“After they had left, the two climbed out of the cistern and went and told King David, ‘Get up and cross the river, because Achitofel has given such-and-such advice against you.‘”-2 Samuel 17:21 So Absalom’s soldiers, who were on the hunt for Y’honatan and Achima’atz, had left. The coast was now clear. The woman helped the […]

Yesterday, I brought up the principle of KAL V’HOMER, or light and heavy. The whole idea is that in a fallen world, we are going to confront situations where we will be forced to break one of God’s commands to obey another. In other words, we’ll have to choose between lesser and greater sins. The […]

“But a boy saw them and told Avshalom; so both of them took off quickly and came to the house of a man in Bachurim who had a cistern in his courtyard, and they went down into it. His wife spread a covering over the cistern’s opening and scattered drying grain on it, so that nothing […]

“Then Hushai said to Tzadok and Evyatar the cohanim, ‘Achitofel gave such-and-such advice to Avshalom and the leaders of Isra’el, but I advised so and so. Now therefore send quickly and tell David, ‘Don’t stay tonight in the desert plains; but, whatever it takes, move on from there! Otherwise, the king and all the people […]

“Rather, I advise that you summon all Israel to come to you, from Dan to Be’er-Sheva, numbering as many as sand grains on the seashore; and then you go to battle, yourself.”-2 Samuel 17:11 So Hushai has successfully persuaded Absalom that Achitofel’s plan to hunt down and kill David is full of crap. He argues […]