“One day Y’honatan the son of Sha’ul said to the young man carrying his armor, ‘Come, let’s go across to the garrison of the P’lishtim on the other side.’ But he didn’t tell his father.”-1 Samuel 14:1 It should be pretty clear by now that when it came to Jonathan and his father, the apple […]

“One day Y’honatan the son of Sha’ul said to the young man carrying his armor, ‘Come, let’s go across to the garrison of the P’lishtim on the other side.’ But he didn’t tell his father.” – 1 Samuel 14:1 From verse 1, the action kicks off fast and furious with Jonathan’s proposal to his armor […]

Today we begin 1st Samuel Chapter 14. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click HERE. For the King James version, click HERE. Even though we’ve just started a new chapter, it’s actually the very last verse of chapter 13 that sets the stage for the battle that’s about to unfold. So let’s take a look at […]

“Now there was no metalsmith to be found anywhere in all the land of Israel, because the P’lishtim had said, ‘We don’t want the Hebrews making themselves swords or spears.’”-1 Samuel 13:19 I’m blown away by how events that occurred thousands of years ago in Scripture connect directly to what’s happening in Israel today… Especially, […]

“Then Sh’mu’el left Gilgal and went up to Giv‘at-Binyamin.  Sha’ul counted how many were still there with him, about 600 men.Sha’ul, Y’honatan his son and the men with him took up quarters at Giv‘at-Binyamin, while the P’lishtim remained in camp at Mikhmas.  Then raiding parties began coming out from the camp of the P’lishtim, three […]