. The first and second books of Samuel . TfiG^FIRST 1SAMUGL eoireD-Bv :;>iv\DGLPHIA^JB^LIPPINCOTT CO * Christendom needed a firm spot on which it might stand,and it has found it in the Bible. Templk. *The Scriptures ot the Old and New Testament are arounded whole—and they proceed on lines clearly drawn inthe general consciousness of the ages.* Gladstone. * The Bible is the appointed conservatory, an indispensablecriterion, and a continual source and support of true belief.* S. T. Coleridge. * Sacerdotalism is not the Essence of religion ; and Scripturelays no stress upon it.* Goe
. The first and second books of Samuel . TfiG^FIRST 1SAMUGL eoireD-Bv :;>iv\DGLPHIA^JB^LIPPINCOTT CO * Christendom needed a firm spot on which it might stand,and it has found it in the Bible. Templk. *The Scriptures ot the Old and New Testament are arounded whole—and they proceed on lines clearly drawn inthe general consciousness of the ages.* Gladstone. * The Bible is the appointed conservatory, an indispensablecriterion, and a continual source and support of true belief.* S. T. Coleridge. * Sacerdotalism is not the Essence of religion ; and Scripturelays no stress upon it.* Goethe. *The self-sufficingness of Scripture, its independency of anyinterpreter, is an outstanding proof of its divinity. De Introduction I. Title and Unity of the Book. In the oldest translationof the Bible that exists—the Greek version dating about 200 ,and usually known as the Septuagint or Seventy from thenumber of men said to have been engaged on it—the two Booksof Samuel are called the * First and * Second Books of the Kings(Kingdoms). Who gave them either title, or divided the history intotwo books is unknown. But neither of the names is is no reason underlying the division, while the principle,that really permeated the national life from beginning to end, isentirely lost sight of here. The government of the Hebrews iscalled a Theocracy, or a government by God. For theirAlmighty Ruler a palace-temple was built in the wilderness,after designs and a model furnished to Moses, their leader andlaw-giver. It was a gorgeously adorned tent, known as theTent of Meeting, and so carefully prepared for journey-ing from place to place, that it could be quickly set upor taken down. In its
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