{"product_id":"1-2-samuel-niv-application-commentary","title":"1 \u0026 2 Samuel (NIV Application Commentary)","description":"\n\u003cp\u003eWhy 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 under its first kings is vastly different from our own, the basic issues of humans in relation to God, the Great King, have not changed. Sin, repentance, forgiveness, adversity, prayer, faith, and the promises of God - these continue to play out in our lives today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eExploring the links between the Bible and our own times, Bill T. Arnold shares perspectives on 1 and 2 Samuel that reveal ageless truths for our twenty-first-century lives.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:black;\"\u003eAbout the NIVAC Series\u003c\/h2\u003e The NIV Application Commentary Series is unique. Most Bible commentaries help us make the journey from our world back to the world of the Bible. They enable us to cross the barriers of time, language, and geography that separate us from the biblical world. Yet they only offer a one–way ticket to the past and assume that we can somehow make the return journey on our own. Once they have explained the \u003ci\u003eoriginal menaing\u003c\/i\u003e of a book or passage, these commentaries give us little or no help in exploring its \u003ci\u003econtemporary significance.\u003c\/i\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eRecently, a few commentaries have included some contemporary application as \u003ci\u003eone\u003c\/i\u003e of their goals. Yet that application is often sketchy or moralistic, and some volumes sound more like printed sermons than commentaries.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eThe primary goal of the NIV Application Commentary Series is to help you with the difficult but vital task of bringing an ancient message into a modern context. The series not only focuses on application as a finished product but also helps you think through the \u003ci\u003eprocess\u003c\/i\u003e of moving from the original meaning of a passage to its contemporary significance. These are commentaries, not popular expositions. They are works of reference, not devotional literature.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eThe format of the series is designed to achieve the goals of the series. Each passage is treated in three sections: \u003ci\u003eOriginal Meaning, Bridging Contexts,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eContemporary Significance.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Harper Collins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover \/ Single","offer_id":67917014925566,"sku":"sjz1793385982744","price":28.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0810\/8071\/3470\/files\/1-2-samuel-niv-application-commentary_1.jpg?v=1793385988","url":"https:\/\/silkglowwear.shop\/products\/1-2-samuel-niv-application-commentary","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}