to so carefully read a text that you will see things you never noticed, only then to wonder why you had not seen them before. He does justice to a text in its own historical and literary contexts, while showing how it resonates with the whole story of the Bible. Finally, he is a master of conceiving preaching trajectories from the Old Testament for the edification of the church. These features, and more, characterize this outstanding volume on 2 Samuel. With its guidance, pastors will read, learn, and preach the message of 2 Samuel with greater depth of insight to the glory of the greater Davidic King.
—Constantine R. Campbell, associate professor of New Testament, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
- Title: 2 Samuel—Your Kingdom Come
- Author: John Woodhouse
- Series: Preaching the Word
- Publisher: Crossway
- Print Publication Date: 2015
- Logos Release Date: 2016
- Pages: 720
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Bible. O.T. 2 Samuel › Commentaries
- ISBNs: 9781433546136, 9781433546167, 9781433546143, 9781433546150, 1433546132, 1433546167, 1433546140, 1433546159
- Resource ID: LLS:PRWD10SA2
- Resource Type: Bible Commentary
- Metadata Last Updated: 2023-12-11T22:55:13Z