“Entertaining and Informative View of Biblical History”
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What You Need To Know:
DAVID: KING OF ISRAEL’s first episode does a good job balancing drama and information. It features exciting scenes depicting David’s life, while educating them about Scripture, history, geography, military strategy, and more through interviews with experts. Narrated by Zachary Levi, the first episode of DAVID: KING OF ISRAEL has a strong Christian, biblical worldview. However, it does include several bloody images of violence. So, MOVIEGUIDE® advises caution for older children, teenagers and sensitive adults.
Content:
Strong Christian, biblical worldview, as the series is an informational look at the biblical story of David, the episode also features passages of scripture, and interviews with biblical scholars, rabbis, and other experts in the field;
No foul language;
Several intense violent scenes with some graphic images, including David slays a lion, a decapitation, David kills the stunned Goliath by stabbing and decapitating him, and a character shows his bloody hands after his thumbs have been chopped off;
No sex;
Several scenes show upper male nudity in a naturalistic setting;
No alcohol;
No smoking or drugs; and,
Saul is jealous of his eventual successor, leading Samuel to lie to the king about his whereabouts when he begins his search for the successor.
More Detail:
Episode 1 of DAVID: KING OF ISRAEL begins with David’s life as a shepherd, working hard to keep his flock of sheep safe from danger. At the same time, King Saul has defeated an enemy tribe, but he’s tormented by an evil spirit.
Samuel is on the hunt for Saul’s successor, who he will anoint, but keeps this from Saul, as the king has grown paranoid, due to the evil spirit’s influence. Samuel goes to David’s family and initially thinks one of his brothers is the one God seeks. However, he realizes David is the true successor and anoints him.
As Saul continues to battle with the spirit, David is called to the palace to soothe the king with his harp-playing skills. The pair become close, and David eventually follows Saul and his troops into battle, where they face off against Goliath.
Throughout the episode, biblical scholars and historians share their knowledge on the story, as well as geographic and cultural facts about the time period. This gives viewers a full, though not exhaustive, picture of this familiar Bible story.
DAVID: KING OF ISRAEL’s premiere episode is an entertaining and informative overview of David’s early days. Viewers will enjoy the drama-filled reenactments and come away with a more informed view of the familiar story, thanks to the knowledge shared by experts.
Episode 1 of DAVID: KING OF ISRAEL has a strong Christian, biblical worldview, as it explores the biblical story of David, Goliath, King Saul, and other figures from Scripture. However, there are several violent scenes with graphic images of violence, including stabbing, beheading and other acts. So, MOVIEGUIDE® advises caution for older children, teenagers and sensitive adults.
