But 1 Kings is not only a book about human failure. It is also a book about God's sovereign purpose, which cannot be thwarted and defeated by human disobedience. In the story of the kings of Israel and Judah, as in all the Old Testament narrative, we see God pointing people to the coming King of whom Solomon, in all his splendour, was only a faint and imperfect picture.
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Commending Roger Ellsworth's recent book The Shepherd King - Learning from the life of David, one reviewer wrote:'I am more than grateful for a deeply pondered, carefully written and delightfully helpful study, worthy of and suited to the widest readership.'
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ISBN: 9780852344514
Catalogue code: N/A
Publisher: EVANGELICAL PRESS* - published N/A
Format: Paperback