1 Samuel For You: For reading, for feeding, for leading (God's Word For You) - Softcover

Tim Chester unpacks this gripping part of Israel's history, revealing the wonderful portrait of Jesus painted there. 1 Samuel is a book of barrenness and battles, kings and schemes, shepherds and giants. It recounts the history of Israel as it moved from no king, to the king it demanded, to the king God knew his people needed. But its greatest excitement lies not in the events and characters, but in the person they all point to. 1 Samuel presents us with a wonderful picture of Jesus. Seeing him in and through this Old Testament book enables us to see him with fresh colour and texture, and see afresh what it means for us to follow him today as our Ruler and Rescuer. 1 Samuel is a book about ancient times, that speaks directly into ours.

Dr Tim Chester is part of The Crowded House, a church planting initiative in Sheffield, UK. He is Director of The Porterbrook Institute. He was previously Research & Policy Director for Tearfund UK, and has been published widely on prayer, mission, social issues and theology. He is married to Helen and has two daughters.