In the first days - The barley harvest, which occurred around the middle or toward the end of April, was earlier than the wheat harvest ([Re…

The beginning of barley harvest. —This was immediately after the Passover (Leviticus 23:10–11), and therefore around t…

And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites
The two sons of Rizpah and the five sons of Merab, two sons o…

Every affliction arises from sin and should lead us to repent and humble ourselves before God; but some troubles especially show that they are sent…