“Then Hizkiyahu sent to all Isra’el and Y’hudah, and wrote letters also to Efrayim and M’nasheh, summoning them to the house of YHWH in Yerushalayim, to keep the Pesach to YHWH the God of Isra’el.” 2 Chronicles 30:1 From our weekly bible class, we look at how converts have been handled at...

“The Spirit of God fell on Sha’ul when he heard this; blazing furiously with anger…” Chapter 11 of 1Samuel gives us the positive side of having a king. Why was the first king of Israel still plowing his own field? And where did the people of Jabesh-Gilead come from when they were nearly wiped out...

“Then Sh’mu’el took a flask of oil he had prepared and poured it on Sha’ul’s head.” We begin with talks about whether the prophets used astrology, and whether women should wear tzitzit, then we dive into 1 Samuel 10 where Shaul is anointed as leader and prophesies. Why was he anointed from a clay...