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    two tribes, the philistines and the Israelites, lived in the Mediterranean plains. The philistines’ original place of residence was the Crete. On the other hand, the Israelites occupied the mountains. During the second half of the 11th century, the Philistines begun migrating East with their primary goal to capture the mountain ridge and split the Israelites, under the leadership of King Saul, into two. This led King Saul to make plans towards confronting the enemy, the Philistines, before they…

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    was successful with battle strategies and obtaining victories which indicated he was trustworthy, charismatic, creative and cleaver. David learned from the preceding leaders mistakes by not fully defeating the Philistines. David relied on God to allow his armies to fully defeat the Philistines, removing their terror in the Promised Land for a long period of time (2 Samuel 6:17-25, NIV). However as a young adult he was not without mistakes of arrogance that commonly plagued this developmental…

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    as much acknowledged support from the Israelites he was seen as the man that helped deliver them from the clutches of the Philistines. Since he was viewed as such an amazing leader and protector Sampson was given the title of the Chief and Judge of Israel, and for twenty years under his ruling there was peace among the Israelites because they did not need to fear the Philistines. Sampson was also blessed by God so his physical strength and position was bestowed on him through divinity, and as…

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    minor judges that delivered Israel. Samson, from the tribe of Dan, was a judge that let wealth and women get the best of him. Samson was a judge that had great strength. He let his guard down but God eventually gives him strength to defeat the Philistines. The book of Judges is arranged in a way that shows how Israel is in a constant downward fall at this time. Without a true king there is no hope for the Israelites. God empowered the judges to provide Israel with a leader but that was still…

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    Surely, to obey is better than sacrifice” (NOAB, 423). indicates that sacrifice isn’t always necessary but to obey God is more important. 2. 1 Samuel 28:3-25; “Saul’s summoning of Samuel’s ghost” (NOAB,425). Saul witnessed the size of the Philistines army which caused Saul to be fearful of losing the war. He tried to reach out to God for advice but received no response. Then Saul decided to summon the ghost of Samuel through a medium to ask for advice on how to defeat this enormous army.…

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    to kill his own brother, and Jacob fled. It wasn’t until years later that the two brothers reconciled and become a family again. The story of David and Goliath in 1 Samuel chapter 17 presents a great example of conflict between men. While the Philistine and Israelites was in battle, Goliath…

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    Goliath. While these sculptures are many years apart, each sculpture shows the beginning, height, and end of the Italian Renaissance. The story of David and Goliath comes from 1 Samuel 17. It is about the battle of Philistines and Israelites and them preparing to battle. The Philistines’ best warrior, Goliath, who is said…

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    ” Casey and David have numerous similarities and differences. Obviously, the first similarity is that Casey and David both have some major issues. As the article proves, “23 While David was talking with them, Goliath came out from the line of Philistines and started boasting as usual. David heard him. 24 When the Israelite soldiers saw Goliath, they were scared and ran off.” Meanwhile in the story of, “Casey at the Bat,” Casey has the game in his hands. Now, these are both major issues…

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    In a section of the Handel’s Saul, adapted from the Hebrew Bible, comes a struggle for superiority between two people: David and Saul. During a big fight called the Battle of Philistines, David the leader of Israel’s side fights against the Philistines. David defeats the Philistines by using a slingshot to kill the leader with a slingshot as opposed to a sharp weapon such as an arrow or a sword. He also has slain ten thousands while Saul has only slain thousands. Saul sees David’s success as a…

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    turns to witchcraft which he previously outlawed. The Philistines then kill Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua- three of Saul’s sons. Before Saul’s death, he was severely wounded by archers. In the end, Saul takes his own life because he is afraid of what the Philistines will do to him. When the Philistines found Saul dead, they cut off his head, took off his armour, and hung him on a wall. When the people of Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul, they took down his body,…

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