Of all the kings of Israel, or characters mentioned in the bible, one of the most infamous is Jeroboam Son of Nebat. The sins of the Isrealites and their kings from his time on have been compared to the sins of Jeroboam Son of Nebat and that he caused Israel to commit. Jeroboam was a … Read more
King Solomon, is said to be the wises man to ever live but first he had to be installed as king over his brothers. King David is now old, and having many wives and concubines, he has several sons. Adonijah is the next oldest of David’s sons after Absalom. Since Absalom is dead, Adonijah feels … Read more
King David of Israel, the greatest of all the kings of Israel, the king of the promise. Jesus himself is the fulfillment of the promise to king David to always have son to sit on the throne of Israel. But, what was it about David? Was he Perfect? Was he sinless? The answer in both … Read more
The LORD does work in mysterious ways. We have Saul who Samuel has already told that the LORD is removing the kingdom from him and giving it to another. And, now we have David, who the LORD has had Samuel anoint as king of Israel, becoming servant of Saul. So it begins, the conflict between … Read more
Samuel, the trustworthy prophet of the LORD, has grown old and placed his son’s as judges over Israel. Problem is, his sons did not follow in his footsteps, but turn to bribery and ilicit gains for themselves. The elders of Israel meet and confront Samuel with the request that he appoint a king over them … Read more
The beginning of the story of Samuel is a familiar one. A man Elkanah has two wives. One has children, Peninnah, and the other, Hannah, does not. Elkanah loves Hannah, but Peninnah liked to rub it in that she could have children but Hannah could not. 1 Samuel 1:5-6 5 but to Hannah he would … Read more
As you make your way through the Bible Story, you come across some interesting back stories if you will. Like the story of Ruth. She has her own book in the Bible and she ends up being the Great Grandmother of King David of Israel. But, that’s not the interesting part. Ruth isn’t Jewish, worse … Read more
Before I got into seriously studying the Bible, I often wondered, “why did GOD choose Israel to be his chosen people?” What made them special? Were they better, stronger, more righteous than the other peoples? All the peoples in the world were descended from Noah and his family after the flood. All essentially cousins. š … Read more
Samson and Delilah, you’ve probably heard the story. Samson comes to be a judge in Israel at a time that should be starting to sound familiar by now, “The Israelites again did what was evil in the sight of the LORD”. Over and over again, they just don’t seem to learn. This time the LORD … Read more
You may have heard, or read, the story of King Leonidas of Sparta and his brave 300. How they held off the massive Persian Army for several days and ultimately gave their lives for their country. They even made a movie titled “The 300”. Centuries earlier, there was another 300. Maybe you’ve heard of them … Read more
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