1 Samuel (Reformed Expository Commentary)
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  • 548 Pages
  • Publisher: P&R Publishing Company
  • Publication Date: May 2012
  • ISBN: FPHILLRID1SAMUEL9781596381971

1 Samuel (Reformed Expository Commentary)

Phillips, Richard D.

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David is more than a great hero, a man of faith, and a model for Christians to follow. He is one of the most important Old Testament types of Jesus Christ. It is as an anointed one—called and provided by God to lead Israel—that David plays his chief role in redemptive history and makes his distinctive contribution in preparing God's people for the Anointed One, the Messiah who comes to rule and to save.

Two other significant figures—Samuel and Saul—appear in 1 Samuel. Samuel, an epochal figure whose significance equals that of Joshua, guides Israel out of the chaotic period of the judges and serves the coming of the Davidic kingdom. Saul, an alter ego first to Samuel and then to David, personifies the idolatry and unbelief that plague Israel throughout the Old Testament. The ways in which he contrasts with Samuel and David provide valuable spiritual lessons.

The lesser characters in 1 Samuel are hardly incidental—Eli the corrupted priest, Hannah the tearful believer, and Jonathan the faithful friend, to name just three.

As are all the books in the Reformed Expository Commentary series, this exposition of 1 Samuel is accessible to both pastors and lay readers. Each volume in the series provides exposition that gives careful attention to the biblical text, is doctrinally Reformed, focuses on Christ thorugh the lens of redemptive history, and apples the bible to our contemporary setting.

About the Author

Richard D. Phillips (MDiv, Westminster Theological Seminary) is the Senior Minister of Second Presbyterian Church in downtown Greenville, SC. He is a council member of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelical and chairman of the Philadelphia Conference on Reformed Theology. He is coeditor of the Reformed Expository Commentary series and the author of numerous works of biblical exposition.

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Listen to a series of sermons by Richard D. Phillips from 1 Samuel.
Source: Sermon Audio

Publisher’s Description

David is more than a great hero, a man of faith, and a model for Christians to follow. He is one of the most important Old Testament types of Jesus Christ. It is as an anointed one—called and provided by God to lead Israel—that David plays his chief role in redemptive history and makes his distinctive contribution in preparing God's people for the Anointed One, the Messiah who comes to rule and to save.

Two other significant figures—Samuel and Saul—appear in 1 Samuel. Samuel, an epochal figure whose significance equals that of Joshua, guides Israel out of the chaotic period of the judges and serves the coming of the Davidic kingdom. Saul, an alter ego first to Samuel and then to David, personifies the idolatry and unbelief that plague Israel throughout the Old Testament. The ways in which he contrasts with Samuel and David provide valuable spiritual lessons.

The lesser characters in 1 Samuel are hardly incidental—Eli the corrupted priest, Hannah the tearful believer, and Jonathan the faithful friend, to name just three.

As are all the books in the Reformed Expository Commentary series, this exposition of 1 Samuel is accessible to both pastors and lay readers. Each volume in the series provides exposition that gives careful attention to the biblical text, is doctrinally Reformed, focuses on Christ thorugh the lens of redemptive history, and apples the bible to our contemporary setting.

About the Author

Richard D. Phillips (MDiv, Westminster Theological Seminary) is the Senior Minister of Second Presbyterian Church in downtown Greenville, SC. He is a council member of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelical and chairman of the Philadelphia Conference on Reformed Theology. He is coeditor of the Reformed Expository Commentary series and the author of numerous works of biblical exposition.

  • Cover Type:
  • 548 Pages
  • Publisher: P&R Publishing Company
  • Publication Date: May 2012
  • ISBN: FPHILLRID1SAMUEL9781596381971