Saul and Sons (Edwards)

Author:

Edwards, Brian

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9781846252266

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Day One Publications

Pages:

155

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Paperback

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Israel’s first king began with great promise and ended in tragedy. The author traces Saul’s head start into the monarchy and the accelerating spiral into possibly the most lamentable biography in the Bible. Along the way there is much to learn from a king whose story is told in Scripture so that we might learn the ways of a man who fell out with God and fell in with the powers of darkness. And there are surprises along the way, not least in the story of his son who, but for the purposes of God, would surely have made an excellent king. However, on the blood-spattered walls of Beth Shan, the story does not quite end. There is another member of Saul’s line who shines with bright hope and reflects the character of his godly father in contrast to that of his tragic grandfather.An accessible book for every reader which, as well as bringing the three characters of Saul, Jonathan and Mephibosheth to life and clarifying difficulties in the text, concludes every chapter with questions for thoughtful discussion suitable for group or personal study.

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Brian Edwards gained his theological degree from the University of London before entering the pastoral ministry for the next thirty years. He then took on a wider role of preaching and lecturing both in the UK and abroad. Brian has authored or co-authored more than twenty books on theological, historical and biographical subjects. He and his wife Barbara, who died in 1998, prepared the widely used marriage preparation course published under the title No Longer Two. He also edits the popular Travel Guide series published by Day One and is chairman of the Editorial Board of the Praise! hymnbook. Brian lives in Surrey, England and has two sons and three granddaughters.