The Chosen People
Episodes
David: King of Judah
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 185 - David: King of Judah - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, David leaves exile behind to answer God’s quiet call and...
David Mourns Saul & Jonathan
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 184 - David Mourns Saul & Jonathan - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, when news of Saul and Jonathan’s deaths reac...
Saul & Jonathan’s Last Battle
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 183 - Saul & Jonathan’s Last Battle - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, In Israel’s darkest hour, Saul and Jo...
David Destroys Amalek
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 182 - A Hero is Forged - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, David rises to reclaim his people from the Amalekites in a story o...
David Marches Against Israel
29 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 181 - David's Treachery - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, David faces the crushing consequences of compromise as his decept...
The Witch of En-Dor
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 180 - The Witch of Endor - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, King Saul—abandoned by prophecy, priests, and dreams&mdash...
David Befriends The Philistines
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 179 - David Befriends The Philistines - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, David flees Israel and strikes an uneasy alliance w...
David and The King’s Spear
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 178 - David & The King's Spear - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, David once again spares King Saul’s life—t...
David and Abigail
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 177 - David & Abigail - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein,Episode 177 of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein is inspired ...
David Spares Saul
22 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 176 - David Spares Saul - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, David comes face to face with the man hunting him—armed wit...
David The Vigilante
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 175 - David The Vigilante - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, David risks everything to rescue a city abandoned by Saul&mdash...
The Slaughter of Nob
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 174 - The Slaughter of Nob - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, King Saul’s fear turns to fury as he unleashes a brutal ...
David & The Outcasts
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 173 - David & The Outcasts - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, David finds refuge in a cave—but he’s not alon...
David The Madman
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 172 - David The Madman - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, David flees to enemy territory and escapes death by pretending to ...
David’s Lies
15 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 171 - David's Lies in Nob - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, David seeks refuge in the house of God—but hunger and fea...
The Hunt for David Begins
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 170 - The Hunt for David Begins - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, we witness the unraveling of King Saul’s rage as Da...
David Escapes Saul
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 169 - David Escapes Saul - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, we follow David’s narrow escape from Saul’s growing ...
David’s Dowry of Blood
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 168 - David's Dowry of Blood - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, we explore 1 Samuel 18:17–30, where Saul tries to dest...
Saul Attacks David
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 167 - Saul Attacks David - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, we explore 1 Samuel 18:6–16 and the tragic unraveling of S...
David and Jonathan’s Bond
08 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 166 - David and Jonathan's Bond - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, we explore 1 Samuel 18:1–8 and the powerful covenan...
David and Goliath Part II
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 165 - David and Goliath Part II - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein,Episode 165 of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein is ins...
David and Goliath Part I
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 164 - David and Goliath Part I - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, we witness the haunting unraveling of King Saul after the ...
Saul: The Tortured Soul
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 163 - Saul: The Tortured Soul - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, we explore 1 Samuel 16:14–23 and the heartbreaking mo...
David is Anointed
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 162 - David is Anointed - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, we explore the quiet calling of a shepherd boy overlooked by his ...
David: The Shepherd Boy
01 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 161 - David: The Shepherd Boy - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, we meet young David tending his sheep, fighting off predato...
Saul: The Rejected King
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 160 - Saul: The Rejected King – In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, we explore 1 Samuel 15 and the unraveling of Saul&rsq...
Jonathan: The Philistine Slayer
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 159 - Jonathan: The Philistine Slayer - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, we explore 1 Samuel 14 and the story of Jonathan&rs...
Saul: The False Priest
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 158 - Saul: The False Priest - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, Saul faces growing pressure as Israel trembles before the Ph...
Jonathan: Son of Saul
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 157 - Jonathan: Son of Saul - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, Jonathan steps into battle with courage and faith, while his ...
156 Samuel’s Farewell
25 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 156 - Samuel's Farewell - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, Samuel gives his final address to the people of Israel, reminding...
Saul: The Conqueror
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 155 - Saul: The Conqueror - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, Saul rises from obscurity to lead a fierce rescue—and pro...
Saul: The King
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 154 - Saul: The King - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, Israel's first king is revealed—but not with triumph or celebr...
Saul: The Anointed
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 153 - Saul: The Anointed - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, Saul sets out to find lost donkeys but instead stumbles into div...
Israel Rejects God as King
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 152 - Israel Rejects God - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, Israel demands a king, longing to look like the nations around t...
