No Kings Part 7
Under the King of Kings—David, the Righteous Standard, and the True Test of Freedom
As the biblical drama unfolds, the pattern becomes clear: people who cannot rule themselves by principle become restless in the absence of formal authority; yet those who obtain a king seldom find the peace, justice, or virtue they crave. Is there a way out of this cycle? Israel’s story, and indeed the wider scriptural tradition, offers a paradoxical answer in the person of David.
