Archives for January 2023

“There was a man from Ramatayim-Tzofim, in the hills of Efrayim, whose name was Elkanah the son of Yerocham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tochu, the son of Tzuf, from Efrat.”-1 Samuel 1:1 Let’s take a look at Elkanah’s genealogy. By taking a look at the names, we can see that the family […]

Today we begin 1 Samuel Chapter 1. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click HERE. For the King James Version, click HERE. “There was a man from Ramatayim-Tzofim, in the hills of Efrayim, whose name was Elkanah the son of Yerocham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tochu, the son of Tzuf, from Efrat.”-1 Samuel […]

Israel was NOT a united nation at the time of Samuel. It was more a loose cluster of tribes and clans. And battles between these tribes and clans over territory was a regular thing. This was and is the norm for tribal societies in the Middle East…even to this day. But it should NOT be […]

I wanna show you something interesting. Take a look at the following word: ADULTERY Whaddaya think that word means? If you’re from the west, you probably assume adultery is when a married man or a married woman has sex with another person other than his or her spouse. However, that ain’t the Biblical meaning of […]

Let’s review some things really quick. First of all, recall that 1 & 2 Samuel and 1 & 2 Kings were originally one huge and unified book. It was only when the translation from the Hebrew to the Greek began that the book was divided up into four parts. Now don’t think there’s anything wrong […]