Valley of Elah, Israel: David & Goliath Battle: Israelites, Philistines, Azekah, Gath, Ashdod, Saul
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- See the amazing battle between David and Goliath and understand it like never before. Filmed on location in Israel. See all the sites and places, and learn new things about this story you never knew!
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Location
1. The Valley of Elah is about 15 miles (23 km.) west of Bethlehem and about 20 miles (32 km.) east of the Mediterranean Sea.
2. It’s located on the western edge of the Judean lower hills and was an important travel route from the coastal cities up to the center of the land of Judah and its main cities of Bethlehem, Jerusalem, and Hebron.
3. It’s an undeveloped site that can be seen in its natural state. It has parking alongside Hwy 38.
4. The Valley of Elah is best known for the epic battle between young David and the giant Goliath, a skilled veteran warrior.
Historical Background
1. The Philistines were a Canaanite people who inhabited Israel before the Israelites arrived.
2. The Israelites were unable to conquer them, and there were battles between the two nations for much of Israel’s history.
3. The Philistine’s stronghold was on the coastal plane in the Gaza area.
4. They were powerful, cultured, and possessed iron. They were the high-tech people of the day and did all they could to prohibit Israel from gaining iron and access to their technology (1 Sam. 13:19).
5. They worshipped many false gods, among them was the worship of Baal.
6. At this time in Israel’s history, the Philistines were attempting to push up through the Valley of Elah towards the heart of Judah. King Saul and his army engaged with the Philistines here to stop them.
7. The battle was one of the most pivotal between the two nations with the loser agreeing to serve the winner. It was a “winner takes all” kind of battle.
8. Later in King Saul’s life, he would be killed by the Philistines in the Gilboa area.
9. David would eventually subdue the Philistines, and during the time of Solomon, there was peace between the two nations.
10. David was probably around 16-18 years old when he fought Goliath. We'll see this as the story unfolds.
Places of Interest
1. Israelite Camp
2. Philistine Camp at Ephes-dammin
3. Valley of Elah
4. Tel Azekah
5. Tel Socoh (Socho)
6. HaEla Stream (where David selected 5 smooth stones)
7. Battle Location
8. King David’s Palace (built when David became King as a memorial to his victory)
Bible Passage: 1 Samuel 17:1-51
Faith Lesson from the Valley of Elah
1. The outcome of the battle was far more significant than we might realize. If the Israelites lost, they would become the servants of the Philistines. It was a “winner takes all” battle.
2. David’s motivation in the battle was the glory of God and the protection of His name. “So that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel” (1 Sam. 17:46).
3. During David’s youth as a shepherd, he developed many skills. He learned music, how to write, use a sling, how to fight to protect his sheep, and how to love the Lord and obey Him.
4. God used David’s skill of using a sling, along with his love for the Lord, to defeat Goliath.
5. The skills David developed as a youth he used throughout his life. He faithfully led the nation Israel, he instilled a love for the Lord in his kingdom, and he wrote many Psalms that were not only used in his day but throughout history to this day.
6. David knew that it’s not the size of our weapons but the size of our faith in God that matters. He went into the battle full of faith, and confident God would give him the victory.
7. Do I understand that it’s my responsibility to develop my abilities, and it’s God’s responsibility to direct me in how I use them?
8. Do I realize that the most important skill I possess is my love for the Lord and my heart to obey Him?
9. What miracles might God want to do in my life that would show the whole earth that there is a God in the land?
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I'm a picture thinker and to actually SEE where all these biblical stories happened is just so cool! Maybe someday I'll actually set foot on the biblical land😊 God bless you, sir.
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Glory to God hallelujah interesting
For those who don't know much about the sling, I recommend looking up David the Shepard here on CZcams demonstrating his fantastic handmade slings. He is passionate about making this story more real for people.
For those curious, a skilled slinger could sling objects over 500m and impact objects with nearly as much energy as a 44 Magnum can deliver. With that said, each projectile flies differently, so hitting a small target repeatedly takes a lot of practice! There was no miracle in the killing power of David's sling (even against the inhuman Nephilim), but perhaps God gave David a helping hand in guiding the rock to target.
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1 Samuel 17:49 THE Philistine of Gath ,Goliath fell upon his face to the earth he bowed down to the True GOD Jehovah even in death
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how interesting that the Lord Jehovah could have destroyed their ships the philistines but he didnt. he gives people free will. but he gives his people the power to conquer their enemies. God bless all of you I love you.
Faith for David is an understatement here. He had *complete* confidence that Goliath was toast because of the Living God he had defied. From the text, defeat never so much as occurred to him, because the battle wasn’t his at all.
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imagine Davids poor brothers worried, scared and upset, our young brother is gonna get killed, and our father is gonna tear his robes and cry like Josephs dad did. when David won, im sure they were among the first ones to yell and raise their hands in happiness
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This story in the Bible is so inspiring. Who would dare to do that ? Our enemy is much more powerful than Goliath, but victory is ours if we fight. Today the pastors teach to be defensive rather than offensive .
