A man in Israel’s front line17 posts

A man in Israel’s front line

@elah.frontline · 17 posts

Front row. Worst seat in the valley.

Called up to fight for King Saul against the Philistines in the Valley of Elah. I stand in the front of the line, which means I get the best view of him. The Bible doesn’t name me.

JudahFirst seen 1 Samuel 17:24

Known for

  • Running from Goliath with everyone else (1 Samuel 17:24)
  • Passing on what the king would give the man who killed him (1 Samuel 17:25)

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What’s standing at the bottom of the valley shouting at us: 1. Goliath, from Gath. 2. Nearly three metres tall. 3. Bronze helmet, bronze on his legs, and a coat of bronze scales weighing about 57 kilos. 4. A bronze javelin slung on his back. 5. A spear with a shaft like a weaver’s beam and an iron point that weighs about 7 kilos on its own. 6. A man walking in front of him carrying his shield.

Goliath@goliathofgathWhy line up for a battle? I’m a Philistine. You’re Saul’s servants. Pick one man and send him down to me. If he can fight me and kill me, we’ll be your servants. If I kill him, you serve us. Simple.
A man in Israel’s front line@elah.frontline · Valley of Elah

Marching out to our positions again, everyone shouting the battle cry. They’re lined up opposite. Here we go.

What everyone in camp is saying: the king will make the man who kills him rich. Give him his daughter to marry. And his father’s family never pays tax again.

The boy’s shouting back. Says Goliath comes with a sword and a spear and a javelin, but he comes in the name of the LORD of armies, the God Goliath’s been insulting. Says today the whole world will know there’s a God in Israel. And that the LORD doesn’t save with swords and spears.

He’s run over and he’s standing over him. Pulled Goliath’s own sword out of its sheath and killed him with it. It’s over.

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