David is the "renaissance man" of Biblical history: Torah scholar, warrior, Psalmist, and king. But like many men of talent, he attracted jealousy and was beset by enemies his entire life - from King Saul to his very own sons. Rabbi Wein examines the glorious accomplishments of King David, the forerunner of the Messianic era.

• David's humble beginnings, disdained by his brothers
• the heroic defeat of Goliath
• the paradoxes of his relationship with King Saul
• the sin with Uriah and Batsheva
• Absalom's challenge to the throne
• how David led the Jewish people to their Golden Age