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In one of the many battles between the Israelites and the Philistines. 1 Samuel ch.17.
The Israelites did fear the philistines as they had a giant of a soldier called Goliath, who realy scared them.
The Philistines took advantage of early Israelite disunity by waging attacks and raids on Israelite villages. This pillaging was quite common until the Israelites formed a United Kingdom and actively engaged the Philistines in war. After that point, the Philistines were more of a nuisance than an actual problem. It was the Assyrians who eventually conquered Israel, not the Philistines.
The Philistines took advantage of early Israelite disunity by waging attacks and raids on Israelite villages. This pillaging was quite common until the Israelites formed a united kingdom and actively engaged the Philistines in war. After that point, the Philistines were more of a nuisance than an actual problem. It was the Assyrians who eventually conquered Israel, not the Philistines.
I think "miracle warfare" is when God granted the Israelites with miracles that helped them defeat their enemies, such as the Philistines. To the Israelites, the matter was a holy war, so God was always on their side. -Mika Elan
Goliath was not a servant of God. he was from the tribe of the Philistines. The Philistines went collecting their camps together to wage war against the Israelites. The Philistines were on one side of the mountain and the Israelites on the other. A champion came forward from the Philistines and his name was Goliath. He was a very large, tall man that wore heavy armor. and he wanted to engage in warfare with the Israelites, because he knew how powerful he was . The israelites were God's chosen people. so certainly God would not have any sort of relationship with Goliath, except in determining who was going to take care of this monsterous man. David was no match for Goliath, however, he accepted the challenge and rejected the armor. His statement was"Jehovah will deliver me."
During a battle between the Israelites and Philistines, Goliath cursed the Israelites and cursed God. David killed him despite being physically much smaller and inexperienced in war, thus demonstrating that God favored the Israelites (1 Samuel ch.17).
The Israelites believed a king would help them unite themselves against their enemy, the Philistines.
Ask for a king.
Philistines captured the ark from the Israelites in 1 Samuel chapter 5
King Saul.
God raised up Samson from the womb as a Nazirite to begin the deliverance of Israel from the Philistines. It was only a beginning as the Israelites and the Philistines fought for many years. God gave Samson great physical strength to fight against the Philistines and he alone killed thousands.