In our discussion of the identity of Amalek, there is another fascinating story from the Torah that sheds much light on this topic. Do you remember Balaam? He was that pagan prophet from Mesopotamia who was hired by King Balak to curse Israel when they were about to enter his territory. This event took place […]

In our discussion of the identity of the Amalekites, yesterday I concluded this arch-enemy of Israel was a descendant of Esau through his grandson Amalek. However, check out this verse from Genesis Chapter 14: “Next they turned back, came to ‘Ein-Mishpat (which is the same as Kadesh), and defeated all the country of the ‘Amaleki, […]

“Sh’mu’el said to Sha’ul, ‘Adonai sent me to anoint you king over his people, over Isra’el. Now listen to what Adonai has to say. Here is what Adonai-Tzva’ot says: ‘I remember what ‘Amalek did to Israel, how they fought against Isra’el when they were coming up from Egypt.’”-1 Samuel 15:1-2 Who does God hate? Does […]

At this point in our study of 1st Samuel, there’s an important Hebrew word I want to remind you of. It is NAGID or נָגִיד. Strong’s Hebrew concordance tells us the word means a leader, ruler, or prince. Now, those definitions aren’t necessarily wrong… But they ain’t necessarily right either… The definition of NAGID that […]

Today we begin 1st Samuel Chapter 15. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click HERE. For the King James Bible, click HERE. Chapter 14 concluded the story of the rise of Israel’s first king which didn’t go too well due to Saul’s many failures. Now, in Chapter 15, we’re gonna see what happens when ruler a […]