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Did King David have idols in his house?

QUESTION In our readings this [last] week, we read of Michal putting an “image” in David’s bed to fool his pursuers. The NASB (and almost every modern translation) translates the Hebrew “teraphim” as “household idol” for the image that Michal used to fool Saul’s men....

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Does God have regrets?

QUESTION 1 Samuel chapter 15, verse 11: “I regret that I have made Saul king…” The implication seems to be that God thinks He made a mistake… Obviously, not possible…What am I missing? ANSWER This is one of those places where translation is difficult because there’s...

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