Some of the stories found in the Bible contain some elements that today we consider strange, weird, or just plain wrong. This part of my mobile website includes insightful explanations about what is going on in those stories. (Unless otherwise indicated, any verse of Scripture quoted on this site is my own translation or paraphrase.)
- MY ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT ADAM AND CHAVVAH
- THE MEANINGS OF THE NAMES IN EARLY GENESIS ADD TO THEIR STORIES
- ADAM AND CHAVVAH’S FIRST 24 HOURS OUTSIDE OF EDEN
- ADAM AND CHAVVAH’S FIRST WEEK OUTSIDE OF EDEN
- LEARNING TO SURVIVE
- STARTING A FAMILY
- QAYIN AND HABEL
- SHAYTH
- QAYIN GAINED AN ADVANTAGE
- PERSONAL PROBLEMS AT THE END OF ADAM’S LIFE
STORIES DURING THE TIME OF THE JUDGES
CHIVALRY IN COMBAT DURING THE TIME OF THE JUDGES
STORIES FROM THE LIFE OF DAVID
- I Samuel 17 David Vs Saul Not David Vs Goliath
- 1 Samuel 17 How Tall Was Goliath?
- I Samuel 21 David Feigns Insanity
- II Samuel 6:3 - There Were Three Reasons Michal Never Had Children
- II Samuel 8 David Killed Two Thirds of the Moabites Captured in Battle
- I Kings 1 Why Didn't David's Wives Keep Him Warm?
- I Kings 1 Abishag Did Not Fit Our Idea of Beauty
CHIVALRY IN COMBAT DURING DAVIDS LIFE
- I Samuel 14 Jonathan Vs Many Philistines
- I Samuel 17, David, Goliath, and the rules of combat
- FOREIGN CHAMPIONS
- II Samuel 2 One-on-one times twelve
- II Samuel 2 Asahel Vs Abner the cheater
- II Samuel 3 Joab used trickery to kill Abner
- II Sam 20 Joab used trickery to kill Amasa
- OTHER EXAMPLES OF CHIVALRY IN ANCIENT COMBAT
- INTRODUCTION TO SOLOMON’S LIFE
- BEFORE SOLOMON WAS BORN
- THE BIRTH AND NAMING OF SOLOMON
- SOLOMON WAS NOT LIKE HIS BROTHERS
- SOLOMON WAS LIKE HIS FATHER IN SEVERAL WAYS
- WAS SOLOMON PROMISED THE KINGSHIP?
- WHY SOLOMON NEARLY MISSED THE THRONE AND DISTRUSTED WOMEN (PART 1)
- WHY SOLOMON NEARLY MISSED THE THRONE AND DISTRUSTED WOMEN PART 2
- SOLOMON’S ROCKY ASCENSION TO THE THRONE
- SOLOMON’S PROPER INAUGURATION
- ADONIJAH'S BOLD REQUEST
- THE EARLY YEARS OF SOLOMON’S REIGN
- SOLOMON'S MARRIAGE TO PHARAOH’S DAUGHTER
- SOLOMON ASKS FOR WISDOM
- THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE TEMPLE
- THE DEDICATION OF THE TEMPLE
- SOLOMON’S PARTICIPATION IN WORSHIP AT THE TEMPLE
- SOLOMON'S MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- SOLOMON AND SHULY
- COULD SOLOMON BE FULLY COMMITTED TO THE SHULAMMITE WHILE HAVING MANY OTHER WIVES?
- ONLY TWO DAUGHTERS
- THE WRITING OF THE SONG OF SOLOMON
- THE DEATH OF THE SHULAMMITE
- WHY DID GOD TAKE THE SHULAMMITE AWAY FROM SOLOMON?
- TRUNCATED GRIEF
- THE QUEEN OF SHEBA VISITS SOLOMON
- WHEN WAS ECCLESIASTES WRITTEN?
- WHY IS ECCLESIASTES SO DARK?
- WHAT MADE SOLOMON TURN FROM GOD TO IDOLS?
- DID SOLOMON REPENT?
- SOLOMON’S KINGDOM CAME UNRAVELLED AT THE END
- WHY WAS REHOBOAM THE ONE TO SUCCEED SOLOMON AS KING?
