Then they burned the city with fire, and all that was in it. Only the silver and gold, and the articles of bronze and iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the Lord. Joshua 6:24 NASB Only – After a hiatus, the Rabbi of Parma and I are back to our joint study of…
“But all the silver and gold, and articles of bronze and iron are holy to the Lord; they shall go into the treasury of the Lord.” Joshua 6:19 NASB They shall go – “Social justice may be broadly understood as the fair and compassionate distribution of the fruits of economic growth” (the United Nations). “Social justice is…
When King David came to Bahurim, behold, there came out from there a man of the family of the house of Saul whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera; he came out cursing continually as he came. 2 Samuel 16:5 NASB Shimei – David’s last words seem to be nothing but payback. Just before…
Then David said to him, “How is it you were not afraid to stretch out your hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed?” 2 Samuel 1:14 NASB How is it – Allocution is a formal speech of advice or warning. But if you watch “Law and Order,” the television crime series, then you know that allocution…
Samuel said to Saul, “You have acted foolishly; you have not kept the commandment of the Lord your God, which He commanded you, for now the Lord would have established your kingdom over Israel forever. 1 Samuel 13:13 NASB Foolishly – The story of Saul seems confusing and contradictory. He is anointed king at God’s…
It happened as they were coming, when David returned from killing the Philistine, that the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King Saul, with tambourines, with joy and with musical instruments. The women sang as they played, and said, “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his…
Therefore He killed him and turned the kingdom to David the son of Jesse. 1 Chronicles 10:14b NASB Killed – Saul died at his own hand, but YHVH killed him. Does this bother you? Are you ready to serve and worship a God who kills disobedient people? Does that sound more like Allah than the…
