WCS – 2 Samuel

Gordon Keddie draws out the lessons of 2 Samuel in this Welwyn Commentary, and encourages us to look expectantly for the blessing of God in our day since the story of David is a picture of Davids royal Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. As the author says in the introduction, May your study of 2 Samuel bring you closer to the only Redeemer of Gods elect, the Lord Jesus Christ.

The history of David the unfolding drama of 2 Samuel gives us a slice of life in the real world. We see people in their true colours: the petty, selfish, murderous, yet fiercely loyal, Joab; the war-lord Abner, honourable, perhaps, but only when it suited him; the sad, incompetent Ish-Bosheth, alone and palely loitering through his hundrum colourless life; and the miserable and vicious sons of Rimmon, who murdered Ish-Bosheth in his sleep. And there is David, the man after Gods own heart, borne along by his regal calling on the tide of Gods mighty providential acts.

a scholarly work This book is a penetrating study of Israels history during the times of David There is continual application to the life of the saint in the twentieth century.
Jim Cromarty

About the Author:

Gordon Keddie is the minister of Grace Presbyterian Church in State College, Pennsylvania, USA. He has authored several books published by Evangelical Press.