“In the morning David wrote a letter to Yo’av and sent it with Uriyah.”-2 Samuel 11:14 A while back I explained how Judaism turns the story of David and Bathsheba on its head by making Uriyah out to be the bad guy and David a hero who possessed all the qualities of a perfect Messiah. […]

Let’s talk about Uriyah for a second. So who was this guy? Well, he wasn’t just any soldier. He was a senior military officer. He is counted as one of thirty GIBBORIM or “mighty men of Israel” in 2nd Samuel 23. So, we ain’t talking about your average rank-and-file military official here. In later chapters, there’s […]

“David summoned him, ate and drank with him, and got him drunk. But in the evening he went out and lay on his bed with his lord’s servants and did not go down to his house.“-2 Samuel 11:13 I wanna revisit a concept I first taught way back when we were in the Book of […]

There’s another historical factor we’d be remiss to overlook in our stories of David. It’s generally assumed that he was king over a happily united Israel for several years. However, if that’s the case, then why are the southern tribes (called “Judah”) and the northern tribes (called “Ephraim”) still referred to separately? Well, here’s the […]

“Uriyah answered David, ‘The ark, Isra’el and Y’hudah stay in tents; and my lord Yo’av and the servants of my lord are camping in the countryside. So should I go into my house to eat and drink and go to bed with my wife? As surely as you live, I will not do such a […]