Providence

By: John Piper

Narrated by: John Piper, Michael Beck

From Genesis to Revelation, the providence of God directs the entire course of redemptive history. Providence is “God’s purposeful sovereignty”. Its extent reaches down to the flight of electrons, up to the movements of galaxies, and into the heart of man. Its nature is wise and just and good. And its goal is the Christ-exalting glorification of God through the gladness of a redeemed people in a new world.

©2021 John Piper (P)2021 Crossway

Wonderful

What a beautiful, well written book. Saturated with scripture. Thought provoking, mind boggling, joy bringing, tear shedding… all at the sheer wonder of Gods providence. Thank you Pastor John Piper for pouring into this work. Will read gladly read again and again.

A must read

An outstanding explanation of Gods divine Providence. This has been one of the most impactful books in my spiritual life.

Outstanding!

What an excellent book. John Piper wrote a masterpiece. It is kind of like a systematic theology from God’s perspective. Read, re-read and repeat.

Right material; wrong performer.

Look, I get it. I'm a Presby Elder who provides Pulpit Supply, and the tendency with religious texts (until you're used to reading them) is to MAKE. EVERY. SINGLE. WORD. SOUND. IMPORTANT. Unfortunately, it's annoying to listen to. Worse, it pulls you away from the material, which is excellent, and focuses you on the performance instead. It's unnecessary as well, because Piper's writing is conversational in tone, yet the narrator wants to enunciate everything. He also sounds a bit like Casey Kasem, which doesn't help any when discussing God's glory and grace. I believe this is the first time I've ever docked an audio book for a narrator but, in this case, it truly does matter because you'll be dealing with it for nearly 26 hours.

That said, the only reason I haven't returned the audio book is because the material, as I've said, is excellent (in fact, I've since purchased the hardcover to mark up). The only Piper I'd read previously (a short bio on Calvin) was shallow and superficial, so I went into this not expecting much. I was wrong. It's exhuastively researched, well sourced, points directly at God, and features copious Scriptural references throughout. Piper doesn't just pluck out verses that support his thesis however; he uses the whole of scripture and builds his thesis around the entire Word. This is such a refreshing change, and it really shows the glory of God to the fullest. If this is ever re-recorded, I'll be picking that version up, too. It's that good.

Faithful exposition of Scripture

Should be required reading for every new Christian, a MUST read & reread for saints of every age.