Tag: covenant
Biblical Principle #386: David Defeated the Philistines at Keilah
Biblical Principles List Principle David saved the town of Keilah by defeating the Philistines who were looting and plundering them. Explanation 1 Samuel [1 Kingdoms, LXX] 23 tells how the Philistines were robbing and looting the town of Keilah. David heard about this and asked GOD whether he should attack. GOD told David to attack…
Biblical Principle #374: Saul Turned Against David
Biblical Principles List Principle King Saul turned against David and persecuted him. Explanation Although David was loyal to Saul, with an “evil” spirit haunting him, Saul turned against David and persecuted him, to the point that Saul tried to kill David. First, Saul attempted to sabotage David by having his daughter, Michal, marry David. 1…
Biblical Principle #365: The Ark of the Covenant Plagued the Philistines
Biblical Principles List Principle Once captured, the presence of Israel’s ark of the covenant brought great suffering upon the Philistines. Explanation The Philistines once captured Israel’s ark of the covenant. That did not go as the Philistines had imagined. It first started with the temple of Dagon, god of the Philistines: 1 The Philistines took…
Biblical Principle #359: Samson Killed 1,000 Philistines
Biblical Principles List Principle Through the strength of the Holy Spirit, Samson killed a thousand Philistines with a donkey’s jawbone because they had burned his wife and father-in-law to death. Explanation After Samson’s eventful wedding, which ended with Samson returning to his parents’ home without his wife, Samson’s father-in-law gave Samson’s wife to his friend:…
Biblical Principle #349: Israel (Mostly) Conquered Canaan
Biblical Principles List Principle Under Moses and Joshua’s leadership, Israel conquered most of the land of Canaan. Explanation In Joshua 12, Scripture gives a list of the Canaanite kings that the Israelites killed and the territory that they took, beginning with Moses east of the Jordan River, and completing with Joshua inside the land of…
Biblical Principle #333: The Song of Moses Exposed Israel’s Spiritual Division
Biblical Principles List Principle The Song of Moses revealed a spiritual division among Israelites: the wicked majority and the faithful servants of God. Explanation Shortly before Moses’ death, GOD revealed Israel’s future through the Song of Moses. The Song highlights a distinction between two groups of Israelites: The Wicked Majority Here are some statements in…
Biblical Principle #332: God Gave Israel the Song of Moses
Biblical Principles List Principle God gave Israel the Song of Moses as a prophecy that would one day testify against them when its words came to pass. Explanation As Moses’ death was imminent and Moses had transferred leadership to Joshua, GOD gave Moses one last assignment:
Biblical Principle #331: Moses Transferred Leadership to Joshua
Biblical Principles List Principle As Moses neared death, he transferred leadership over Israel to Joshua. Explanation For some time, GOD had revealed to Israel that it would be Joshua who would succeed Moses and lead Israel into Canaan, completing the forty-year wilderness wandering punishment, following their Egypt escape. Moses had asked GOD to name a…
Biblical Principle #329: Israel to Be Scattered
Biblical Principles List Principle God told Israel through Moses that, when the Law’s curses came upon them, they would indeed be scattered to all nations. Explanation We previously saw that Moses prophesied that, due to their hard-hearted nature, Israel would one day suffer the curses contained within the Law. When that time came, one of…
Biblical Principle #328: Moses Said the Curses Would Come
Biblical Principles List Principle Moses told Israel that the promised blessings and curses would definitely come upon them. Explanation We have previously established that Moses explained to Israel, shortly before his death, how they could prosper by obeying GOD and keeping His covenant, and that Israel would be cursed if they rebelled and were unfaithful…