In search of a King...
I Samuel 8:4-5 - Israel wants a king
I Samuel 11 - Saul becomes king (for 42 years)
Battle of Michmash (it's fun to say) - I Samuel 13
In a small pass (half an acre) the Israelites defeated the Philistines because of the small area.
Philistine phalanx could not form. Israelite light infantry moved quickly with spears and short swords.
I Samuel 17 - A young man (David) fought Goliath.
Goliath: 9+ feet tall with 125 pounds of armor
David used his sling and one stone to kill Goliath.
Saul became increasingly paranoid of David.
David fled Saul, hid in the wilderness, and later David lived among the Philistines.
Saul was defeated by the Philisitines at Mt. Gilboa. - I Samuel 31
David becomes king (for 40 years).
David defeated the Philistines because he knew their tactics.
Israel expanded. The Philisitines were pushed to the coast. Israel captured weapons technology.
1,000 years later... a king from the house of David would be born in Bethlehem.
Merry Christmas!
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