“David sent messengers to get her, and she came to him, and he went to bed with her (for she had been purified from her uncleanness). Then she returned to her house.”-2 Samuel 11:4 I wanna show you another cool wordplay that’s super obvious in Hebrew… But completely lost on English speakers. The phrase “sent […]
Archives for April 2025
2S11-10: Uriyah the Hittite – A Foreigner With A Hebrew Heart
It turns out archeologists have discovered David’s palace. So we know exactly where he was when he first set eyes on Bathsheba. It sat high up on the eastern slope, at the north end of the City of David. That means everything else in the city was lower than his palace. Bathsheba’s house? Probably just […]
2S11-9: The Sin of Doing Nothing – How Idleness Breeds Temptation
“In the spring, at the time when kings go out to war, David sent out Yo’av, his servants who were with him and all Israel. They ravaged the people of ‘Amon and laid siege to Rabbah. But David stayed in Yerushalayim.”-2 Samuel 11:1 David’s downfall didn’t start with Bathsheba.. It started in verse 1 of […]
2S11-8: A King’s Job Is To Lead – Not Lounge
“In the spring, at the time when kings go out to war, David sent out Yo’av, his servants who were with him and all Isra’el. They ravaged the people of ‘Amon and laid siege to Rabbah. But David stayed in Yerushalayim.”-2 Samuel 11:1 I wanna show you something interesting in verse 1. This is something […]
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