2 Samuel — Book Overview
The Bible4Jesus.com Podcast
About this episode
We come now to one of the great turning points in the history of redemption. The long and tragic reign of Saul, Israel's first king, is over. The man who began with such promise and ended in such paranoid, spear-throwing madness is dead on the battlefield of Gilboa. We live in an age that has made an idol of sentiment. Our culture prizes feelings above facts, intentions above outcomes, and a cheap, syrupy notion of forgiveness above the hard, costly work of true reconciliation. We want the warm feeling of having forgiven without the messy business of repentance, restitution, and restored righteousness. We come now to the end of a terrible episode. King David, in a moment of profound pride and self-reliance, decided to count his fighting men. He wanted a tangible inventory of his strength, a number he could put in a ledger.
This overview explores the whole book. Read the explanations sampled in this summary: