Archives for April 2024

When we last left off, David had escaped to a place called Nob, where a sanctuary to God had been built. He didn’t stay there long, maybe just a day. Nob was close to Gibeah, where King Saul’s headquarters were. Nobody knows Nob’s exact location, but many experts think it might have been on a […]

“The cohen answered David, ‘I don’t have any regular bread; however, there is consecrated bread — but only if the guards have abstained from women.’  David answered the cohen, “Of course, women have been kept away from us, as on previous campaigns. Whenever I go out on campaign, the men’s gear is clean, even if […]

I think it’s hard for us to fathom a fallen ancient Israel with its broken priesthood, abandoned sanctuary, and multiple high priests competing against each other. So let me give ya a modern-day illustration that will help you grasp just how pagan Hebrew society was during King Saul’s time. Think of Europe today. At one […]

When we last left off, at David’s behest, the High Priest was about to give David the consecrated Shewbread. Now it took about 12 cups of flour to make one loaf of this special bread. In other words, one loaf was HUGE…and David was about to take five of them. So right off the bat […]

“‘Now, what do you have on hand? If you can spare five loaves of bread, give them to me, or whatever there is.’  The cohen answered David, ‘I don’t have any regular bread; however, there is consecrated bread — but only if the guards have abstained from women.’”-1 Samuel 21:4-5 There’s one thing I forgot […]