- WAS THE SHULAMMITE REHOBOAM’S MOTHER?
- AFTER SOLOMON DIED
- WHY WERE THE WRITINGS OF SOLOMON HELD IN HIGH REGARD AFTER HIS DEATH?
- LESSONS FROM THE LIFE OF SOLOMON
- ESTHER 1 - THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF THE BOOK OF ESTHER
- Esther 2 "Beauty Contests" Were Not the Way They Chose Queens in Ancient Times
- Esther 2 - This Was Not a Beauty Contest; It Was a Test of Character
- Esther 2 - There Were at Least 2 and Probably 4 Groups of Virgins
- Esther 2 Why Was Esther Chosen?
- Esther 2 - What Happened to the Concubines and Their Sons?
- Esther 2 Why Did Mordecai Sit at the King's Gate?
- Esther 3 Did the Jews bow down to a king?
- Esther 3 Did Mordecai bow down before King Xerxes or just to God?
- Esther 3-10 The Rest of Queen Esther's Life
- Esther 1 My Timeline of the Story of Esther
- The Birth of Jesus - Who Is Greater?
- The Birth of Jesus - A Messenger
- The Birth of Jesus - Cousins
- The Birth of Jesus - Mary's Dilemma
- The Birth of Jesus - Joseph's Dilemma
- The Birth of Jesus - Plans
- The Birth of Jesus - A Tension-filled Wedding
- The Birth of Jesus - A Census
- The Birth of Jesus - The Journey
- The Birth of Jesus - Arrival in Bethlehem
- The Birth of Jesus - The Birth
- The Birth of Jesus - Surprised by Shepherds
- The Birth of Jesus - Lots of Visitors
- The Birth of Jesus - A Cave-House
- The Birth of Jesus - The Caravan
- The Birth of Jesus - The Story of Two Stars
- THE BIRTH OF JESUS - GIFTS AND MORE GIFTS
- The Birth of Jesus - A Second Confirmation
- The Birth of Jesus - Take Flight!
- The Birth of Jesus - Measured by Their Names
ADAM AND CHAVVAH
- MY ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT ADAM AND CHAVVAH
- THE MEANINGS OF THE NAMES IN EARLY GENESIS ADD TO THEIR STORIES
- ADAM AND CHAVVAH’S FIRST 24 HOURS OUTSIDE OF EDEN
- ADAM AND CHAVVAH’S FIRST WEEK OUTSIDE OF EDEN
- LEARNING TO SURVIVE
- STARTING A FAMILY
- QAYIN AND HABEL
- SHAYTH
- QAYIN GAINED AN ADVANTAGE
- PERSONAL PROBLEMS AT THE END OF ADAM’S LIFE
ABRAM
JOSEPH AND HIS BROTHERS
JUDGES AND RUTH
STORIES DURING THE TIME OF THE JUDGES
CHIVALRY IN COMBAT DURING THE TIME OF THE JUDGES
DAVID
STORIES FROM THE LIFE OF DAVID
- I Samuel 17 David Vs Saul Not David Vs Goliath
- 1 Samuel 17 How Tall Was Goliath?
- I Samuel 21 David Feigns Insanity
- II Samuel 6:3 - There Were Three Reasons Michal Never Had Children
- II Samuel 8 David Killed Two Thirds of the Moabites Captured in Battle
- I Kings 1 Why Didn't David's Wives Keep Him Warm?
- I Kings 1 Abishag Did Not Fit Our Idea of Beauty
CHIVALRY IN COMBAT DURING DAVIDS LIFE
- I Samuel 14 Jonathan Vs Many Philistines
- I Samuel 17, David, Goliath, and the rules of combat
- FOREIGN CHAMPIONS
- II Samuel 2 One-on-one times twelve
- II Samuel 2 Asahel Vs Abner the cheater
- II Samuel 3 Joab used trickery to kill Abner
- II Sam 20 Joab used trickery to kill Amasa
- OTHER EXAMPLES OF CHIVALRY IN ANCIENT COMBAT
SOLOMON
- INTRODUCTION TO SOLOMON’S LIFE
- BEFORE SOLOMON WAS BORN
- THE BIRTH AND NAMING OF SOLOMON
- SOLOMON WAS NOT LIKE HIS BROTHERS
- SOLOMON WAS LIKE HIS FATHER IN SEVERAL WAYS
- WAS SOLOMON PROMISED THE KINGSHIP?
