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200	1		_aThe Message of Kings _eGod is present _fJohn W. Olley
210			_aNottingham _cInter-Varsity Press _d2011
330			_aAt the beginning of 1 & 2 Kings, Solomon's reign brought peace, prosperity, dynamic international trade and a magnificent centre of worship. By contrast, at the end, the people faced complete reversal: they and their king were in exile; Jerusalem and the temple lay in ruins. How can this story of reversal, told by the very people who suffered that defeat, be of value today, and equip us "for every good work"? John Olley shows how the books of Kings are "preached history". Within the account of pathways to short-term 'success' but ultimate failure, there are pointers of hope, of God's continuing purposes and promises, and of the people's response in the present. In rich and often surprising ways, the narrative in Kings is part of the history that has shaped, and is to continue to shape, the faith and life of Christian believers, as theynworship, trust and odey God in everyday life and in the midst of the turmoil of national and global events.
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700		1	_aOlley _bJ.W. _f1938- _gOlley, John W. _4070 _94197
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