God spoke to them:
character studies of Old Testament people
By Peter Williams. Gwasg Bryntirion Press. 223 pages.
ISBN 1 85049 139 9
I declare an interest - not that I am getting a half-share in the royalties, but that Peter Williams is one of my favourite people. We were fellow ministers in Bournemouth, albeit at opposite ends of the town, and I learned to value his fellowship and respect his outstanding ministry. That said - and summoning up every effort to be objective - this lovely book fully explains why Peter's ministry was so effective: he gives the fundamental place to the Word of God and allows it to speak.
The expository aim is foremost and application unobtrusive, true to the text and full of the wisdom that only comes through pastoring of a congregation. The great are here - (Noah, Moses, Joshua, Daniel . . .), also the unexpected (Miriam, Nabal and Abigail - 'an ill-suited couple'), Belshazzar - 'who went too far' -, Elihu. . .), women (Hannah, Deborah. . .), men (Jephthah, Samson. . .), kings (Hezekiah) and Prime Ministers (Daniel - two excellent studies). There are 26 studies, all (as I can vouch) excellent companions for daily devotional reading.
