“The cohen said, ‘The sword of Golyat the P’lishti you killed in the Elah Valley, is over there behind the ritual vest, wrapped in a cloth. If you want it, take it; it’s the only one here.’ David said, ‘There’s nothing like it; give it to me.’”-1 Samuel 21:10 Upon his request for a weapon, […]

“David said to Achimelekh, ‘Perhaps you have here with you a spear or a sword? I brought neither my sword nor my other weapons because the king’s mission was urgent.’   The cohen said, ‘The sword of Golyat the P’lishti you killed in the Elah Valley, is over there behind the ritual vest, wrapped in […]

“One of the servants of Sha’ul happened to be there that day, detained before Adonai. His name was Do’eg the Edomi, the head of Sha’ul’s shepherds.”-1 Samuel 21:8 Notice something interesting in verse 8. While David was talking with Ahimelech, we’re told one of Saul’s servants named Doeg was nearby. The Scripture identifies him as […]

Yesterday, I left you with the following: “If we sin for what seems like a good reason, does that mean from God’s perspective it’s no longer sin?” It’s a good question… As I discussed yesterday, since we live in a fallen world, it’s impossible to perfectly obey all of God’s Law. Why? Because invariably one […]

It’s one thing to study Torah… It’s another thing to apply it in your daily life. For instance, what would you do in the following situations? SCENARIO 1: While you’re going for a stroll on the Shabbat, you come across an animal that has fallen into a hole.   Do you break the Shabbat by […]