Far Sighted

At Sunday School I was taught how the Israelites won battles and prospered because they worshiped God. Then in senior school I learned that ...

When it gets to Kings, the story of the Israelites is the story of a whole nation, or a major corporation and we can see all the politics o...

As predicted, in the end Saul took advantage of the people. He was king for forty years and, not surprisingly started to think he was some...

If there was ever a lesson from the Bible for today’s world it is the warnings issued by Samuel to the Israelites when they demand a king....

Looking into the Ark After the Philistines returned the Ark of the Covenant, several people looked inside and died. My first thoughts were ...

After Ruth, the Israelite story shifts to Eli, the prophet, and his son’s. The sons are abusing their father’s power and Eli is warned the...

The story of Samuel begins with his mother Hannah and her rivalry with Peninnah the other wife of Elkanah. Hannah was childless and ridicule...