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2 Samuel is a story of triumph and disaster, both personal and national. It is the account of the rise and fall and rise of a great king, David of Israel. But it is also the story of the God who rules his people, who forgives his people, and who promises to send the King whose greatest fall will bring our eternal rise. This accessible, absorbing expository guide opens up this book for new and...

the nation through whom God saved humanity. With the covenant with David, God’s saving purposes were now focused on the king. So the focus of God’s purpose moves from humanity to Israel to the king. But always the intent is to move back in the other direction. The king brings blessing to Israel, which brings blessing to humanity. The king is the son of God, who will redeem Israel the son of God, who will redeem the race of Adam the son of God (2 Samuel 7:14; Exodus 4:22–23; Luke 3:38). So God will
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