1 Samuel: Looking on the Heart (Focus on the Bible | FB)

by Dale Ralph Davis

Publisher:

Christian Focus

, 2000

Overview

Davis brings cultural and historical color to the task of interpretation and adds a pastor's heart for personal application. You will find a point of contact with the lives of Samuel, Saul, Jonathan and David as Davis answers the question, “What does God seek when he looks on the heart?” Davis presents a simple exposition of the literary and theological character of the text in a bright and fascinating way.

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Key Features

• Chapter-by-chapter commentary
• Accessible and readable exposition
• Eminently useful for preaching, teaching, and both personal and group Bible study

Contents

Top Highlights

“Sometimes the clearest evidence that God has not deserted you is not that you are successfully past your trial but that you are still on your feet in the middle of it.” (Page 200)

“Their help now was not in the strong name of Yahweh but in a new form of government. It is not monarchy but trust in monarchy that is the villain (see Psalms 118:8–9; 146:3).” (Page 85)

“We are facing one of the principles of Yahweh’s modus operandi. When his people are without strength, without resources, without hope, without human gimmicks—then he loves to stretch forth his hand from heaven. Once we see where God often begins we will understand how we may be encouraged.” (Page 16)

“The text forces two important implications upon us: Yahweh will suffer shame rather than allow you to carry on a false relationship with him; and Yahweh will allow you to be disappointed with him if it will awaken you to the sort of God he really is.” (Page 55)

“Sometimes Yahweh must save us from our saviors, our self-chosen solutions to kingdom needs or personal dilemmas. And how often he has.” (Page 172)

Endorsements

 . . . presents historical and theological material in a way that can only excite the expositor.

—Warren Wiersbe, author, Be Series

A great feast of biblical truth made so digestible, garnished with so many apt illustrations.

—Alec Motyer, former principal, Trinity College, Bristol, England

Product Details

• Title: 1 Samuel: Looking on the Heart
• Author: Dale Ralph Davis
• Series: Focus on the Bible Commentary
• Publisher: Christian Focus
• Print Publication Date: 2000
• Logos Release Date: 2011
• Pages: 336
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Bible. O.T. 1 Samuel › Commentaries
• ISBNs: 9781857925166, 1857925165
• Resource ID: LLS:FOBC09SA1
• Resource Type: Bible Commentary
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-03-31T22:24:06Z

About Dale Ralph Davis

Dale Ralph Davis is a minister in residence at First Presbyterian Church in Columbia, South Carolina. Prior to that, he was a professor of Old Testament at the Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi, as well as pastor of Woodland Presbyterian Church in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He is the author of numerous commentaries, including those on Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings and 2 Kings.