the royal tent thinking to myself while I put on the bronze armor given to my by the king of Israel‚ Saul. Why did the warriors and my brothers let this terrible thing happen? I was enraged for the warriors had let Goliath‚ a giant warrior of the Philistines‚ come up to the camp each morning for forty days to stand and rebuke the living God‚ telling God’s people‚ ‘Send a warrior to challenge me Israelites‚ if you win against me‚ we will become your slaves‚ but if I win this battle to the death‚ then
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The Message within the Message David R. Hayes Introduction to the Bible RELS311‚ Section B001 Win 13 Mark D. Wessner February 10‚ 2013 The Message within the Message Even though some may say that there is nothing more to a narrative than what one may see and read on the pages before them‚ I believe that some stories are more than just historical narratives. For example‚ in the story of David and Goliath I believe that the example David sets by his faith and trust in God to give both him
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Sermon: Judges 14:1-3 Judges 16:18-21 Topic: If I had just listen to momma and daddy…….. After watching that video I saw myself in that video as a teen. I remember wanting to experience the world on my own. I remember my mother saying‚ “Son I just don’t want you to experience the pain I have experienced.” I would say mom that’s the only way I can learn. I remember when I experienced my first heart break. The first person I called was my mother. I didn’t realize how painful life was. I remember
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married Saul’s daughter Michal. * Fought in the Philistine Wars alongside Saul before he was king. * Gained much of his fame from his encounter with the Philistine giant Goliath. * Because he did so well‚ Saul got jealous and wanted him dead. * David spent many years in exile‚ hiding from Saul. * During this time he composed his book of psalms‚ which later became the bible. * Saul was killed in a battle fighting the Philistines. * David became king. * During the civil
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Samuel became a judge despite not being a descendant of Aaron‚ and became the national leader and head of the tribes. He appointed Saul‚ a warrior from the small tribe of Benjamin‚ the first king of Israel during a time of war against the Philistines. Saul led the Israelites to Gilead to defeat the Ammonites‚ reuniting the tribes and defeating an enemy. However‚ Saul did not always follow the standards of the Torah‚ so Samuel secretly proclaimed David as the next king of Israel. David was an exceptional
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tribe friction as possible. The war of the Philistines and the Israelites is a major theme throughout 1 Samuel yet there is little mention of surrounding nations. Many historians attribute the lack of the other nation’s involvement in the Philistine Israel conflict to the nations having their own matters to attend to (Blaikie). The other surrounding nations had many of their own concerns at the time and were not able to involve themselves in the Philistine and Israelites war. The lack of other nations
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of a bear his father lost his doubt and agreed to let him fight. When David went out he went out with 5 smooth rocks‚ a slingshot‚ and his Sheppard’s staff an approached the champion. He killed him with one single rock slung from his sling. The philistine army fled after viewing this‚ little more than a boy‚ kill their greatest hero. To me this is almost a subliminal message that anything is possible with the power of god on your side. It had an influence on the Israelis as a unknown boy from a unknown
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and an Empire When the Philistines began to gain power‚ this loose tribal system no longer worked. The Philistines were a military aristocracy. They stole the Ark of the Covenant and killed or scattered the priests and scattered the tribal forces. Many people thought that the defeat would be permanent unless the tribes were united under a monarch to hold them together in a common and lasting stand against that enemy. Saul was chosen as king. He drove back the Philistine army but he could not defeat
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read that the Philistines had captured the ark of God and sought to keep it as a trophy of their victory. It soon became evident the ark was the source of much suffering for them. They passed it around and finally decided to get rid of it by sending it back to Israel. They transported it in a way the Philistine priests and diviners recommended. They lay a guilt offering of gold in the ark and set it on a newly-made cart drawn by two cows just separated from their calves. The Philistines could not tolerate
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The Bible is home to many stories that have shaped the world that we live in today. The stories of the Bible seem to be life-lessons‚ taken literally by many readers. Among these stories‚ written in the Old Testament‚ are those involving Eve and Delilah. Stories like the ones involving Eve and Delilah have somewhat shaped the way women are viewed throughout all of society in today’s world. Throughout history women have always been viewed as inferior to men‚ the housekeeper‚ the child bearer‚
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