Hi, I'm Dr. Tony Evans, your host for Heroes in the Bible. If you've been enjoying this series,

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epic adventure of David, a story of honor, battle, jealousy, darkness, friendship, love, scandal,

and murder. While most people know of David the myth,

few know about David the man. In this episode, we realize just how far we have come since the

story of David and Goliath. The simpler stories of good versus evil are no more, and now it's

time to weigh deeper into the waters of political unrest, revenge, and

scandal. The plot of David's story is about to thicken, and what was once black and white will

begin to seem more gray. King David is a pure soul, but he has ended into an arena wrought with

wickedness and contempt. If he isn't careful, it will corrupt him,

and it will certainly take more than good intentions and motivational speeches to unite this

divided kingdom. This episode will give us a glimmer of hope that peace is possible, and David

will have victory in his grasp. But peace has an enemy, and its name is revenge.

The spirit of revenge is a new foe David has yet to fight, and in this episode David seems to be

outmatched. Will he be able to win darkened hearts back to the light? Is David up to the challenge

of being king, or should he have remained in Ziglag with his farm and family?

We will begin this episode with a prelude, going back to the most ancient of times when revenge first slithered its way into the heart of man.

Hatred, jealousy, and vengeance have existed since the first family.

So it is no wonder that it seems like

a formidable foe. How will the giant slay affair against this new titan? We will find out in

episode 20, the blood of Abner. This is an I-Heart podcast.

I wanted to talk about traditional health insurance, but I was taught if you can't say something nice, say nothing.

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