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“David stayed in the desert strongholds, remaining in the hills of the Zif Desert. Sha’ul kept trying to find him, but God did not hand him over to him.”-1 Samuel 23:14 Let’s go over a couple of Hebrew words today. So David hightailed it out of Ke’ilah before Saul and his forces could arrive. We’re […]

“Then David asked, ‘Will the men of Ke‘ilah hand me and my men over to Sha’ul?’ Adonai said, ‘They will hand you over.‘“-1 Samuel 23:12 The last time we left off David and his men had just saved the food supply of the Judean city of Ke’ilah from the Philistines. Recall the goal of the […]

“Now Sha’ul, on being informed that David had gone to Ke‘ilah, had said, ‘God has put him into my hands. He’s trapped himself by entering a town with gates and bars.’”-1 Samuel 23:7 You know what’s interesting about unrepentant sinners? How deluded they are about their behavior. For example, an alcoholic or drug addict might […]

“David and his men went to Ke‘ilah and fought the P’lishtim. They defeated them in a great slaughter and led away their livestock. Thus David saved the inhabitants of Ke‘ilah.”-1 Samuel 23:5 Here’s an interesting question for you. So we’re told the Philistines were “fighting Ke‘ilah and plundering the threshing floors.” So why in the […]

“David’s men said to him, ‘Look, we’re already afraid here in Y’hudah. How much more, then, if we go to Ke‘ilah to fight the armies of the P’lishtim!’  David consulted Adonai again; and Adonai answered him, ‘Set out, and go down to Ke‘ilah, because I will hand the P’lishtim over to you.‘”-1 Samuel 23:3-4 Upon […]