“The king said to him, ‘Where is he?’ and Tziva answered, ‘He’s there in the house of Makhir the son of ‘Ammi’el, in Lo-D’var.’”-2 Samuel 9:4 When David inquires about Mephiboshesh’s whereabouts, we’re told something interesting.  ‘He’s there in the house of Makhir the son of ‘Ammi’el, in Lo-D’var.’ So Mephiboshesh was NOT residing on […]

Yesterday, I mentioned that in Bible times, the lame and blind were viewed with scorn. Let’s check out a well-known New Testament story that proves this, though most miss it. Read these passages from the Gospel of John: “As Yeshua passed along, he saw a man blind from birth.  His talmidim asked him, ‘Rabbi, who […]

“The king said, ‘Is there anyone still alive from the family of Sha’ul, to whom I can show God’s grace?” Tziva said to the king, “There is still Y’honatan’s son with the lame legs.‘”-2 Samuel 9:3 Let’s continue with our discussion from yesterday. In verse 3, when David says he wants to show grace or […]

I wanna show you something interesting. Take a look at verse 1 from 2nd Samuel Chapter 9: “David inquired, ‘Is there anyone still alive from the family of Sha’ul, to whom, for Y’honatan’s sake, I can show kindness?‘” Next, take a look at verse 3 in the same chapter: “The king said, ‘Is there anyone […]

“In Sha’ul’s household, there had been a servant named Tziva, and they summoned him to David. The king asked him, ‘Are you Tziva?’ and he answered, ‘At your service.’”-2 Samuel 9:2 So yesterday we talked about how David had turned over the remaining members of Saul’s family to the Gibeonites to be executed… And how […]