Archives for September 2025

There’s something I need to remind you of about King David. Yes, he foreshadows the coming Messiah. But he is not the Messiah. We see this in his sins…most famously the Bathsheba affair. And now his flaws show up once again in how he handled Tziva’s treachery against Mephibosheth. Instead of admitting his wrong in […]

We are continuing our discussion about how Tziva and Mephibosheth point to Messiah’s future relationship with His own people, the Jews, and the eventual grafting in of the Gentile church. If you need to catch up, click HERE and HERE to read the previous articles on the topic. Alrighty, so when we last left off, […]

We’re continuing our discussion about how Tziva and Mephibosheth point to Messiah’s future relationship with His own people, the Jews, and the eventual grafting in of the Gentile church. So lemme start by sharing an interesting fact. Starting with, I think either Ignatius or Clement, did you know that all of the Early Church Fathers […]

“When he came to Yerushalayim to meet the king, the king said to him, ‘Why didn’t you go with me, M’fivoshet?’  He answered, ‘My lord king, my servant deceived me. I, your servant, had said, ‘I will saddle a donkey for myself to ride on and go with the king,’ since your servant is lame. […]

I’m about to explain how Tziva and Mephibosheth’s relationship with King David points to Yeshua’s future relationship with His own people, the Jews, and with the eventual grafting in of the gentile church. However, before we get into the meat of our discussion, let’s review just who Mephibosheth and Tziva are, starting with Mephibosheth. So […]