Kings (People's Bible Commentary Series)

By Concordia Publishing House

This series weaves together the New International Version of the Bible with in-depth commentary to enrich your understanding of the Bible. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0570046599
• ISBN13: 9780570046592
• Release Date: December 1996
• Publisher: Concordia Pub House
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.8" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

Woah, this guy pulls no punches!

I've been bouncing back and forth between reading books form Concordia's "People's Bible Commentary" series and Westminster John Knox Press' "Daily Study Bible" series. The same comments I've written about for previous Concordia "People's Bible Commentary" books still holds true: while it does an excellent job in staying faithful to scripture (not saying "well, this chapter really shouldn't be in the Bible"), it does tend to get a bit too basic for my tastes.This commentary tackles the often boring books of 1st Kings and 2nd Kings. As this series is designed for people who are only recently beginning to study the Bible, this book does a very good job of introdicing the book and its characters. The author even tells you not to worry so much if you can't remember all the kings' names right off the bat, they'll become increasingly familiar the more you read the book.In the commentary (which follows a few verses of scripture), the author does a good job of filling the reader in on world politics, the state of the worlds militaries, customs of Israel and Judah, and political relationships between the People of God and her surrounding nations. He also includes much commentary that speaks to modern society's ills. He constantly points to a didobedient king and asks the reader, havn't you acted the same way in the past? Let this guy be an example to you. He had me feeling guilty on more than a few occations.For the respect given to the Word of God, for the historical analysis, for the modern applications, and for constantly pointing to Christ as our salvation, I would recommend this book for those who are beginning to study the faith or for those who want to get some insight into the Lutheran mind. For others, I'm sure there are some more insightful books out there, you'll just have to wait until I can find them and review them.