“At that Sha’ul flew into a rage at Y’honatan and said, ‘You crooked rebel! Don’t I know that you’ve made this son of Yishai your best friend? You don’t care that you’re shaming yourself and dishonoring your mother, do you?’”-1 Samuel 20:30 So the 2nd day of Rosh Chodesh arrived and once again David failed […]

Yesterday, I left you with three quiz questions about the ROSH CHODESH dinner banquet being held at King Saul’s court. Let’s go ahead and answer those questions now. QUIZ QUESTION ONE: When Saul assumed David must have been ritually unclean, what is the Hebrew word used to describe that state? ANSWER: The word is TAMEI […]

“So David hid himself in the countryside. When Rosh-Hodesh came, the king sat down to eat his meal.  The king sat at his usual place by the wall. Y’honatan stood up, and Avner sat next to Sha’ul, but David’s place was empty.  However, Sha’ul didn’t say anything that day; because he thought, ‘Something has happened […]

“Y’honatan said to him, ‘Tomorrow is Rosh-Hodesh, and you will be missed because your seat will be empty.’”-1 Samuel 20:18 So the time for bold action has arrived. To discover King Saul’s true intentions towards David, Jonathan and David decided that David would NOT attend the New Moon festive meal (ROSH CHODESH). In turn, Jonathan […]

“Y’honatan had David swear it again, because of the love he had for him — he loved him as he loved himself.“-1 Samuel 20:17 In verse 17, we’re reminded why Jonathan was so faithful to David. We’re told it was because “he loved him as he loved himself”. Again, this was NOT a homosexual thing. […]