What kind of leaders should you follow? What kind of leader should you be? And what does God have to do with it? This perceptive Preaching the Word commentary on 1 Samuel explores God's solution to ancient Israel's leadership crisis while offering scriptural discernment for leaders and followers today. John Woodhouse demonstrates how 1 Samuel's context provides serious reflection on our need for leadership and the failure of human leaders, yet how the text reveals God's answer for Israel, which turns out to be his answer for the whole world and for each of us individually.
