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#243 | 1 Samuel ch.9 - Better Call Saul
God has decided to appoint a King. In this chapter we meet Saul.
But his persona is a far cry from what we might expect. Humble and unambitious, Saul…
20 hours ago
#242 | 1 Samuel ch.8 - "Give Us a King!"
The people request a king. Samuel is upset. God views it as a rejection. But God tells Samuel to appoint a king anyhow. Why?
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3 days, 20 hours ago
#241 | 1 Samuel ch.7 - Samuel the National Leader
Who was the person that managed to break the inexorable "Shoftim Cycle" - the constant waves of sin-invasion-salvation? It was Samuel!
Under his twen…
4 days, 20 hours ago
#240 | 1 Samuel ch.6 - Return of the Lost Ark
The Phillistines return the lost Ark. But when it arrives in Beit Shemesh, though the people bow and bring a sacrifice, 70 people lose their lives in…
5 days, 20 hours ago
#239 | 1 Samuel ch.5 - God vs. Dagon
The Philistines perceive their defeat of Israel as a victory of their god Dagon, over the God of Israel.
But God knows how to retaliate!
The Ark of the…
6 days, 21 hours ago
#238 | 1 Samuel ch.4 - The Ark is Captured!
Our chapter describes Israel's devastating defeat at the hands of the Philistines.
But worse than the military defeat and the 30,000 casualties is the…
1 week ago
#237 | 1 Samuel ch.3 - God Calling!
In this chapter, Samuel receives his first prophecy. How does he know that God is calling him? What does God want to say to him?
Looking at the booken…
1 week, 4 days ago
#236 | 1 Samuel ch.2 - Corruption in the Sanctuary
Samuel grows up loyal to God, a devoted servant in the Temple.
In contrast, the High Priest's sons, Hofni and Pinchas, are running a corrupt cartel, u…
1 week, 4 days ago
#235 | 1 Samuel ch.1 - Praying for a Child
In this Chapter we witness a childless Channa praying desperately for a child. In our tradition, Channa is an model of how to pray effectively.
But Ch…
1 week, 5 days ago
#234 | Shoftim ch.21 - Dancing in the Vineyards
The moral disarray of Shoftim comes to a climax in our chapter as vows and abductions take us to an absurd finale.
This podcast ends with some conclud…
1 week, 6 days ago