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Like Samuel, for instance. He stands at the crossroads between the era of the Judges and the rise of the Kingdom, anointing both Saul and David as kings. But Samuel didn't just app...
We left off with the tribe of Dan backing down from their planned invasion of Judah. Good news for Judah. But, as often happens, one problem solved just paves the way for another. ...
We're talking about a seven-year famine so severe, so utterly devastating, that it’s almost impossible to fathom. Imagine, if you will, the creeping desperation as each year brough...
There’s a powerful story in Jewish lore, found in Ginzberg's Legends of the Jews, about resilience in the face of famine that’s been echoing through generations. Imagine a land gri...
Even after all the miracles, all the divine interventions, the people of Israel… well, they just weren't getting it. They were still caught up in idolatry. According to Legends of ...
We're talking world-altering, Messiah-bringing kind of power. There's a story in Legends of the Jews that dives right into that very idea, and it involves some of the biggest names...
Sometimes, the answer might surprise you. Let's talk about Rabbi Isaac Loria, also known as the Ari, the Lion – a pivotal figure in Kabbalah. His teachings marked such a radical sh...
Remember how God spared the city after its inhabitants, prompted by Jonah's preaching, repented in sackcloth and ashes? As the Book of Jonah tells us (Jonah 3:10), God saw their de...
Shebnah wasn't just anyone; he was a high-ranking official in Jerusalem. But his loyalty wasn't to his people, it was to himself. He was power-hungry, treacherous, and, as we'll se...
