Archives for October 31, 2023

Let’s get our bearings on where we’re at right now. So King Saul is in the midst of Israel’s first war with the Philistines which took place at a location called Mikhmas Pass. This area was basically a WADI or dry riverbed that served as a highway for traveling merchants from the Jordan River Valley […]

“Sha’ul said, ‘Let’s go after the P’lishtim by night. We’ll plunder them until dawn; we won’t leave one of them alive.’ They answered, ‘Do whatever seems good to you.’ But the cohen said, ‘Let’s approach God here.’  Sha’ul consulted God: ‘Should I go down in pursuit of the P’lishtim? Will you hand them over to […]