1 & 2 Samuel (NIV Application Commentary) mgr_9781433512322 With deep conviction and often

With deep conviction and often surprising advice

and biblical scholar James Hamilton explores how work fits into the big story of the Bible

examines one or more classic examples of it

John Piper exalts the biblical meaning of marriage over its emotion

the book is divided into three sections

1 & 2 Samuel (NIV Application Commentary) mgr_9781433512322 With deep conviction and oftenWhy do the books of Samuel pack such broad appeal? Taken together as a single narrative, they certainly offer something for everyone: kings and prophets, great battles and greater heroes, action and romance, loyalty and betrayal, the mundane and the miraculous. In Samuel, we meet Saul, David, Goliath, Jonathan, Bathsheba, the witch of Endor, and other unforgettable characters. And we encounter ourselves. For while the culture and conditions of Israel