Evil meets its end
In the last post, Israel’s decline into Baal worship accelerated at Jezebel’s behest. What was the attraction that kept luring Israel into idolatry? It’s about weather For one thing, Baal was...
View ArticleMichal’s window
Prologue Young David had made quite a name for himself. Who had not heard the glorious tale? Imagine! Felling Goliath, the Philistine giant, armed with only a slingshot and his faith in the God of the...
View ArticleAchsah: The Daughter Who Asked for More
Caleb watched as distant figures, shimmering like a mirage from the arid Negeb, gradually assumed familiar shapes, and he waited. It was his lovely daughter, Achsah, with her new husband. She was no...
View ArticleAchsah: The Daughter Who Asked for More, Part 3
Caleb approached his friend, Joshua, with something on his mind. They had been through many things since that disastrous spying expedition. He had been forty years old then, in his prime, ready to...
View ArticleJael: Perplexing Participant in the Dark Side of History
Map of ancient Palestine/Israel (Photo credit: cod_gabriel) When the tribes of Israel settled in Canaan, they failed to evict the resident peoples as God had commanded. This failure was a costly...
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