The Bible History Volume 4: Israel under Samuel, Saul, and David, to the Birth of Solomon

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LibriVox recording of The Bible History Volume 4: Israel under Samuel, Saul, and David, to the Birth of Solomon by Alfred Edersheim. Read in English by LibriVox volunteers. The history of Israel, viewed as the Theocracy, or Kingdom of God, consists of three periods : First, that under the guidance of Prophets (from Moses to Samuel); secondly, that under the rule of Kings (from Saul to the Babylonish Captivity); and, thirdly, that under the reign of High-priests (from Ezra to the birth of Jesus Christ). Thus the Theocracy had passed through its full typical development in all its stages, when He came, to Whom they all pointed : Jesus Christ, the Prophet, King, and High-priest of the Kingdom of God. The period described in the present volume closes one of these stages, and commences another. The connecting link between them was Samuel — who alone fully realised the mission of the Judges, and who was also Divinely appointed to inaugurate the new institution of royalty in Israel. That royalty next appeared in its twofold possibility — or, as we might express it, in its negative and positive aspects. Saul embodied the royal ideal of the people, while David represented the Scriptural ide…

Directors & creators

Alfred Edersheim

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;samuel; bible; old testament; Israel; 1 samuel; prophet; king david; bible stories; biblical history; saul; gibeah; jehovah; king saul; 2 samuel; samuel the prophet; authorised version; beth-shemesh; bible -- chronology; bible -- history of biblical events; bible -- old testament -- history of biblical events; book of samuel; eben-ezer; gath; gilgal; hophni and phinehas; jews -- history; jews -- history -- to 586 b.c.; keilah; michmash; mizpeh; nahash; philistines; phinehas; ziklag

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