David starts as a shepherd – few anecdotes

Samuel1 16:11 And Samuel said to Jesse, “Are these all the young men?” And he said, “The youngest still remains, and behold, he is tending the sheep.” And Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and bring him, for we shall not sit down until he comes here.” As mentioned David was excluded estranged from his family (see …

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David suspected to be a ‘mamzer’ (Bastard)

David was born to a very prominent family. Yishay, David’s father was among the four people that the reason of their death is described: ‘because of the serpent’, the sin of Adam. Otherwise, they were so clean from sin, that there was no reason for them to die. (The other three are: Benjamin, Amram-Moses father, and …

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Psalm 3:6 Faith that brings serenity

“אֲנִי שָׁכַבְתִּי וָאִישָׁנָה הֱקִיצוֹתִי כִּי יְהֹוָה יִסְמְכֵנִי” “I lay down and slept; I awoke, for the Lord will support me.” Do you know the feeling of being so troubled / worried, you cannot fall asleep. If you suffer from this, imagine now you lost all of your properties, dignity, you’re being chased after and the …

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