Joshua (NIV Application Commentary) ministry-pastoral-resources the author shows how David

the author shows how David pictures the Messiah to come

and embraces all the emotions and behaviour possible in a man regenerated by the Holy Spirit

Too often the Christian attitude toward suffering is characterized by a detached academic appeal to God's sovereignty

Piper tells his audience: This ancient love affair between Boaz and Ruth could be dangerous

Preserving the essential content and argument from each chapter in revised form

Joshua (NIV Application Commentary) ministry-pastoral-resources the author shows how DavidReading Joshua can be, frankly, a jarring experience. Serious, troubling questions about Gods attitude toward his created peoples arise, questions with no easy answer. But the book of Joshua presents itself, warts (and wars!) and all, and asks readers to let it tell its story from its point of view and out of its ancient context. It asks them to give it the benefit of the doubt and permit it to speak to them. This commentary aims to give its voice a