With God’s blessings though Saul had routed out the Philistines from the land of Canaan, they were certainly not going to sit back and resign to their defeat. They were searching for an opportunity to pick a fight with the Israelites and were also gathering forces for the purpose. Once they were done with assembling […]
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Saul had heard and also accepted Samuel’s prophecy with a composed mind and had decided to continue performing his duties faithfully till his ultimate day at office. Accordingly, Saul had now turned his focus at the Amalekite, Moabite, Edomite and other enemy tribes which had not only occupied the Canaanite territory but were also perpetually […]
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An extremely significant step towards making Israel a single nation, an integrated whole had made its mark – the people now had a competent central leadership, their ‘first king’ – a need they had so intensely felt all along, was fulfilled. Soon, the training of the newly appointed king was underway and under the supervision […]
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Exhausted and drained by constant wars and invasions, the Israelites had felt the need of a ‘strong central leadership’ and had decided to appoint a ruler. God too had favoured the appointment. But who exactly would adorn the position, was a question that still remained unanswered. It was during the same period that God Himself […]
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The ‘Ark of the Covenant’ was greatly revered by the Israelites but was now under the captivity of the Philistines. They carried it to their highest shrine and placed it there amidst loud beats of music. But the next morning, the idol of the shrine deity was found prostrated before of the Ark. After the […]
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With the death of Samson the Israelites had lost one of their biggest protectors. Their adversaries were in awe of him and hence till the time Samson was by their side, the Israelites felt safe. It was only through deceit that the Philistines succeeded in capturing him. All the Judges who preceded Samson had rebuilt […]
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Samson and his parents reached the city of Timnah, the city of his would-be bride. On completion of all the required formalities and discussions, they returned home. In due course, it was in Timnah that Samson’s wedding ceremony took place. As per the customs of the time, Samson organized a seven-day feast for his bride’s […]
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Thus Deborah, the fourth Judge freed the Jews from the clutches of the Canaanite king Jabin and the cruel Sisera, his commander. What is noteworthy here is that all are equal before God; He makes no distinction between the rich and the poor, the man and the woman, etc. It was Deborah, a woman, whom […]
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The history of the Jews makes one particular fact very clear that the Israelites were invincible till the time they believed in God and strictly adhered to the principles and the tenets lay down by Him. Whenever in the battlefield the Israelites proved insufficient in any way whatsoever, God provided them with power and ensured […]
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The allocation of the land of Canaan among the ‘Twelve Tribes of Israel’ was a mere formal arrangement on Joshua’s part. It did not mean that the Israelites had captured the entire land of Canaan. It was in fact the reason why most of the Jewish tribes remained caught up in the battles to oust […]
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