Archives for February 2024

At this stage in the Scriptures, why are Israel and Judah mentioned separately? It’s because pretty much as soon as the Hebrews set foot inside the land of Canaan they were split politically into two separate alliances: the northern one and the southern one. The Northern Alliance would end up consisting of 10 tribes out […]

“When Sha’ul saw how very successful he was, he became afraid of him.” -1 Samuel 18:15 If there’s any one word that sums up Saul’s character, I would say it is “denial”. Recall that Samuel had already informed Saul that God had removed the throne from him. But what was Saul’s response? Complete denial. He […]

“The following day an evil spirit from God came powerfully over Sha’ul, so that he fell into a frenzy in the house. David was there, playing his lyre as on other occasions. This time Sha’ul had his spear in his hand; and he threw the spear, thinking, “I will pin David to the wall!” But […]

“David would go out, and no matter where Sha’ul sent him, he was successful. Sha’ul put him in charge of the fighting men; all the people thought it good, and so did Sha’ul’s servants.”-1 Samuel 18:5 Wanna know how you can tell if you have a healthy relationship with someone? Ask yourself how they react […]

“Y’honatan removed the cloak he was wearing and gave it to David, his armor too, including his sword, bow and belt.-1 Samuel 18:4 There was a series of events that unnerved Saul and caused him to go into fits of jealousy over David. The first was when Jonathan gave David his cloak, armor, and weapons. […]