We are in Second Samuel 8, and Emily skips a lot of the particulars to focus on the interesting parts. She explains why she does not like the popular translation that says David “hamstrung” thousands of horse, and why another reading makes more sense to her in light of the Torah’s commands concerning the treatment of animals. We also talk about the significance of this chapter - hint, it is not that David was successful in battle but why he was successful in battle.

Scriptures from this episode:

2 Samuel 7:24-29. 8

Genesis 15:18, 17:1-14, and 32:22-32.

1 Chronicles 18:1

1 Samuel,. 14:47, 21:11, and 22

2 Kings 18:8

Numbers 22-24

Deuteronomy 1:7, 11:24, and 6:4

Exodus 23:31

Resources from this episode:

First and Second Samuel: Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching by Walter Brueggemann (Book) - https://amzn.to/3nbh864

The Rubin Edition of The Prophets: Samuel 1 and 2 by Nosson Scherman from Artscroll, (Book) - https://amzn.to/2PdxIpn

Faith and Other Oddities: Jacob Wrestles the Angel (Podcast) - https://bit.ly/2QMliW7

Faith and Other Oddities: Samson Episodes (Podcasts) - https://bit.ly/3xgEThN

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