Tender Mercies and Loving-Kindness: The Goodness of God in the Old Testament (Sperry Symposium)
RSC/Deseret Book, 2025. First printing. Hardcover/dust jacket. 370 pp. This volume explores the characteristics of God illustrated in his interactions with his people, embodied in his covenants and laws and in the revelation given to his prophets, found in the lives of his servants who emulate these character traits, and expressed particularly in the love and redemption offered to his children here in mortality. The theme is intended to inspire teaching at church and at home by bringing to light the love and compassion of God and uplifting examples of his tender mercies.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Not Left Destitute of Mercy
The Role of Covenant ?esed in Perpetuating Family Lines
Matthew L. Bowen
“You Are the God Who Sees Me”
God’s Loving-Kindness to Hagar
Amy Easton-Flake
The Ever-Present Nature of Christ in the Title Jehovah
Daniel L. Belnap
The Law of Moses and the Goodness of God
Navigating Challenging Texts
Joshua M. Sears and Avram R. Shannon
“They Shall Be My People, and I Will Be Their God”
God’s Covenant and Loving-Kindness in Jeremiah and Lamentations
Avram R. Shannon and Thora Florence Shannon
Dwelling with God in Love
Ryan Conrad Davis
Hesed and Theosis
Embodying Christ’s Character and Glory
Jennifer C. Lane
“I Have Sworn unto David My Servant”
The Davidic Covenant as Manifestation of God’s ?esed
Robbie Taggart
David as a Type of Christ in the Story of Absalom’s Rebellion
Mack Stirling
Ravens, Widows, and Angels
Experiencing God’s Nourishment in Times of Scarcity
Lauren Ellison and Mark D. Ellison
Seeing God’s Love in Suffering
Lessons on Faith from Job
David B. Ridge
“The Lord Has Done Great Things for Us; We Are Glad”
Dana M. Pike
Singing of God’s Love
The Songs of Ascent in Ancient and Modern Temple Worship
Kevin L. Tolley
“For His Mercy Endureth for Ever”
Divine and Human ?esed in Psalm 136
Tyler Harris
A Third Look at the Lord’s Hand “Stretched Out Still” (Isaiah 2–14)
David M. Calabro
Competing Depictions of At-One-Ment: 2 Nephi 28:8 as a Foil to Isaiah 53
Jane Allis-Pike
The Covenant Promises to the Eunuch
Latter-day Saint Reflections on God’s Loving-Kindness
Ty Mansfield
An Unconventional Mercy
Prophecies of Destruction as Divine Instruction
Michael J. Biggerstaff
God’s Steadfast Love, Mercy, and Kindness in the Marriage and Family of Gomer and Hosea
Joshua M. Matson
Jonah: “I Knew Thou Art a Gracious God”
Eric-Jon K. Marlowe. New. Item #40562
ISBN: 9781950304714
Price: $31.99