Let’s get our bearings on where we’re at. We last left off with the fabricated story that the clever woman of Tekoa had presented to David. It was about how her only remaining son’s life was in grave danger. And that if he were killed, she would become destitute and unable to survive on her […]

In the small town of Alba, Texas, something unthinkable happened one dark night in 2008. Sixteen-year-old Erin Caffey sat in a car outside her house while her boyfriend and two of his friends broke in. They were carrying guns and a samurai sword. In just minutes, Erin’s mom and two little brothers were dead. Her […]

I wanna share an excerpt from the Rubin Edition of the Artscroll Commentary on the Hebrew Bible. This encyclopedic work is a multi-volume English-language translation and commentary series on the Tanakh, published by ArtScroll/Mesorah Publications. It’s known for presenting traditional Jewish (Orthodox) interpretations of the biblical text and draws from classic rabbinic sources.  This particular […]

“’Please,’ she said, ‘let the king swear by Adonai your God that the blood avengers won’t do any more destroying, so they won’t destroy my son.’ He said, ‘As Adonai lives, not one of your son’s hairs will fall to the ground.’”-2 Samuel 14:11 Yesterday, we determined that David was WRONG for pardoning the murder […]

“The king said to her, ‘What’s the trouble?’ She answered, ‘I’m a widow. After my husband died, my two sons were out in the field; and they got into a fight with each other. There was no one to separate them, and one hit the other and killed him.’”-2 Samuel 14:5-6 I need to remind […]