“David said to Akhish, ‘If you are now favorably disposed toward me, let me have a place to live in one of the cities in the countryside. Why should your servant live in the royal city with you?’”-1 Samuel 26:5 Are you familiar with the old feudal system in Eastern Europe? It’s an arrangement where […]

Today we begin 1st Samuel Chapter 27. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click HERE. For the King James version, click HERE. David’s thinking changed after his encounter with Saul and his men in the Zif wilderness. When I say “changed”, I mean NOT in a good way. Let’s try to imagine the thoughts circulating in […]

“Then Sha’ul said, ‘I have sinned. Come back, my son David. I won’t harm you any longer, because you regarded my life as precious today. Yes, I have behaved like a fool. I was altogether in the wrong.’  David answered, ‘Here is the king’s spear. Send one of the men over to bring it back. […]

“Now don’t let my blood fall on the ground away from the presence of Adonai. The king of Israel has gone out in search of a single flea, as if he were hunting partridge in the mountains!”-1 Samuel 26:20 Today I’m going to show you why knowing Hebrew is extremely advantageous for studying Scripture. Take […]

“Please, now, may my lord the king hear what his servant is saying. If it is Adonai who has stirred you up against me, let him receive an offering. But if it’s human beings, then a curse on them before Adonai! — because, as things stand today, they have driven me out, so that I […]