King David: Poet & Warrior
Approximately 60 minutes
Historical … Spiritual … Human … this portrait of
a thrice anointed king is a moving journey back into
the time of the living Bible.
Born around 1000 BCE, David was the youngest
son of Jesse of Bethlehem. A shepherd boy, David
learned survival protecting the family flocks from
wild beast. When the Lord's favor turned from
King Saul, the Prophet Samuel secretly anointed
David as the future king of Israel.
With intelligence and charm - but also ruthlessly
ambitious - David at first served Saul as harpist and
armor-bearer. Then as the battle with the Philistines
went against them, David stepped up to go into
single combat against Goliath. Armed only with a
sling and his faith in God, David slew the giant with
a single stone.
With his popularity outshining the King's, Saul
sought to kill David, but the lad escaped to the
wilderness. Upon Saul's death, David was publicly
anointed - first as King of Israel then as King of the
united monarchy of Israel and Judah.
Seeking a new center for his newly united realm,
David captured the hilltop fortress of Zion, brought
the Ark of God's Covenant there, and made
Jerusalem the eternal capital of the Jewish people.
After serving God and nation for forty years, David
died at the age of seventy "and was buried in the
city of David".
Saul, Samuel, Hiram of Tyre. Abigail, Bath-sheba,
Jonathan, Michal, Joab, Absalom, Amnon and
Tamar, Amalekites, Ammonites and Syrans, these
are just some of the figures and peoples you will
meet in this astonishing film.
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