Archives for May 2024

“‘I didn’t start consulting God for him just today. Heaven forbid! The king shouldn’t accuse me or my father’s family of anything! Your servant knows nothing at all about any of this!’  But the king said, ‘You must die, you and your father’s whole family.’”-1 Samuel 22:15-16 Saul has just accused the High Priest Achimelech […]

“Sha’ul said, ‘Listen here, you son of Achituv!’ He answered, “Here I am, my lord.’  Sha’ul said to him, ‘Why did you conspire against me, you and Yishai’s son? By giving him bread and a sword and consulting God for him, you helped him rebel against me and become my enemy, which he now is!’”-1 […]

“The king sent to summon Achimelekh the cohen the son of Achituv, along with all his father’s family, the cohanim in Nov; and all of them went to the king.  Sha’ul said, ‘Listen here, you son of Achituv!’ He answered, ‘Here I am, my lord.’”-1 Samuel 22:11-12 Have you ever heard of the book “The […]

“Then Do’eg the Edomi, who had been put in charge of Sha’ul’s servants, answered, ‘I saw Yishai’s son come to Nov, to Achimelekh the son of Achituv.’”-1 Samuel 22:9 King Saul had just finished chewing out his war council for betraying him when verse 9 tells us something interesting. It’s revealed that Do’eg the Edomite […]

“Sha’ul said to his servants standing around him, ‘Listen, you men of Binyamin! Is Yishai’s son going to give any of you fields and vineyards? Is he going to make you all commanders of thousands and hundreds?’”-1 Samuel 22:7 Let’s examine the current political situation between Saul and David on a deeper level. As Saul […]