THE BELIEF that the Philistines were giants (or had giants among them) with six fingers and toes on their hands and feet comes from 2 Samuel 21. That’s not necessarily what those verses mean.Continue Reading
DAVID’S PLOY to take the wife of Uriah the Hittite is another story that shows that the Bible has not been cleaned up to make the humans used by God look more, well, saintly. Continue Reading
THE STORY of David and Goliath is one of the best-known in the Bible. The contrast between the faith of David (in God), Saul (in his armor), and Goliath (in himself) is just one of the lessons to draw from the account.Continue Reading
THE REBELLION of Absalom has been quashed but a new one rises up in its place.Continue Reading
DAVID IS on the lam as our Old Testament study continues, running for his life from the mad king, Saul, and we discuss five psalms written during this period of David’s life.Continue Reading
THE TRANSITION from Saul to David is the focus of this week’s study, which includes the famous confrontation between David and the giant, Goliath of Gath.Continue Reading