FROM THE BOOK "KINGS". ---- KING JEROBOAM I: Kingdom of Israel, 931 - 909 BCE Jeroboam, son of Nebat. Tsk, tsk, tsk. No doubt you have come across this man several times, in the chronicles of the northern kingdom of Israel. Jeroboam, son of Nebat did more evil than all who were before him… And… Omri did evil in...
FROM THE BOOK "KINGS". ---- KING ZIMRIKingdom of Israel, Circa 884 BCE Zimri, commander of King Elah’s chariots (half of them), is a crafty man. A cunning, patient man. And he has a plan. He has been mulling it for some time, biding his time, awaiting the perfect moment. He desires to be...
(From the Series - "Kings") David, future king of Israel, is on the run. He has hastily deposited his parents with the King of Moab, a trusted ally, and is now living in the forest of Hereth with his brothers, all his father's house and his men. 600...
Let me set this up. One King Ahab, also known as Queen Jezebel's more palatable half, is in a situation. A fine situation. You see, there's this gentleman from the north, Ben-Hadad King of Syria, spoiling for a fight. A most gruesome one. ‘Your silver and gold are mine,...
I’m sure we all remember the story of Saul, the very first king of Israel. And how disappointed the Lord was, when His beloved children demanded a king. But reading the Bible recently, I discovered to my surprise, that God had actually anticipated this eventuality, more than three centuries earlier. Yes Brethren, He...
So here's the story. Gideon, a most able leader of the Israelites, is no more. He has been gathered peacefully to his people, and buried in the tomb of his father, Joash And after 40 years of his rule, it is now time for someone else to take the reigns. But the man, we are told, has...
Gideon is a worried man. A most uneasy one, I would imagine. He has gathered 32,000 great men of war, from Manasseh, his tribesmen. And from Asher, Zebulun and Naphtali.. Good strong, men. Fighting men. Men with whom he intends to vanquish the Midianites, once and for all. No more hiding from these godless invaders. No more! He's going...
ab·hor <verb> <detest, hate, loathe, despise> <regard with disgust and hatred> Strong, strong words, my friend. ——- Now the sons of Eli were scoundrels who had no respect for the LORD.. Now the sons of Eli were worthless men. They did not know the LORD.. Now the sons of Eli were evil and...
So here’s the story. Moses and the Israelites have been wandering round the wilderness for 40 years. Forty interminable years. They have trudged from one place to another, these seemingly endless decades. They have endured sand and more sand; rock and more rock; cacti and even more dry, worthless...
Nadab and Abihu. These are the names of two sons of Aaron, anointed priests, whom he consecrated to minister before the Lord. ---------- If you recall, dear reader, one of the very first things that the Lord had done after delivering the Israelites from Egypt, was to instruct them...