Today we will finish the Book of 1st Samuel. What an AMAZING adventure, don’t you think?! We witnessed the rise and fall of Israel’s first king… And the ascent of Israel’s next king is about to begin. As we exit this book, Israel resembles the United States today (August 2024). It is a ship without […]
1S31-8: The Challenge Of Obeying God’s Commands In Gentile Territories
“When the people living in Yavesh-Gil‘ad heard what the P’lishtim had done to Sha’ul, all their warriors set out, traveling all night. They took the body of Sha’ul and the bodies of his sons off the wall of Beit-Sh’an, returned to Yavesh, and burned them there. Then they took their bones, buried them under the […]
1S31-7: The Essential Early Stories Most Pastors Ignore In Bible Teaching
“When the people living in Yavesh-Gil‘ad heard what the P’lishtim had done to Sha’ul, all their warriors set out, traveling all night. They took the body of Sha’ul and the bodies of his sons off the wall of Beit-Sh’an, returned to Yavesh, and burned them there.“-1 Samuel 31:11-12 The last time we met, Saul and […]
1S31-6: The Pagan Roots Of Easter – Saul And The Goddess Astarte
“Then they put his armor in the temple for the ‘ashtarot and fastened his body to the wall of Beit-Sh’an.”-1 Samuel 31:10 The Philistines must have possessed a tremendous hatred and disrespect for Saul and his northern tribal alliance. Why do I say that? Because of what they did after they beheaded him and his […]
1S31-5: The Beheaded King And The Unseen King – God’s Plan Behind Saul’s Defeat
“The following day, when the P’lishtim came to strip the dead, they found Sha’ul and his three sons lying dead on Mount Gilboa. They cut off his head, stripped off his armor, and sent these all over the territory of the P’lishtim to carry the news to the temples of their idols and the people.”-1 […]