Philistines

Did you know? GOD once used hemorrhoids as a punishment. In the book of 1st Samuel, in chapter four, the Philistines and the Israelites were deep in battle. After being defeated in one of the skirmishes, the extant Israelite soldiers returned to camp. Upon the soldiers return, the elders were informed of the thrashing. The elders, inquisitive as to why God had allowed the Philistines to win, decided that the Ark of the Covenant should be brought to the next encounter as extra assurance. The

Israel went out to war against the Philistines, and Israel was defeated and 4,000 Israelite soldiers were smitten by the Philistines in the battlefield. The children of Israel thought they should bring the ark of the covenant to the battlefield, so they can defeat their enemies. However, when they brought the Ark of the Lord that the Philistines slaughtered 30,000 more Israelites soldiers and took the Ark of the Lord from them (1 Samuel 4:1-10). The Philistine brought the ark of God to Ebenezer to

Israelites triumphed over their enemies, the Philistines. The mythical points in the story include: Goliath’s enormous size and skill, the inexperience of David (who having God on his side, fights with a sling instead of a sword, and no armor in combat), and the fact that Goliath is slain, which gives the Israelites a victory despite very impossible odds. The moral of the story is written to show how the Israelites could win against the Philistines in combat, and indicates that when God is on

At this point, it is hard to side with either the Philistines or the Israelites since neither show desirable qualities. Goliath, though strong and powerful, shows nothing beyond that. He shows no faith in God and is entirely dependant on his fancy armor and swords. Goliath has no other source of strength

be told differently but from David’s underdog point of view. The introduction of David and Goliath starts off with Gladwell educating us about Ancient Palestine and how for over centuries numerous battle were fought for the control region. The Philistines were from Crete, and settled along the coast. They planned to capture mountain ridge and split King Saul’s kingdom into two. The Israelites were in the mountains and

Saul and his son Jonathan stayed in Geba and the soldiers also stayed there. The Philistines made their camp at Micmash. The whole land of Israel had no blacksmith so Saul and Jonathan are forced to have the Philistines sharpen their weapons for a large fee before the fight. The Philistine blacksmiths charged about one-fourth of an ounce of silver for sharpening plows and hoes. Also, they charged one-eighth of an ounce of silver for sharpening picks, axes and the sticks used to guide oxen. Only Saul

and Goliath¨ the characters David and Casey have many similarities and differences. The first way that they are similar is they were both faced with big problems. David’s big problem was that he had to face a giant, in the Bible it says, “ 4 The Philistine army had a hero named Goliath who was from the town of Gath and was over nine feet tall. 5 He wore a bronze helmet and had bronze armor to protect his chest and legs. The chest armor alone weighed about one hundred twenty-five pounds. He carried

son of Jesse is the story of an army that was bound to be loser against the great Goliath. Goliath was this nine-foot giant that was fully equipped with good armor and was prepared to fight the Israelites. Goliath was a part of the philistine army. And the Philistine army was prepared way more than the Israelites and they both gather to camp out on either sides of a deep valley. While camped Goliath mocked the Israelites and their army. David was sent to give food to the Israel army. In doing so

as a girl who would have come from a more noble family. Similar to this was David who was overlooked by his Saul when he stood before him and voiced his interest in fighting Goliath, Then Saul said to David, “You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight him. For you are [only] a young man and he has been a warrior since his youth.” David was seen as incapable of success against Goliath because he was young, even his brother saw him as an irritant and scolded him, Eliab’s anger burned against

David and Goliath is the age old story that began numerous tales of the underdog coming out on top and defeating the giant that stands before him. The traditional story involves David, a shepherd boy with no formal training in combat, and Goliath, a Philistine giant who was the most feared and powerful warrior among his camp. In a battle between the two, it is traditionally taught that David faced Goliath with great courage and prevailed over him with just a sling, a stone, and, most importantly, the