The Rise of Samuel
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 151 - The Rise of Samuel - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, Samuel calls Israel to lay down their idols and return to the Lo...
The Revenge of the Ark
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 150 - The Revenge of the Ark - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, the Ark of the Covenant is captured by the Philistines, they...
The Ark of the Covenant is Stolen
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 149 - The Ark of the Covenant is Stolen - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, Israel suffers a devastating defeat as the Ark of...
The Call of Samuel
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 148 - The Call of Samuel - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, young Samuel hears God's voice for the first time while serving ...
Eli’s Worthless Sons
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 147 - Eli's Worthless Sons - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, the sons of Eli defile the sacred role of priesthood, turning ...
The Prayers of Hannah
11 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 146 - The Prayers of Hannah - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, we journey with Hannah as she pours out her soul to God in th...
Ruth & Boaz Unite
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 145 - Ruth & Boaz Unite - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, we witness a quiet act of courage at the threshing floor that...
Ruth Meets Boaz
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 144 - Ruth Meets Boaz - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, Ruth begins gleaning in Bethlehem’s fields to provide for Nao...
Ruth's Loyalty
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 143 - Ruth's Loyalty - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, Naomi returns to Bethlehem grieving and bitter, but Ruth’s uns...
Naomi’s Tragedy
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 142 - Naomi's Tragedy - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, Naomi and Elimelech face famine, displacement, and devastating loss...
The War on Benjamin
04 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 141 - The War on Benjamin - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, the nation of Israel plunges into civil war, as justice unmoore...
The Levite's Horror
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 140 - The Levite's Horror - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, we confront one of the darkest chapters in Israel’s histo...
The Danites Attack
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 139 - The Danites Attack - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, we witness a tribe’s restless search for a home turn into ...
Micah & The Levite
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 138 - Micah & The Levite - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, we see how, when Israel had no king, everyone did what was r...
Samson Part IV: The Burned and Blinded
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 137 - Samson Part IV: The Burned and Blinded - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, Samson’s strength once shook kingdoms,...
Samson Part III: The Wielder of the Jawbone
27 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 136 - Samson Part III: The Wielder of the Jawbone - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, Samson’s rage sets entire fields ...
Samson Part II: The Lionslayer
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 135 - Samson Part II: The Lionslayer - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, Samson slays a lion with his bare hands but can't co...
Samson Part I: The Prophecy
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 134 - Samson Part I: The Prophecy - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, a miraculous birth sets the stage for Samson—a ma...
Jephthah: The Foolish Oathkeeper
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 133 - Jephthah: The Foolish Oathkeeper - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, Jephthah, a rejected son turned warrior, makes a r...
Abimelech: King of Trees
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 132 - Abimelech: King of Trees - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, Abimelech, the son of Gideon, seizes power through betraya...
Gideon Part III: The Compromised Leader
20 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 131 - Gideon Part III: The Compromised Leader - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, Gideon descends into pride and vengeance, p...
Gideon Part II: The Dwindled Army
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 130 - Gideon Part II: The Dwindled Army - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, Gideon’s victory over Midian should have en...
Gideon Part I: The Weakling
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 129 - Gideon Part I: The Weakling - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, Gideon hides from his enemies—and from his callin...
Deborah Part II: The Woman of Strength
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 128 - Deborah Part II: The Woman of Strength - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, Deborah leads Israel into battle alongside B...
Deborah Part I: The Prophetess
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 127 - Deborah Part I: The Prophetess - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, Deborah, a prophetess and judge of Israel, receives ...
Shamgar: The Unsung Hero
13 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 126 - Shamgar: The Unsung Hero - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, an army of 600 Philistines threatens Israel, and a simple ...
Ehud: The Hidden Blade
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 125 - Ehud: The Hidden Blade - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, Israel falls into darkness under Moabite oppression, and an ...
Othniel: The Lord’s Man
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 124 - Othniel: The Lord's Man - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, Israel begins their conquest of Canaan, but instead of whol...
The Conquest of Canaan
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 123 - Conquest of Canaan - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, Israel enters the Promised Land with fire and force, but as comp...
Be Strong and Courageous II
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 122 - Be Strong and Courageous II - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, Joshua gathers the people of Israel one final time to r...
The Promise Land
06 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 121 - The Promise Land - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, the Israelites finally receive their tribal inheritances as Joshua...
The Northern Kings
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 120 - The Northern Kings - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, the northern kings unite to crush Israel, Joshua leads his peopl...
The Sun Stands Still
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 119 - The Sun Stands Still - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, Israel’s enemies unite against Gibeon, Joshua honors his...
