Samuel and Saul: Their Lives and Times

by William J. Deane

Publisher:

Anson D. F. Randolph & Company

, 1889

Overview

Samuel and Saul: Their Lives and Times examines the roles of Samuel and Saul in Israel. William J. Deane offers comprehensive exposition of the text with regard for key themes and events. Moving chapter-by-chapter the author provides historical context of key events, analysis of Israel’s propensity to fall away from the law, and the transition into monarchical rule.

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Key Features

• Examines the life of the first king of Israel
• Contains a thorough chronology of the life of Saul
• Provides intelligent thought provoking narration suited for students and laity alike

Contents

• Samuel’s Youth
• First Revelation to Samuel. Capture and Restoration of the Ark
• Samuel, Judge and Prophet
• Saul Annointed King
• Saul’s First Victory
• Samuel Abdicates
• Saul’s First Rejection
• Battle of Michmash
• Saul’s Final Rejection
• A Successor Anointed
• Saul’s Jealousy and Mania
• Saul’s Persecution of David
• The Death of Samuel
• The Death of Saul

Praise for the Print Edition

The whole style of treatment is careful and suggestive. The writer avails himself of the labors of English and Continental commentators, so that the reader of this book will have the fullest lights that modern research has thrown on the subject. Such a book will be a distinct acquisition . . .

—The London Quarterly and Holborn Review

Product Details

• Title: Samuel and Saul: Their Lives and Times
• Author: William J. Deane
• Publisher: Anson D. F. Randolph and Company
• Publication Date: 1889
• Pages: 236

About William J. Deane

William J. Deane was rector of Ashan, Essex.