“The P’lishtim rallied their troops for war, assembling at Sokhoh in Y’hudah and setting up camp between Sokhoh and ‘Azekah in Efes-Damim.  Sha’ul and the men of Isra’el assembled, set up camp in the Elah Valley and drew up their battle line opposite the P’lishtim.  The P’lishtim occupied a position on one hill and Isra’el […]

Today we begin 1st Samuel Chapter 17. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click HERE. For the King James version, click HERE. Today we begin a chapter that contains one of the most well-known and beloved stories in the entire Bible: The story of David and Goliath. But before we dive into the juicy content, there’s […]

“David came to Sha’ul and presented himself to him. Sha’ul took a great liking to him and made him his armor-bearer.  Sha’ul sent a message to Yishai: ‘Please let David stay in my service, because I’m pleased with him.’”-1 Samuel 16:21-22 I wanna talk about something a lot of modern liberal scholars mix up due […]

“David came to Sha’ul and presented himself to him. Sha’ul took a great liking to him and made him his armor-bearer.”-1 Samuel 16:21 So we’re told Saul made the young David his “armor-bearer”. However, this role isn’t exactly what the name implies. You’re probably thinking an armor-bearer was some servant who hauled his bosses’ weaponry […]

“Sha’ul said to his servants, ‘Find me a man who can play well, and bring him to me.’  One of the young men answered, ‘Here, I’ve seen one of the sons of Yishai the Beit-Lachmi who knows how to play. He’s a brave soldier, he can fight, he chooses his words carefully and he’s pleasant-looking. […]