The Scripture speaks of three separate occasions when David was anointed King. The first occasion was when Samuel anointed David as a NAGID or “king In Waiting”. Now, I’m well aware that verse 13 doesn’t specifically use the phrase “king in waiting”, but verse 1 does and makes it clear this was the reason why […]

It’s interesting to note when David was anointed, the narrator never went out of his way to point out the purpose was to make David King. So it probably wasn’t apparent to those who attended the anointing ceremony, including David’s entire family,  what exactly was going on. At this stage, probably only Samuel and God […]

“Sh’mu’el took the horn of oil and anointed him there in his brothers’ presence. From that day on, the Spirit of Adonai would fall upon David with power. So Sh’mu’el set out and went to Ramah.”-1 Samuel 16:13 Wanna know what’s interesting about David’s anointing? Nobody knew what it was about. That’s right. When Samuel […]

Does God proactively send evil? Or is it something that occurs because the Lord has removed His protection? I would say both. There are times when God actively sends evil. The great flood during Noah’s time and Sodom and Gomorrah are perfect examples of proactive punishment. And there are times when evil freely reigns because […]

So how do we deal with the issue of God sending an “evil spirit” to torment Saul? Well homeroos, as usual, let’s take a look at the original Hebrew. The phrase here is RUACH RAAH. RUACH means “spirit”. RAAH means “evil”. Now according to the rules of Hebrew grammar, to translate that phrase as “evil […]