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Christ said, "My kingdom is NOT OF this world or my servants would FIGHT." It is God that fights our battles, and He will fight the nations HIMSELF when He returns to take the kingdoms of this world. Christians are to keep the TRUE Gospel, spread it, not fight, but as a witness to that Truth, keep it, and wait for God to do any fighting that needs to be done. Christians are ambassadors for a Kingdom that is not yet here. Ambassadors do not fight for a country that is not their own. Wait on God and His Kingdom and fight your own human nature, sin in your own self, and the world you live in, its pulls and weights to pull you into it. Christ also said, "resist not evil", that is so it can appear to BE as EVIL as it IS. Overcome evil with GOOD, with peace. War does not make for peace, Friend.
Amazing ,inspiring message for the believers : the faith , courage of king David , threats around us in these days ,pray that Our GOD whom we worship equip us with Armours of Deep Faith n Trust like king David....we 'll surely prevail over our enemies...In HIS NAME ..
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I am enjoying this series. The aerial views are really helpful in picturing these scenes from the Bible.
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David always give the glory to God in the wilderness, his worshiping alone, train alone to fight the enemy, David well train in the midst of wilderness by God! Pastor God bless you!
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That sermon at the end 🔥 A timely message for what I’m going through. Glory to God! I’m currently studying 1 Samuel and the David & Goliath story is so touching. You can just feel the Holy Spirit as you read what David says, he really was anointed! Thank you for this video, it certainly was helpful. We truly must understand that we are soldiers for Christ and be disciplined! Amen to that. God bless you all ❤
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I wish I was with you all to experience this as you have, what an amazing journey to be apart of and see first hand the biblical truths and geographical insights. Thankyou
Beautiful description of that fantastic battle. I felt like I was there! Thank you Pastor very much. Amen.
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God is fighting through David against philistines Goliath
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Pray and fast, is the line of battle, and Jesus Christ, is a stone, sword. He is the Victory, everlasting. Thanks you, Pastor.
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I would like to visit all biblical places with this guide around. This biblical event is so inspiring since it reveals how great an invincible our God is.
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Thank you for sharing videos and images of the location. I really enjoyed it! You are right, what are we doing during our free time? Something to really think about. God Bless You...
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Thank you Pastor Fink and Holy land site Team, I enjoyed it. My Faith lifted, when you said, That David knew that it wasn't is the size of our weapon, but the size of our Faith in GOD that matters. He didn't look at the obstacle, he looked to GOD. And also when you implied, that Loving GOD is the Most Important weapon we can have, we can use, and it will Motivate us to have Faith, We'll be Motivated to Deepen ourselves, so that we'll do what GOD wants us to do. So right! Our Love for YHWH should be our Primary objective in life. When we Love GOD, we will TRUST Him and OBEY His Commands, that is why, Ancient Israel when into Slavery, because they were to Destroy the tribes that lived into the promised land (CANAAN) but didn't, and as a result, Worshiped the Canaanites gods. The book of Judges Illustrated that, Almost all of the Israelites were lovers of Self, and not YHWH. Shabbat Shalom
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I love these videos you have been publishing. I found them on CZcams just a few weeks ago. I have been showing them to my grandson as part of our Bible study time and he really enjoys them as well. I like how you show the aerial view with the names depicting the different sites. It makes our Bible come alive. I would love to be able to show this in my Sunday school class. This is such an inspiring message for us today as well. Very well done and don't change a thing, As for the music, it is fine it is your signature. when I hear the music I know its from you. May God bless you for all the work you do in his name. Thanks
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Thank you n interesting story. Praise the Lord Jesus.
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David win and killed Goliath by the power of God Amen
I love the story David defeating the giant Goliath. I'm a kids Sunday school teacher and I love telling them this story.
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Thank you for showing the actual sites where the stories happened.
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Should check out David the Shepard doing a presentation on slings. They were (and still are) incredible weapons!
Good teaching, God bless you,wish I could reach that place too
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Amen Aleluya❤great preaching yes all GLORY& HONOR& POWER TO ADONAI we must decrease so He can increased be humble & obedient to our Lord then we can face our giants =they become small giants we see GOD IS BIG this giants are under God feet & under our feet God bless u brother keep up preaching the gospel & wow in ISRAEL at the biblical sight it's more real & beautiful❤🙌🙌👏👏👏👆
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That battle is still going on today.
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Amen Thank you Jesus
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David the shepherd boy took down the giant block-head Goliath by the power of God. He was completely fearless and faithful, using skills meant for taking down wild beasts, to take down the biggest and dumbest one of all. Praise God!! I love this lesson pastor, you have honed the skills God has given you to bring excitement to the word of God. I especially love the part about developing our skills, and above all, our weapon/love for God really struck me. God bless you and your beautiful wife.
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David took 5 stones because Goliath also had 4 brothers. Talk about faith & confidence!
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Thanks for that comment . I didnt know about the 5 stones , One for each if needed . Wow thanks man I didnt know that .🙏🙏🙏🇨🇦
David had to cut off Golaiths head before he died, supernatural. Gen. 6. Job 38
Great video and so agree that we need to develop our relationship with God .Totally agree that we need to grow our faith and depend on God always and not of our own strength and understanding.
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To God be the glory!
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I was a young Christian and I was above 32 and I felt unloved by my husband. I left. 25 years later I realize I was more than foolish.
Now I'm alone and I understand how everything was supposed to be. What a hard way to learn a lesson :-(
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Outstanding video. The One who was with him Is the only One.
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I loved it......
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David is destine by God to be king of israel. Bcoz of his attitude n motivation. N faithfulness.
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MAR this is a part I wanted you to understand.