Podcast Episodes

Chronicles I ch.12 - Tribal Specialities

Reading the details of this chapter we encounter some unique features of the tribes of Binyamin, Gad and Yissachar.

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Chronicles I ch.11 - King David's Coronation!

Divrei Hayamim is a master of rewriting history, and ch.11-12 is a masterpiece. On the backdrop of David's coronation in Hevron, Divrei Hayamim gives…

1 year, 1 month ago

Chronicles I ch.10 - The Death of King Saul

The narrative segment of Divrei Hayamim opens with Shaul's tragic death. This is the only story of Saul's life. why does Div Hayamim choose to begin …

1 year, 1 month ago

Chronicles I ch.9 - Secrets of the Levites

Our chapter is concerned with:

1. The inhabitants of Jerusalem... especially the Levitic role

2. The genealogy of King Saul.

We will focus on the partic…

1 year, 1 month ago

Chronicles I ch.8 - The Tribe of Benjamin

Does Divrei Hayamim venerate the tribe of Benjamin or see them somehow as defective? The answer is complex as we shall see.

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Chronicles I ch.7 - Lost Records, and a Premature Exodus

Why is there so little information on the settlements of the tribes Yissachar, Naftali and Asher? The key information is a military roster from David…

1 year, 1 month ago

Chronicles I ch.6 - The Choir of the Leviim

Chapter 5-6 depict the tribe of Levi. Divrei Hayamim introduces the musical flair of the Levites and the introduction of music into the arena of the …

1 year, 2 months ago

Chronicles I ch.5 - The Tribe of Reuven

The genealogy of Reuven contains many classic theological features of Divrei Hayamim. We bring these into focus.

1 year, 2 months ago

Chronicles I ch.4 - The Midrashic Meaning of Names

Divrei Hayamim I ch.4 is filled yet again with names. Whereas much of teh detail here seem incosequential to us, Midrash uses these texts as a commen…

1 year, 2 months ago

Chronicles 1 ch.3 - The House of David

This genealogical list gives us the family tree of the House of David.

It is amazing what one can learn from a simple list of names.

1 year, 2 months ago