He encapsulates the whole of the Old Testament spiritual tradition within his person and his service to God. The Catechism teaches: “David is par excellence the king ‘after God’s own heart ...

Great and formative events have occurred in Israel’s history, but there is always concern that the next generation— who did ...

David is chosen as the new king. "Foreign armies attacked David, but God provided safety again and again." "David then captures Jerusalem, bringing the Ark of the Covenant into the city ...

But according to the Bible, long before David became king, there was evidence of God working mightily in his life. David was not even a soldier when he saw the army of Israel cowering before the ...

Instead, the show focuses at least as much on Saul, first king of Israel, ordained by the great prophet Samuel, as it does on David. Saul disobeys one of God’s commands when he keeps an enemy ...

Israel circa 1,000 B.C. The adult life of David, who would eventually become King of Israel, is presented. The blessing of the Prophets, as the voice of God, is required before the King can take ...

At the direction of God, the prophet Samuel anoints an unlikely, outcast teenager as the new king." "As Saul loses his power over his kingdom, David finds himself on a journey to discover and ...

author William Parker offers a compelling alternative by drawing on the psalms of King David, God's conqueror in his new book, "Business After God's Heart: The Psalms of David Applied to the Heart ...

It was Samuel who originally heard from God to anoint Saul the first King of Israel but this man got too big for his britches, or possibly more aptly, his crown. When David was selected to be the ...

David captures her attention with his music and poetry, and she has deep gratitude for his presence in a conflicting time as King Saul's daughter. God appointed Saul as the king of the people when ...