Tag: war
Biblical Principle #396: Israel Anointed David King
Biblical Principles List Principle After Saul’s death, the men of Judah and Israel anointed David and he become Israel’s second king. Explanation We previously established how the prophet and judge, Samuel, had anointed David as king over Israel. This happened while Saul was yet living and viewed by Israel as their king. After Saul was…
Biblical Principle #372: David Killed Goliath
Biblical Principles List Principle David killed the Philistine champion warrior, Goliath, with a sling and a stone. Explanation Having previously been humiliated and beaten by Saul and his son Jonathan, the Philistines gathered for revenge: 1 Now the Philistines brought their armies together for battle, and they gathered at Sochoh of Judah. They encamped between…
Biblical Principle #369: Saul Rejected as King
Biblical Principles List Principle After Saul repeatedly disobeyed crucial instructions from GOD given through Samuel, GOD rejected Saul as Israel’s king. Explanation Things were going well for Saul at first, because GOD was with him. Saul succeeded in battles with the Ammonites and Philistines. But Saul did not heed all of the words of Samuel…
Biblical Principle #364: Philistines Captured the Ark of the Covenant
Biblical Principles List Principle Israel’s ark of the covenant was once captured in battle by the Philistines. Explanation Throughout the period of Israel’s judges, Israel’s core problem was their failure to faithfully depend upon Yahweh GOD, alone, and in so doing, keep the covenant they made with Him by sticking to the Law of Moses.…
Biblical Principle #362: Israel’s Unfaithfulness Led to Civil War
Biblical Principles List Principle Israel’s abandonment of God and the Law of Moses created problems that included civil war. Explanation We have previously established that: At one point, things became so dark that the Benjamites virtually copied the playbook of Sodom (see Judges 19). This led to Israel’s first civil war.
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 #348: The Sun Stood Still
Biblical Principles List Principle The Bible says that there was a day where God made the sun and moon stand still. Explanation In Joshua 10, the Israelites were fighting the Amorites, and Israel—because of GOD’s help—was winning. But Joshua could tell that there would be too little daylight to finish the mission, so he prayed…
Biblical Principle #345: God Gave Israel Victory Over Jericho
Biblical Principles List Principle God miraculously delivered the city of Jericho into Israel’s hands and gave them the victory. Explanation We previously established how Rahab hid Israel’s spies, choosing to save her family and her own life over loyal death alongside her fellow citizens in Jericho. From this, we know that Jericho was well aware…
Biblical Principle #319: Israel’s Rules for Siege
Biblical Principles List Principle In the Law of Moses, God gave Israel rules of engagement for sieging cities—one set for distant cities and another for the Canaanite cities. Explanation Israel’s mission was to conquer the land of Canaan and eliminate the Canaanites due to their wickedness, which GOD had first announced to Abraham in Genesis…