1 and 2 Samuel for Everyone

by John Goldingay

Publishers:

SPCK; Westminster John Knox

, 2011

Overview

The sixth volume in the Old Testament for Everyone series covers the stories of Israel’s first kings—Saul and David. John Goldingay presents a commentary that is perfect for daily devotions, Sunday school prep, or brief visits with the Bible, this commentary is an excellent resource for the modern lay reader.

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Key Features

• Presents an accessible and engaging overview of the books of 1 and 2 Samuel
• Discusses the text’s contemporary relevance
• Provides an introduction to the texts theological significance

Contents

Top Highlights

“Samuel’s summons is more or less the beginning of the story of the prophets in Israel.” (Page 32)

“Again, translations usually describe her as anguished, but the Hebrew word usually means fretful in the sense of offended and angry. She is now illustrating how being angry or tetchy is not an obstacle to prayer. It doesn’t make prayer impossible; it makes it possible and necessary, and it gives prayer energy and persistence (‘all this time’). It means you don’t just go through the motions of prayer, and you keep asking until you get a response.” (Page 14)

“The Old Testament can use its word for ‘help’ in the same two ways, but when it talks about God’s helping, the second connotation regularly applies. ‘Helping’ is then not so different from delivering. It is something God does when you cannot help yourself.” (Page 41)

“It also raises the possibility that God’s removing the wrongdoing wasn’t a response to David’s confession at all. It doesn’t make a difference whether that confession indicated real sorrow or just remorse and a regret at being found out. God’s refusing to put David to death or abandon him emerges from God, from God’s grace and God’s commitment. God doesn’t have mercy on us because we deserve it. God has mercy on us because that is God’s nature.” (Page 146)

“So God turns Samuel from a bus boy in the sanctuary into someone through whom God speaks to Israel. There is nothing about Samuel that makes this happen. The master just decides that this is the servant he intends to use in this connection.” (Page 33)

Product Details

• Title: 1 and 2 Samuel for Everyone: A Theological Commentary on the Bible
• Author: John Goldingay
• Series: For Everyone Bible Study Guides
• Publishers: SPCK, Westminster John Knox
• Print Publication Date: 2011
• Logos Release Date: 2013
• Pages: 208
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Bible. O.T. 1 Samuel › Commentaries; Bible. O.T. 2 Samuel › Commentaries
• Resource ID: LLS:EVRY09SA1
• Resource Type: Bible Commentary
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T19:40:48Z

About John Goldingay

John Goldingay has been at Fuller Theological Seminary since 1997 and currently serves as the David Allan Hubbard Professor of Old Testament in the School of Theology. Before coming to Fuller, Goldingay was principal and a professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at St. John’s Theological College in Nottingham, England. He is the author of several books, including Old Testament Theology vol. 1, After Eating the Apricot, and Models for Scripture, as well as commentaries on Daniel, Isaiah, and Psalms. He holds membership in the Society of Biblical Literature and serves on the editorial board for the Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies.