“David’s response to Sha’ul was, ‘Who am I, that I should become the king’s son-in-law? I don’t have any kind of a life, and my father’s family has no rank in Isra’el.‘”-1 Samuel 18:18 Let’s examine the second part of David’s response to Saul when he was offered the king’s daughter’s hand in marriage. After […]

“David’s response to Sha’ul was, ‘Who am I, that I should become the king’s son-in-law? I don’t have any kind of a life, and my father’s family has no rank in Isra’el.’”-1 Samuel 18:18 Contrary to popular understanding, the Bible is NOT a Western book… And the early Messianic faith which eventually became Christianity is […]

“Sha’ul said to David, ‘Here is my older daughter Merav. I will give her to you as your wife; only continue displaying your courage for me, and fight Adonai’s battles.’  Sha’ul was thinking, ‘I don’t dare touch him, so let the P’lishtim do away with him.’”-1 Samuel 18:17 Recall that one of the agreed-to-rewards for […]

At this stage in the Scriptures, why are Israel and Judah mentioned separately? It’s because pretty much as soon as the Hebrews set foot inside the land of Canaan they were split politically into two separate alliances: the northern one and the southern one. The Northern Alliance would end up consisting of 10 tribes out […]

“When Sha’ul saw how very successful he was, he became afraid of him.” -1 Samuel 18:15 If there’s any one word that sums up Saul’s character, I would say it is “denial”. Recall that Samuel had already informed Saul that God had removed the throne from him. But what was Saul’s response? Complete denial. He […]