“The following day, when the P’lishtim came to strip the dead, they found Sha’ul and his three sons lying dead on Mount Gilboa.  They cut off his head, stripped off his armor, and sent these all over the territory of the P’lishtim to carry the news to the temples of their idols and the people.”-1 […]

“When the men of Israel who were on the other side of the valley and those who were on the far side of the Yarden saw that the men of Israel had fled and that Sha’ul and his sons were dead, they abandoned the cities and fled; then the P’lishtim came and lived in them.”-1 […]

“Thus Sha’ul, his three sons, his armor-bearer, and all his men died that same day together.” -1 Samuel 31:6 I wanna show you an example of why you should NOT always take the Bible literally… And why you should give context its due consideration.  Take a look at verse 6 where it says that Saul, […]

“Sha’ul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through with it. Otherwise, these uncircumcised men will come, run me through, and make sport of me.” But his armor-bearer refused, he was too frightened. So Sha’ul took his sword and fell on it.”-1 Samuel 31:4 Saul was fatally wounded and he knew it. […]

Today we begin 1st Samuel Chapter 31. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click HERE. For the King James version, click HERE. One of Yeshua’s famous sayings is… “He who lives by the sword will die by the sword.” This is an apt description of Saul’s life… For his life ended as violently as he had […]