Esther and Ruth (Reformed Expository Commentary) (Hardcover)
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Publisher: P and R Publishing Company
Author: Duguid, Iain M.
ISBN-10: 0875527833 | ISBN-13: 9780875527833
Binding: Hardcover
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Publisher's Description: Does God help those who help themselves? That may seem to be the message of the Books of Esther and Ruth. Some think that Ruth's attractiveness won over naomi and Boaz, or that Esther's bold faithfulness saved her people. But a closer reading shows an embittered Namoi to have abandoned the Promised Land and God's people, and Esther to have become thoroughly assimilated to the culture and values of Persian society.
In Esther, God works in invisible ways to save his people. In Ruth, God's grace comes to Naomi unexpectedly, and with it, a depiction of redemption for her people. In both books, a gracious and sovereign God works through flawed individuals - unable even to help themselves - to rescue his people and prepare for the coming of Christ.
201 Pages
Published 2005
About the Author: Iain Duguid (M.Div., Westminster Theological Seminary; Ph.D., University of Cambridge) is professor of Old Testament at Westminster Seminary California. He has written a number of books on Christ-centered exposition, including Living in the Gap Between Promise and REality: The Gospel According to Abraham and Living in the Grip of Relentless Grace: The Gospel in the LIves of Isaac and Jacob, in the Gospel According to the Old Testament series.
About the Series: The Reformed Expository Commentary is biblical (committed to comprehensive exposition of the text), doctrinal (committed to the Westminster Standards), redemptive-historical (committed to a Christ-centered view of the Old Testament), and practical (committed to applying the text to people today). Coeditors are Philip Ryken and Richard Phillips; biblical editors are Iain Duguid and Dan Doriani.
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"This exposition of Esther and Ruth is 'a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.' The author gives us a good dose of healing theology in a most relevant manner. From now on I will require my students to read this engaging commentary for their edification and delight."
- Bruce K. Waltke, Professor of Old Testament, Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando; Professor Emeritus of Biblical Studies, Regent College.
"An amazing commentary! Rarely does an expositor demonstrate such virtuosity. But Iain Duguid brings it all together: a specialist's knowledge of the Hebrew text and culture, a preacher's eye for theme and structure, a pastor's skill in nuanced application, a theologian's grasp of Christ-centered theology (that would make Geerhardus Vos smile), and a wordsmith's attention to language and lingering metaphor. Duguid's Esther and Ruth will elevate and inspire generations of readers and preachers."
- R. Kent Hughes, Pastor, College Church, Wheaton, Illinois
Staff Review: Duguid's Esther and Ruth exemplifies the style that makes the Reformed Expository Commentary series an exciting development in the commentary world. Rather than 1000-page tomes covering every minutiae, this series focuses upon a clear, theologically-informed, practically-oriented exposition of the biblical text. Technical matters are broached when appropriate without under-cutting readability. Duguid's skill as both a preacher and professor makes this volume eminently profitable for pastors and lay readers.
- Matthew Harmon, Bookstore Staff, December 2005.
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By T. Pruitt [blog] on April 30, 2009
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"Esther & Ruth" demonstrates why the Reformed Expository Commentary series is such a welcome tool for the study of Scripture. Iain Duguid combines his skills as a scholar and preacher by providing technical insights in service of devotion and doxology. Both pastors and lay persons will be greatly helped by this volume. |
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