Today we begin 1st Samuel Chapter 22. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click HERE. For the King James version, click HERE. So David left the town of Gath (Philistine territory) and traveled to a place called the Cave of Adullam in Judah. It was a journey of about 10 miles to the southeast, halfway between […]

Let’s get our bearings on where we’re at in our study of 1st Samuel. The situation is that David is on the run from King Saul. He fled from Gibeah to a town called Nob where what was considered the most legit priesthood was located (at least according to the northern tribes). While in Nob, […]

Have you heard the story of Otto Warmbier? He was an American student who traveled to North Korea in 2016. Warmbier was visiting North Korea as a tourist and attempted to steal a propaganda poster from his hotel. While what in Warmbier’s mind was a harmless prank… Unbeknownst to him, he had violated North Korean […]

“Akhish said to his servants, ‘Here, you see that the man is meshugga; why bring him to me?  Am I short of meshugga‘im? Is that why you’ve brought this one to go crazy on me? Must I have this one in my house?’”-1 Samuel 21:15 When David fled to Philistine territory, he was hoping to […]

David runs from Nob to Gath, about 23 miles southwest, carrying bread and a sword. This was risky as all hell! Why? Because he was heading to Philistine territory. Why would David have hopes of being protected by the very enemies he had battled for so long? When the King of Gath (Achish) spotted David, […]