Archives for August 2024

I gotta quiz question for you. Besides Israel, which nation did the Hebrews always have a strong attachment to? Let me give you a couple of hints. It’s the land where Abraham came from. It’s also the land where Abraham sent back his servant to find a wife for his son Isaac. It’s also the […]

I finished off yesterday’s post by talking about how there is a geopolitical war taking place in the United States. There are two sides to this battle. One side harbors an isolationist mentality and desires to erect a wall between them and those who they perceive as outsiders. The other side wants to erase all […]

Today we begin our study of 2nd Samuel. This book could rightly be categorized as the era of King David. As I normally do, I’m gonna kick things off with an introduction. However, instead of my usual approach, by necessity, I need to get a bit historical today and tomorrow. Because the Bible focuses so […]

Today we will finish the Book of 1st Samuel. What an AMAZING adventure, don’t you think?! We witnessed the rise and fall of Israel’s first king… And the ascent of Israel’s next king is about to begin. As we exit this book, Israel resembles the United States today (August 2024). It is a ship without […]

“When the people living in Yavesh-Gil‘ad heard what the P’lishtim had done to Sha’ul, all their warriors set out, traveling all night. They took the body of Sha’ul and the bodies of his sons off the wall of Beit-Sh’an, returned to Yavesh, and burned them there.  Then they took their bones, buried them under the […]