“David had reached Machanayim by the time Avshalom and all the men of Isra’el crossed the Yarden.”-2 Samuel 17:24] In verse 24, suddenly and without any explanation, we’re told that David and his men traveled to a city named MACHANAYIM. Apparently, David had decided to use this area as his temporary headquarters for the time […]

“When Achitofel saw that his advice was not being followed, he saddled his donkey, set out, and went home to his own city. After setting his house in order, he hanged himself; he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.”-2 Samuel 17:23 From verse 23, the scene suddenly switches back to Jerusalem. Achitofel saw […]

“After they had left, the two climbed out of the cistern and went and told King David, ‘Get up and cross the river, because Achitofel has given such-and-such advice against you.‘”-2 Samuel 17:21 So Absalom’s soldiers, who were on the hunt for Y’honatan and Achima’atz, had left. The coast was now clear. The woman helped the […]

Yesterday, I brought up the principle of KAL V’HOMER, or light and heavy. The whole idea is that in a fallen world, we are going to confront situations where we will be forced to break one of God’s commands to obey another. In other words, we’ll have to choose between lesser and greater sins. The […]

“But a boy saw them and told Avshalom; so both of them took off quickly and came to the house of a man in Bachurim who had a cistern in his courtyard, and they went down into it. His wife spread a covering over the cistern’s opening and scattered drying grain on it, so that nothing […]