The Tanakh Podcast

Alex Israel
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Study Tanakh with Rav Alex Israel. 10 mins a day. One chapter a day. -- This podcast is designed to help you to study any sefer (book) in Tanakh - the Hebrew Bible. It will be best experienced by reading the chapter first, and then listening to the 10-15 minute commentary. The pace of the podcast is FIVE chapters a week according to the pace of the 929.org.il project. It is recorded by Rabbi Alex Israel. See www.alexisrael.org and sign up for our weekly parsha newsletter. --- To support us, please donate at: https://buymeacoffee.com/alexisrael https://patreon.com/u51407457

  1. 12h ago

    #245 | 1 Samuel ch.11 - Saul Proves Himself

    King Saul has been crowned, not once - but twice! But he is in denial. He returns to his farm and hardly acts as a king. But our chapter represents a tipping point. Responding to an act of oppression on the Benjaminite town of Yavesh Gilad, the "spirit of God" rests on Shaul, and he leads the nation in a perfectly executed battle, defeating the enemy and proving that he can act as the national leader.

  2. 1d ago

    #244 | 1 Samuel ch.10 - Three Signs and a Coronation

    Samuel anoints Saul as king. He tells Saul that once he experiences three special "signs", he will become overwhelmed by the spirit of God and become a "new man? What do these signs mean? And does Saul become a new man? His signature feature would seem to be his bashfulness or his humility. At the coronation that Samuel organizes, Saul doesn't occupy the limelight; He hides! Why did God choose Saul?

  3. 2d ago

    #243 | 1 Samuel ch.9 - Better Call Saul

    God has decided to appoint a King. In this chapter we meet Saul. But his persona is a far cry from what we might expect. Humble and unambitious, Saul goes looking for his father's donkeys and has an unexpected encounter with the prophet.

  4. 5d ago

    #242 | 1 Samuel ch.8 - "Give Us a King!"

    The people request a king. Samuel is upset. God views it as a rejection. But God tells Samuel to appoint a king anyhow. Why? --- To donate, see https://buymeacoffee.com/alexisrael https://patreon.com/u51407457

  5. 6d ago

    #241 | 1 Samuel ch.7 - Samuel the National Leader

    Who was the person that managed to break the inexorable "Shoftim Cycle" - the constant waves of sin-invasion-salvation? It was Samuel! Under his twenty-years of leadership, he brings the nation to a point at which they will consider abandoning their idolatry! This chapter gives us a snapshot of Samuel in his role as national leader.

  6. Jul 27

    #240 | 1 Samuel ch.6 - Return of the Lost Ark

    The Phillistines return the lost Ark. But when it arrives in Beit Shemesh, though the people bow and bring a sacrifice, 70 people lose their lives in a plague of God. Why? What did the people do wrong?

  7. Jul 26

    #239 | 1 Samuel ch.5 - God vs. Dagon

    The Philistines perceive their defeat of Israel as a victory of their god Dagon, over the God of Israel. But God knows how to retaliate! The Ark of the Covenant unleashes a trail of havoc, destroying the Philistine's religious icons and causing death in their towns. The Philistines are petrified of the power of the Ark and decide to return it to Israel. As we shall explain, there is a remarkable affinity between the plagues of Egypt and those unleashed against Phillistia.

  8. Jul 25

    #238 | 1 Samuel ch.4 - The Ark is Captured!

    Our chapter describes Israel's devastating defeat at the hands of the Philistines. But worse than the military defeat and the 30,000 casualties is the capture of the Ark of the Covenant. Why was it taken to the battlefront? And why did God allow His Ark to be taken captive by the enemy?

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Study Tanakh with Rav Alex Israel. 10 mins a day. One chapter a day. -- This podcast is designed to help you to study any sefer (book) in Tanakh - the Hebrew Bible. It will be best experienced by reading the chapter first, and then listening to the 10-15 minute commentary. The pace of the podcast is FIVE chapters a week according to the pace of the 929.org.il project. It is recorded by Rabbi Alex Israel. See www.alexisrael.org and sign up for our weekly parsha newsletter. --- To support us, please donate at: https://buymeacoffee.com/alexisrael https://patreon.com/u51407457

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  • Creator
    Alex Israel
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    938
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Alex Israel
  • Show Website
    The Tanakh Podcast

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