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About Solomon: Solomon asks Yah.weh for wisdom! He builds Yah.weh’s temple! He becomes very rich! But it is never enough! In the end, he gets 700 wives and 300 concibines! Completely crazy! And he starts following their gods! And Yah.weh becomes furious at Solomon! And he losts everything! His...

About David: He became king over Israel! Then he took the wife of another man! And he had him killed! Apparently, he had forgotten Yah.weh! Just because he became important! Apparently, it is something quite usual among human beings! It shows how easy it is to change completely! And to lose...

In Chapter 26, David has another opportunity to kill Saul who is chasing him! But he doesn’t do it because he is Yah.weh’s anointed! He is ready to wait for Yah.weh to strike him! And Saul leaves and David can keep on his way! What a difference when he becomes king of Israel! Here we get another...

Coming back to 1 Samuel Chapter 25 and the event related to Nabal: Because of Nabal’s attitude, David was to kill him and all his men! But he didn’t do it because of Nabal’s wife! Maybe you remember that Yah.weh prevented David from building his temple because he was a soldier and he spent a...

In Chapter 24, David keeps hiding in the wilderness! When Saul returns from pursuing the Philistines, he starts again searching after David! He takes 3,000 men with him! David and his men are hiding in the cave! Saul is near the cave and he wants to relieve himself! David’s men want to take...

In Chapter 23, David keeps hiding in the wilderness! Saul keeps searching for him! But Yah.weh doesn’t give him into his hands! Jonathan goes to meet David at Horesh and encourages him! He tells him he will be king of Israel! Then they make a covenant before Yah.weh! Some men come to Saul and...

In Chapter 23, Saul knows that David is in Keilah! And he thinks that Yah.weh has handed him over to him because he has trapped himself in the city! How is it possible to think that way? Yah.weh has rejected him! David has always escaped his attempts to kill him! People always make a film in...

In Chapter 23, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah! So David asks Yah.weh if he must fight against them! And Yah.weh tells him to go! But his men are afraid! So David asks Yah.weh a second time! And Yah.weh tells him to go! There we can see that David tries his best to follow Yah.weh’s...

In Chapter 22, after the murders of the priests, one son of Ahimelec can escape and goes to David! And David tells him that he will be under his protection! David adds he is responsible for the murders because he saw Doeg and he knew he was going to tell Saul! Thus David assumes his...

In Chapter 22, we see David who keeps following Yah.weh! He goes where he is told to go by Yah.weh’s prophet! On the contrary, Saul does according to his own will! He keeps going away from Yah.weh! When he is told about Ahimelec, he wants him and all the priests of his father’s house to be...

- It is always a pleasure when it can help!

At the end of chapter 21, David goes to the Philistines to King Aʹchish of Gath! And to be accepted among them he acts insane! Thus gradually David learns how to survive by playing tricks! We can imagine how useful it will be when he becomes king! But power corrupts! And you start...

- In chapter 21, David asks the help of a priest, Ahimelec! - At first, Ahimelec is afraid! - David invents a story and he asks for some bread! - He gets holy bread reserved to the priests! - He also gets a sword, the sword of Goliath! - And he keeps going away from Saul! - A servant of...

- In Chapter 20, we are told about the difference between Jonathan and his father Saul! - Jonathan knows God is with David! - He knows he will become king! - His friendship with David is more important than becoming a king! - Jonathan keeps assuring David that he will do everything to...

- In Chapter 19, we can see how Saul’s hate for David grows and at the same time Jonathan’s love for David increases! - And Jonathan speaks well of David to his father! - And he brings David back to his father! - And David keeps serving Saul! - Till Saul tries to kill him again! - We see...

- Saul doesn’t care! - He keeps doing according to his will! - And Samuel anoints David! - But like in the case of Israel and humanity, God is patient! - And David becomes close to Saul! - He becomes his harpist! - David defeats Goliath! - And Israel speaks in better terms of David...

- In Chapter 12 Samuel warns Israel! - They did evil but they can follow and serve God faithfully with their heart! - But that’s free will! - Always free will! - And doing evil is also free will! - In Chapter 13 Samuel reproves Saul! - Saul’s evil is free will! - All the time Samuel warns...

- Israel didn’t do anything to make things change! - Eli did the same with his two sons: nothing! - What does humanity do: nothing! - But God acts! - And God continues to appear to Samuel in Shiloh! - Judges and the book of samuel same continuity! - IN Samuel 7:2 we are told about 20 years...

- Superficiality of humanity vs Deepness of some individuals! - And they are lights for us! - There are two ways! - Light vs darkness! - We can choose which one! - One is easy, the other is a lot more complicated because it is necessary to make efforts to understand the Bible! - Just free...

- What is the connection between the book of Judges and the books of Samuel? - In Judges we get spiritual prostitution and everyone was doing what was right in his own right! - In Samuel we are told about Samuel’s father who goes to worship and to sacrifice to God in Shiloh from year to year...