A Son to Me: An Exposition of 1 & 2 Samuel

The books of Samuel—familiar stories like David and Goliath, Saul and Jonathan, Absalom and Joab—look forward to Jesus, the son of David. Look Inside the Book In this book, Peter Leithart offers a typological reading of Samuel as a unified book. By giving careful attention to the book's literary structures and patterns of types and antitypes, Leithart reveals the deeper meanings within the text. Not only does he show how the life of David not only has lessons for us in how to live our own lives, but he also shows how the books of Samuel look forward to the suffering and glorification of Jesus Himself. What People Are Saying "For those in the Church or seminary who may find academic treatments of the minutiae of 1–2 Samuel somewhat burdensome and impractical, Leithart’s A Son to Me may provide grist for fresh thought and exploration of ideas that are not only of immeasurable relevance, but are 'useful for correction, reproof, and training in righteousness' (p. 23). Indeed, they may fi