Although this may seem like a stretch, I see parallels between Trump’s rise to the presidency and David’s ascent to Israel’s throne. Here are a few that come to mind: Both David and Trump were considered unlikely leaders by many. David was a young shepherd body, while Trump was a businessman with no prior political […]

“And Akhish believed him; he said, ‘David has caused his own people Isra’el to despise him utterly; he will be my servant forever.’”-1 Samuel 27:12 In verse 12, we’re told something interesting. Since David was conducting his raids in the Negev of Judah, which was land that belonged to his own tribe Judah, Achish assumed […]

“Akhish would ask, ‘Where were you raiding today?’ and David would answer, ‘Against the Negev of Y’hudah,’ or ‘Against the Negev of the Yerachme’eli,’ or ‘Against the Negev of the Keni.’  The reason David spared neither men nor women to be brought to Gat is that he thought, ‘We don’t want them telling on us, […]

“After David had been living in the country of the P’lishtim for a year and four months, he and his men began going up and raiding the G’shuri, the Gizri, and the ‘Amaleki (from ancient times these people had lived in the land in the direction of Shur, all the way to Egypt).”-1 Samuel 27:7-8 […]

Philistia and Israel had one interesting point in common with each other. They were both loosely held together alliances struggling to achieve unification. When Israel entered Canaan under Joshua’s leadership, they were a coalition of 12 independent tribes. Saul was the first ruler to achieve some limited success in uniting these tribes into one nation. […]