I am under no illusions about what is going to happen in the future, and that the end is probably only a few months away. It is so sad to see what was once a very healthy and strong man to now what is a very skinny man with a big frame. He is 55.
How Much Did David Pay for Ornan's Threshingfloor? Claimed Contradiction: II Samuel 24:24 says that David paid 50 shekels of silver to purchase the threshingfloor of Ornan, yet I Chronicles 21:25 says that he paid 600 shekels of gold for this property. This supposed contradiction, like many others, rests on the shaky foundation of cursory reading.
The Urim and Thummim (Heb. ××Ö¼×¨Ö´×× ×Ö°×ªÖ»×Ö¼Ö´××) was a priestly device for obtaining oracles. On the high priest's ephod (an apron-like garment) lay a breastpiece (×Ö¹×©×Ö¶×) â a pouch inlaid with 12 precious stones engraved with the names of the 12 tribes of Israel â that held the Urim and Thummim (Ex. 28:15â30; Lev. 8:8).he Urim and Thummim (Heb. ××Ö¼×¨Ö´×× ×Ö°×ªÖ»×Ö¼Ö´××) was a priestly device for obtaining oracles. On the high priest's ephod (an apron-like garment) lay a breastpiece (×Ö¹×©×Ö¶×) â a pouch inlaid with 12 precious stones engraved with the names of the 12 tribes of Israel â that held the Urim and Thummim (Ex. 28:15â30; Lev. 8:8).