Archives for August 2024

“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.“-1 Samuel 31:11-12 The last time we met, Saul and […]

“Then they put his armor in the temple for the ‘ashtarot and fastened his body to the wall of Beit-Sh’an.”-1 Samuel 31:10 The Philistines must have possessed a tremendous hatred and disrespect for Saul and his northern tribal alliance. Why do I say that? Because of what they did after they beheaded him and his […]

“The following day, when the P’lishtim came to strip the dead, they found Sha’ul and his three sons lying dead on Mount Gilboa.  They cut off his head, stripped off his armor, and sent these all over the territory of the P’lishtim to carry the news to the temples of their idols and the people.”-1 […]

“When the men of Israel who were on the other side of the valley and those who were on the far side of the Yarden saw that the men of Israel had fled and that Sha’ul and his sons were dead, they abandoned the cities and fled; then the P’lishtim came and lived in them.”-1 […]

“Thus Sha’ul, his three sons, his armor-bearer, and all his men died that same day together.” -1 Samuel 31:6 I wanna show you an example of why you should NOT always take the Bible literally… And why you should give context its due consideration.  Take a look at verse 6 where it says that Saul, […]