Dec 10, 2025
Today we arrive at a pivotal moment in Israel’s young monarchy as King Saul faces battle against the vastly superior Philistine army. So great is the Philistine advantage that fear begins to grip the Israel ranks – to the point that Saul fears his troops may disintegrate before the first arrow is fired. And thus,...
Dec 3, 2025
In our study of the biblical story from Genesis to Revelation we arrive at the anointing of King Saul – the first king of Israel – an occasion of very mixed emotions. For Israel, at least at the beginning, it’s moment of great joy, as they think having a king is the cure for what ails them. And, as we’ll see,...
Nov 26, 2025
As Israel's sufferings grow, she thinks she has struck upon a
solution: a king! If only God would grant Israel a king, she would
finally be "like the other nations" (and therefore suffer
less?).
It is an impulse literally as old as the Garden of Eden - to
imagine that if only we could wrest more control of our
lives...
Nov 19, 2025
If you’ve been with us for the journey thus far, you know that Israel as a people have been set apart – called by God to a unique, priestly identity in the world. Israel is to be the means by which the love of God is ultimately made manifest to all the nations of the earth. But it requires that Israel be uniquely...
Nov 12, 2025
With this episode we step into the story of a woman named Hannah — whose deep personal pain symbolically reflects the larger, spiritual state of Israel, as she lives in a time (the end of the age of the Judges) when the whole project of salvation seems to be hanging by a thread. Israel is constantly turning away from...