Sermons on 2 Samuel

Chapters 1-13

Author

John Calvin

Category Sermons/Expositions

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500 in stock

Weight	2.2 lbs
Dimensions	8.8 × 5.75 × 1.8 in
ISBN	9780851515786
Binding	Cloth-bound
Topic	Biblical Studies
Original Pub Date	1563 (actually 1863)
Banner Pub Date	Jan 1, 1992
Page Count	696
Scripture	2 Samuel
Format	Book

Book Description

While John Calvin is chiefly remembered today as a great theologian, it should not be forgotten that he was foremost a pastor. Indeed, it has been said of him that he became a theologian in order to be a better pastor. His preaching gives some of the clearest evidence for this. Still in his early twenties when he began to preach, he continued to do so for the rest of his life – on average five times a week during his long years of ministry in Geneva. From 1549, thanks to the Company of Strangers, who employed Denis Raguenier as a scribe, Calvin’s sermons were preserved and their riches remain available to us. Now, thanks to the devoted labours of Professor Douglas Kelly of Reformed Theological Seminary, Jackson, Mississippi, the Sermons on 2 Samuel 1-13 are made available in English for the first time.

Important as these sermons are for students of Calvin, they are of inestimable value for those who, like Calvin, are pastors, preachers or are simply ordinary Christian believers like those to whom they were first preached. Calvin’s masterly handling of the historical narrative of this wonderful book of Scripture combines with his deep insight into human character to produce a volume which will be treasured.

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	Introduction	ix
1	On Facing Affliction and Divine Judgement	1
2	David's Response to the Philistine Victory	16
3	Calmness in All Circumstances	32
4	Guidance to Hebron	48
5	The Dreadful 'Game' of War	63
6	Disunity and War	77
7	Abner's Face of Brass	92
8	Abner's Moral Crime	109
9	The Infamous Murder of Abner	124
10	Lessons from lshbosheth's Death	140
11	God's Judgement on Murderers	154
12	All the Tribes Submit to David's Yoke	169
13	David's Dealings with the Jebusites and Hiram	184
14	David's Polygamy	199
15	God Glorified in David's Victory	214
16	The True Worship of God	229
17	Lessons from the Death of Uzzah	244
18	Humble David and Proud Michal	262
19	'Before the Lord'	279
20	On Being Dead to this World	295
21	Christ is the True Temple of God	309
22	Mercy and Judgement	324
23	Great David's Greater Son	339
24	Lord, Who am I?	354
25	The Only God and his Chosen People	370
26	The Nature of True Prayer	386
27	The Temple - Then and Now	402
28	Justice and Judgement	417
29	David's Magnanimity to Mephibosheth	430
30	The Two Bases for a Just War	446
31	God on our Side	461
32	David's Adultery with Bathsheba	476
33	Uriah, a Man who Feared God	490
34	The Mark and Seal of David's Shame	505
35	You are the Man!	519
36	God is Not the Author of Sin	534
37	David's Humble Confession of Sin	549
38	God Chastises his Children for their Profit	565
39	On Facing Affliction and Bereavement	582
40	Solomon, whom God Loved	598
41	The Rape of Tamar	613
42	The Obligation to Punish Evil	629
43	The Murder of Amnon	644
	Index	661