1 & 2 Samuel

I eat a banana every day at 10:15.   Ask anyone who's near me around 10:15. "Yep, He does." I like them. They're good for me. I'm a… — November 5, 2013

Who's to blame for the adulterous affair between David and Bathsheba (2 Sam. 11)?   1) Bathsheba.  David was innocent, a man after God's own heart, seduced into… — October 29, 2013

This post is only for people who read the Old Testament and are confused sometimes.  If the OT always makes sense to you, skip it. In a recent… — August 19, 2013

The books of Joshua, Judges, 1, 2 Samuel and 1, 2 Kings are known by three titles: 1) The Historical Books (along with a few other books). 2)… — August 13, 2013

I love charts and tables.  I'm working right now on the book of Kings for a textbook for the Historical Books of the OT, so I've been revising… — May 30, 2013

"What about the Amalekites?  God told Saul to wipe them out, but the people Saul was supposed to wipe out weren't the ones that attacked Israel.  That doesn't… — April 30, 2013

At 9:30 yesterday (March 22) I received the email.  I had just finish reading the Bible and praying.  Was there a connection? The email said two tickets were… — March 23, 2013

Where do you confess your sexual sins? David confessed his in the best-selling book of all time. I probably wouldn't want to do that.  (In case you weren't… — March 11, 2013

Google comes through again.  How could anyone prefer Bing, when Google is so much cooler. How have you celebrated MLK day?  I went to work because I don't get… — January 21, 2013

David committed murder and adultery and he was allowed to remain as king, but Saul performed a premature sacrifice and he lost the throne.  What's up with that? … — May 23, 2012

Saul's sins involved a premature sacrifice (1 Sam. 13) and an incomplete slaughter (1 Sam. 15).  That doesn't sound too bad, particularly in comparison to David's murder and… — April 30, 2012

Why was God so mean to King Saul?  A premature sacrifice (1 Sam. 13) and an incomplete slaughter (1 Sam. 15).  As sins go, those seem mild.  David,… — April 26, 2012

The Israelites had just lost a battle to the Philistines, so they came up with the brilliant idea to get the Ark of the Covenant for the next battle (1 Samuel… — April 20, 2012

"How long will you go on being drunk?" When the priest Eli sees Hannah mumbling something as he sits at the door of the temple, he assumes she's… — April 11, 2012