King David: The Real Life of the Man Who Ruled Israel COM051070 The military prepared me to

The military prepared me to accept all sorts of things that make no sense

and how to correct bad behavior at the first sign

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a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair" (Isaiah 60:3)

King David: The Real Life of the Man Who Ruled Israel COM051070 The military prepared me toDavid, King of the Jews, possessed every flaw and failing of which a mortal is capable, yet men and women adored him, and God showered him with many blessings. A charismatic leader, exalted as "a man after God's own heart," he was also capable of deep cunning and bloodthirsty violence. Weaving together biblical texts with centuries of interpretation and commentary, as well as the startling discoveries of modern biblical archaeology and scholarship,