Treaty of Lies
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 118 - Treaty of Lies - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, Joshua makes a peace treaty without seeking God’s counsel&mdas...
Achan's Greed
30 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 116 - Achan's Greed - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, Israel suffers a crushing defeat—because of one man’s hid...
Defeating Ai
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 117 - Defeating Ai - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, Israel is given a second chance to conquer Ai—this time, with tr...
Walls of Jericho
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 115 - The Walls of Jericho - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, Joshua leads Israel to face Jericho's towering walls—not...
The Commander of The Lord’s Army
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 114 - The Commander of the Lord's Army - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, as Joshua prepares for battle, he encounters a mys...
Israel’s Memorial
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 113 - Israel's Memorial - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, God commands Joshua to build a memorial of twelve stones to mark ...
Crossing the Jordan
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 112 - Crossing the Jordan - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, Israel stands on the edge of the Promised Land, Joshua leads th...
Rahab & The Spies
23 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 111 - Rahab & The Spies - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, two Israelite spies enter Jericho and find unexpected refuge ...
Be Strong and Courageous
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 110 - Be Strong and Courageous - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, with Moses gone, Joshua stands at the edge of the Promised...
Death of Moses
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 109 - Renewed Promises - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, Moses gazes upon the Promised Land from Mount Nebo, his journey en...
Renewed Promises
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 108 - Renewed Promises - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, Moses prepares to say goodbye, he recounts Israel’s journey ...
The Call of Joshua
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 107 - The Call of Joshua - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, Moses nears the end of his journey, God calls Joshua to rise and...
The Rise of Phinehas
16 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 106 - The Rise of Phinehas - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, the Israelites stand at a spiritual crossroads as temptation t...
The Donkey & The Prophet: Part 2
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 105 - The Donkey & The Prophet: Part 2 - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, King Balak’s desperate attempts to curse...
The Donkey & The Prophet: Part 1
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 104 - The Donkey & The Prophet: Part 1 - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, we witness a prophet, a king, and a talking do...
The Bronze Serpent
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 103 - The Bronze Serpent - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, Israel faces fiery serpents in the wilderness, healing comes in ...
The Death of Aaron
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 102 - The Death of Aaron - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, Israel mourns the loss of Aaron, and their journey to the Promis...
Moses & The Rock
09 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 101 - Moses & The Rock - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, Moses, weary from the wilderness, strikes the rock in frustrat...
The Rebellion of Korah: Part 2
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 100 - The Rebellion of Korah: Part 2 - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, Korah’s rebellion against Moses wasn’t j...
The Rebellion of Korah- Part 1
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 99 - The Rebellion of Korah: Part 1 - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, pride and rebellion rise in the wilderness as Korah c...
The People v. The Lord
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 98 - The People v. The Lord - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, Israel’s rebellion at the edge of the Promised Land, th...
Send the Spies
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 97 - Send the Spies - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, the Israelites stand on the edge of the Promised Land, fear takes hol...
Miriam's Rebellion
02 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 96 - Miriam's Rebellion - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, Miriam’s rebellion against Moses reveals the dangers of pri...
Whining to God
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 95 - Whining to God - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, the Israelites grow weary of manna and long for the comforts of Egypt...
The Tabernacle
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 94 - The Tabernacle - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, the Israelites build the Tabernacle in the wilderness, God invites Hi...
Moses Sees God
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 93 - Moses Sees God - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, after the Israelites' failure with the golden calf, Moses ascends Mou...
The Lord Face-to-Face
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 92 - The Lord Face-to-Face - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, after Israel’s betrayal with the golden calf, Moses plea...
The Golden Calf: Part 2
23 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 91 - The Golden Calf: Part 2 - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, after Moses receives the Law on Mount Sinai, he returns to f...
The Golden Calf: Part 1
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 90 - The Golden Calf: Part 1 - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, as the Israelites waited for Moses to return from Mount Sina...
The Ten Commandments
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 89 - The Ten Commandments - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, thunder rolls and fire descends upon Mount Sinai, God delivers ...
God of the Mountain
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 88 - God of the Mountain - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, the Israelites stand at the foot of Mount Sinai, trembling as fi...
Jethro's Advice
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 87 - Jethro's Advice - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, Moses carries the weight of leading Israel alone, but his father-in-...
The Scourge of Amalek
16 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
# 86 - The Scourge of Amalek - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, when the Amalekites attack, Israel faces its first great battl...