- WHY SOLOMON NEARLY MISSED THE THRONE AND DISTRUSTED WOMEN (PART 1)
- WHY SOLOMON NEARLY MISSED THE THRONE AND DISTRUSTED WOMEN PART 2
- SOLOMON’S ROCKY ASCENSION TO THE THRONE
- SOLOMON’S PROPER INAUGURATION
- ADONIJAH'S BOLD REQUEST
- THE EARLY YEARS OF SOLOMON’S REIGN
- SOLOMON'S MARRIAGE TO PHARAOH’S DAUGHTER
- SOLOMON ASKS FOR WISDOM
- THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE TEMPLE
- THE DEDICATION OF THE TEMPLE
- SOLOMON’S PARTICIPATION IN WORSHIP AT THE TEMPLE
- SOLOMON'S MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- SOLOMON AND SHULY
- COULD SOLOMON BE FULLY COMMITTED TO THE SHULAMMITE WHILE HAVING MANY OTHER WIVES?
- ONLY TWO DAUGHTERS
- THE WRITING OF THE SONG OF SOLOMON
- THE DEATH OF THE SHULAMMITE
- WHY DID GOD TAKE THE SHULAMMITE AWAY FROM SOLOMON?
- TRUNCATED GRIEF
- THE QUEEN OF SHEBA VISITS SOLOMON
- WHEN WAS ECCLESIASTES WRITTEN?
- WHY IS ECCLESIASTES SO DARK?
- WHAT MADE SOLOMON TURN FROM GOD TO IDOLS?
- DID SOLOMON REPENT?
- SOLOMON’S KINGDOM CAME UNRAVELLED AT THE END
- WHY WAS REHOBOAM THE ONE TO SUCCEED SOLOMON AS KING?
- WAS THE SHULAMMITE REHOBOAM’S MOTHER?
- AFTER SOLOMON DIED
- WHY WERE THE WRITINGS OF SOLOMON HELD IN HIGH REGARD AFTER HIS DEATH?
- LESSONS FROM THE LIFE OF SOLOMON
JEROBOAM AND REHOBOAM
ELIJAH AND ELISHA
JUDAH BEFORE BABYLON
DANIEL AND THE EXILES IN BABYLON
ESTHER
- ESTHER 1 - THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF THE BOOK OF ESTHER
- Esther 2 "Beauty Contests" Were Not the Way They Chose Queens in Ancient Times
- Esther 2 - This Was Not a Beauty Contest; It Was a Test of Character
- Esther 2 - There Were at Least 2 and Probably 4 Groups of Virgins
- Esther 2 Why Was Esther Chosen?
- Esther 2 - What Happened to the Concubines and Their Sons?
- Esther 2 Why Did Mordecai Sit at the King's Gate?
- Esther 3 Did the Jews bow down to a king?
- Esther 3 Did Mordecai bow down before King Xerxes or just to God?
- Esther 3-10 The Rest of Queen Esther's Life
- Esther 1 My Timeline of the Story of Esther
THE BIRTH OF JESUS
- The Birth of Jesus - Who Is Greater?
- The Birth of Jesus - A Messenger
- The Birth of Jesus - Cousins
- The Birth of Jesus - Mary's Dilemma
- The Birth of Jesus - Joseph's Dilemma
- The Birth of Jesus - Plans
- The Birth of Jesus - A Tension-filled Wedding
- The Birth of Jesus - A Census
- The Birth of Jesus - The Journey
- The Birth of Jesus - Arrival in Bethlehem
- The Birth of Jesus - The Birth
- The Birth of Jesus - Surprised by Shepherds
- The Birth of Jesus - Lots of Visitors
- The Birth of Jesus - A Cave-House
- The Birth of Jesus - The Caravan
- The Birth of Jesus - The Story of Two Stars
- THE BIRTH OF JESUS - GIFTS AND MORE GIFTS
- The Birth of Jesus - A Second Confirmation
- The Birth of Jesus - Take Flight!
- The Birth of Jesus - Measured by Their Names