{"product_id":"david-phillip-keller-9780849904707","title":"David by W. Phillip Keller","description":"\u003ch2\u003eDavid: The Time of Saul's Tyranny by Weldon Phillip Keller\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere, says the author, is a \"devotional study of what God can do with a man who, though terribly tough and passionate, has a will set to do God's will.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first of a series, this volume describes the life of David, the shepherd-king, under King Saul. Constantly showing how believers today can meet God through this story, Keller deals with the drama and color of David's stormy relationship with Saul, his friendship with Jonathan, his love for Abigail, Nabal's widow, his interaction with the soldiers he commanded, and his respect for prophet, priest, and king in Israel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeller's readers have learned to expect just this kind of faithfulness to the biblical record, along with the author's knowledge of the primitive setting of the Bible, and his ability to knife through pretense and self-importance with sharp spiritual perception. On every page, the reader is confronted with stark calls to obedience such as this.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was David's lot to follow Israel's first king, Saul—a concession in governance which God allowed only at Israel's willful insistence. As Saul proved to be equally willful, Keller observes that \"Sorrow upon sorrow, both to ourselves, to Christ, and to others, most of us prefer to do our own thing in life, to please ourselves rather than Him.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimilarly, with unblinking frankness, Keller refuses to gloss over David's lapses in courage, faith, and obedience. But he finds in the giant-killer and king-to-be a heart that could be touched by its own infirmities, repent, and search eagerly for God's renewing Spirit. As with believers today, whose lives are mixtures of darkness and light, there is hope in the story of David that we might yet be anointed for the Master's use.\u003cbr\u003eThis is a book to be savored in quiet personal study, read for both its historical and devotional content, or used for stimulating group discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eW. Phillip Keller \u003c\/strong\u003eis best known for his powerful parables on nature, persons, and God-books such as \u003cem\u003eA Gardener Looks at the Fruits of the Spirit\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLessons from a Sheep Dog\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSalt for Society\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eSea Edge\u003c\/em\u003e. Born in East Africa, Keller is an agronomist, lecturer, naturalist, and wildlife photographer. Well over three million of his books are in print in English alone. They have been translated into 24 languages world-wide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCredits:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dennis Hill, Greg Lorfing\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bust-Down Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50708007027003,"sku":"0849904706","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/2077\/7531\/files\/david-phillip-keller-9780849904707.jpg?v=1780100996","url":"https:\/\/bustdownbooks.com\/products\/david-phillip-keller-9780849904707","provider":"Bust-Down Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}