Raised in obscurity, young David would not have featured on a list of candidates for the future king of Israelbut God had different ideas Read, here, about how God's magnificent plan unfolded in the life of this remarkable man and in the lives of those around him.
From a Scriptural, historical point of view, this book is accurate and deserves a 3-star rating. BUT from a style point of view, it is dreadful and doesn't deserve even 2 stars. I am not sure who Mr Bentley was writing for. At times, I thought this must have been an undergraduate dissertation for a Bible College. At other times, I wondered if it was a series of studies for people in their early- and mid-teens - a suspicion that was fueled by the writer's diversion into personal, moralistic hobbyhorses. But the most consistent impression I gained was that this book was made up of lessons prepared for pre-teen Sunday School learners. I'm sorry Mr Bentley, but this book is really not good reading material.