“Y’honatan answered Sha’ul his father, ‘Why should he be put to death? What has he done?’  But Sha’ul threw his spear at him, aiming to kill; Y’honatan could no longer doubt that his father was determined to put David to death.”-1 Samuel 20:32-33 After Saul insulted Jonathan in front of everyone at the banquet, all […]

“At that Sha’ul flew into a rage at Y’honatan and said, ‘You crooked rebel! Don’t I know that you’ve made this son of Yishai your best friend? You don’t care that you’re shaming yourself and dishonoring your mother, do you?’”-1 Samuel 20:30 So the 2nd day of Rosh Chodesh arrived and once again David failed […]

Yesterday, I left you with three quiz questions about the ROSH CHODESH dinner banquet being held at King Saul’s court. Let’s go ahead and answer those questions now. QUIZ QUESTION ONE: When Saul assumed David must have been ritually unclean, what is the Hebrew word used to describe that state? ANSWER: The word is TAMEI […]

“So David hid himself in the countryside. When Rosh-Hodesh came, the king sat down to eat his meal.  The king sat at his usual place by the wall. Y’honatan stood up, and Avner sat next to Sha’ul, but David’s place was empty.  However, Sha’ul didn’t say anything that day; because he thought, ‘Something has happened […]

“Y’honatan said to him, ‘Tomorrow is Rosh-Hodesh, and you will be missed because your seat will be empty.’”-1 Samuel 20:18 So the time for bold action has arrived. To discover King Saul’s true intentions towards David, Jonathan and David decided that David would NOT attend the New Moon festive meal (ROSH CHODESH). In turn, Jonathan […]