Judges For You

This book was so helpful in applying the message of Judges to my life in a fresh way. On initial reading, the book of Judges is difficult to apply and understand. "Judges for you" helped me to see the accounts of the Judges within the context of the themes of the book. Time and again Keller prompted me to consider the idols within my own life as well as to see God's faithfulness, both to the wayward Israelites and to the wayward me. I looked forward to reading both Judges and Keller's commentary in the morning, as knew I would ...be both challenged and comforted from God's word. I recommend this book as a devotional or as an aid to teaching God's word

Tim Chester is always a solid expositor of the word and this book doesn't fail to live up to that. I have been preaching through the life of David had have found myself quoting from this more than any other commentary - simply because at a popular level, it carries its big ideas lightly and makes it very accessible. But don't think that means its light on content. The questions raised at the end of each section give much for reflection as does the content which is well communicated and at times movingly fresh with a gospel emphasis which doesn't ...distort the text but points to the one greater than David. As with 1 Sam & Revelation for you, this takes what many take whole chapters to say and condenses it into readily accessible everyday language. This book is like one of those small bottles of concentrated washing liquid in which a little goes a long way. Great read, great book, highly recommend.

This is a really excellent book and highly recommended as a way of better understanding what the book of Judges is about in a very accessible way.

Many of us might know some of the stories from the time of the Judges (e.g. Gideon, Samson) from days in Sunday School. However this book shows that there is much much more to learn which is so helpful for Christians today - for example, God's sovereignty and persistent grace towards his undeserving ...and wayward people and how to live in idolatrous times. The author also takes every effort to ensure that we see how the judges foreshadowed the coming of the ultimate judge and our saviour, Jesus Christ - and being pointed to Him is always great spiritual food!

The book is broken down into manageable chunks which can be used to accompany daily readings and each section ends with helpful questions for further thought and reflection. This is the first "For You" title from GBC that I've read and the experience has made me want to try some more.

May the Lord bless you as much as He has me as you're helped to better understand His word through this book!