508ppTwice God says that in King David he has found "a man after my own heart (1st Samuel 13:14, Acts 13:22). God was personally involved with David, there was something about him which he really liked. David was a sensitive man, a man with deep feelings, he was a poet and musician but he was also Israel's greatest King and one of the greatest ever military leaders. But these things seem to matter less to God than the soul of the man. David wrote "the Lord confides in those who fear him" (Psalm 25:14), it is a great honour to have someone confide in you--but to think that God would confide in ... View More...
508ppTwice God says that in King David he has found "a man after my own heart (1st Samuel 13:14, Acts 13:22). God was personally involved with David, there was something about him which he really liked. David was a sensitive man, a man with deep feelings, he was a poet and musician but he was also Israel's greatest King and one of the greatest ever military leaders. But these things seem to matter less to God than the soul of the man. David wrote "the Lord confides in those who fear him" (Psalm 25:14), it is a great honour to have someone confide in you--but to think that God would confide in ... View More...
Dimensions: 161 x 216 x 13 mm Weight: 0.281 kilos Pages: 208 With lucid insights on every page, After God's Own Heart examines the life of David, showing how the Old Testament king relates to anointing, covenant, the temple, and sin. But ultimately, the author shows how David pictures the Messiah to come. The book includes study questions for individual or group study. After God's Own Heart is an excellent contribution to an important series on the biblical theology of the Old Testament. As Mark Boda shows in this useful and accessible book, the House of David is central to the Bible's mess... View More...
304ppOnly the supreme providence of God and the unfathomable depths of divine grace could have conceived and forged the life of David. God made the son of Jesse into the emblem of the kingly office which only Christ would fulfill more gloriously. He embodied all the qualities of manly nobility and charm. Everyone in his day loved David, except the most ugly and despicable figures. No matter how high David rose above other men, his spirit was childlike toward the Lord. He who was equally at home holding the shepherd?s staff, the warrior?s sword, the poet?s harp, and the ruler?s sceptre, was com... View More...
