Promise and Deliverance (4 vols.)
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
This series presents more than 200 Bible stories—Old and New Testaments—through a redemptive-historical lens, emphasizing how each story reveals God’s covenant work and self-revelation, rather than moralistic lessons
De Graaf originally developed these works for Sunday School and Christian school teachers. The series is structured to help users grasp each story’s main purpose, summarize it succinctly, and apply it devotionally—ideal for both personal and group study .
Vol I: From Creation to the Conquest of Canaan – Introduces God’s self-revelation through historical narratives.
Vol II: The Failure of Israel’s Theocracy – Reflects on Israel’s disobedience and its implications for covenant faithfulness.
Vol III: Christ’s Ministry and Death – Focuses on the fulfillment of promise in Jesus’s life, death, and proclamation of the Kingdom.
Vol IV: Christ and the Nations – Explores the expansion of redemption to all nations through Christ, the “second Adam”.
- Provides concise outlines, story goals, and practical guidance for presenting the passage in a clear, engaging way.
- Shows how each narrative fits into the one unfolding story of God’s covenant promises and their fulfillment in Christ.
- Presents an invaluable, comprehensive guide for walking through the entire biblical narrative in an accessible yet theologically rich way.