Philistines

of all time Elbert Hubbard’s A Message to Garcia is one of the most common essays found in workplaces, for its simplicity and profound call to action. The essay itself was originally published as filler without a title in 1899 in the magazine Philistine. It soon found its deserved fame and was remade into a book. The work is a powerful essay comparing those with excellent work ethic and those found wanting in Hubbard’s opinion. It follows the historical actuality of the precursory…

Donatello Donato di Niccolo di Betto Bardi or Donatello was an early Renaissance sculptor from Florence, Italy. He is known for his statues of religious figures. Early Life Donatello was born in Florence, Italy in 1386. He was educated in the house of the Martelli Family for most of his early life. He started artistic training in an goldsmith’s workshop, then worked briefly with Lorenzo Ghiberti, a early Renaissance artist. Donatello then studied and worked with Filippo Brunelleschi in Rome…

13. Pandora’s Box Pandora’s Box was a box given to Pandora, which contained all the evils in the world. 14. Prometheus and the gift of fire Prometheus, a titan who was known to be a trickster, had given mankind the gift of fire and the skill of metalwork. As a result, he was punished by Zeus, who chained Prometheus to a rock while he had his liver eaten by an eagle every day. 15. Sisyphus’ curse Sisyphus was a smart, but evil man. He tried to trick the Gods especially Zeus. As a result of this,…

the Geshurites, nor the Maachathites, but Geshur and Maacath dwell among the Israelites, and where ruled by their own king (Joshua 13:10-13). The Canaanite people of Geshur who were the Geshurites dwelt in the region of the Egyptian Canaanites Philistines. The kingdom of Geshur was located in the east of Egypt, and northward to the boundary of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, Ekron, Avvites, Sidonians and the Amorites, towards Lebanon (Joshua 13:2-6). When…

Isaac became the second of the Patriarch's, spelled Yitshaq in ancient Hebrew, as the only son of Abraham and Sarah and according to the Old Testament becomes the first newborn boy to be circumcised at just eight days old. In order to test Abraham's faith, God requests that Abraham builds an altar for the purpose of sacrificing his young son Isaac. As requested, Abraham constructs the altar, ties his son to the altar, prepares to sacrifice Isaac when an angel tells Abraham to release his son and…

Israelites, God was not only the God of Israel but of all the world. While the average Israelite may have remembered with national pride the special place of Israel's exodus from Egypt, Amos maintained that God was also behind the early movements of the Philistines and Arameans (Amos 9:7)"…

The people of Israel demanded for there to be a king. Previous to this point, the citizens of Canaan lived in separate territories, and have never united as one, where each state is its own governing body, with no leader. Saul was confronted by they wanted replace God with a king, so God called upon Samuel to make the decision of appointing a king. Saul proceeds to tell the Israelites that the king will only deceive them and turn them into slave instead of uniting g them as one. Instead, the…

Joanne, we can with certainty agree that Israel is a resilient nation fueled by their national power influenced by a strong spiritual infrastructure.1 I do appreciate your illustrations of how the all those who assume various leadership roles in Israel work together to protect and serve the people by teaching them survival skills. The Middle East has been a tinderbox almost since the beginning of time due to original sin. I do agree that the animosity between Israel and Palestine is…

Since biblical times, the concept of heroism has consistently been male-dominated; however, just recently, female heroism has begun its progression into stories and real-life. The characteristics of a hero within stories have been centered around courage, honesty, perseverance, attractiveness, and above all, strength. Due to strength being a common attribute of a hero, it is understandable that a man would be chosen as the hero for fairytales or action stories. Masculinity exudes strength and…

What was Saul’s Seance, a very interesting story told in the bible. While witchcraft is very real, its greatest strength lies in the power of deception. For those who accept it, that deceit always ends in disaster.God had become silent to him. In the "seance," Saul thought he was talking with the dead prophet Samuel. He was most certainly not. The witch had no energy to raise Samuel from the dead. Revival comes just through Jesus Christ who warms against magic. What the witch had energy to do…