PHILISTINES
PHILISTINES
- Descended from Casluhim # Ge 10:13,14
- Originally dwelt in the land of Caphtor # Jer 47:4 Am 9:7
- Conquered the Avims and took from them the west coast of Canaan # De 2:23
- CALLED 4a) The Caphtorims
# De 2:23
4b) The Cherethites # 1Sa 30:14 Zep 2:5 5) COUNTRY OF 5a) Called Philistia # Ps 87:4 108:9 5b) Divided into five sates of lordships # Jos 13:3 Jud 3:3 1Sa 6:16 5c) Had many flourishing cities # 1Sa 6:17 5d) Given by God to the Israelites # Jos 13:2,3 15:45,47 6) Were a great people and governed by kings in the patriarchal age # Ge 21:22,34 26:8 7) CHARACTER OF 7a) Proud # Zec 9:6 7b) Idolatrous # Jud 16:23 1Sa 5:2 7c) Superstitious # Isa 2:6 7d) Warlike # 1Sa 17:1 28:1 8) Men of great strength and stature amongst # 1Sa 17:4-7 2Sa 21:16,18-20 9) Some of, left to prove Israel # Jud 3:1-3 10) Always confederated with the enemies of Israel # Ps 83:7 Isa 9:11,12 11) Shamgar slew six hundred of, and delivered Israel # Jud 3:31 12) Oppressed Israel after the death of Jair for eighteen years # Jud 10:7,8 13) Oppressed Israel after the death of Abdon forty years # Jud 13:1 14) SAMSON 14a) Promised as a deliverer from # Jud 13:5 14b) Intermarried with # Jud 14:1,10 14c) Slew thirty, near Askelon # Jud 14:19 14d) Burned vineyards &c of # Jud 15:3-5 14e) Slew many for burning his wife # Jud 15:7,8 14f) Slew a thousand with the jawbone of an ass # Jud 15:15,16 14g) Blinded and imprisoned by # Jud 16:21 14h) Pulled down the house of Dagon and destroyed immense numbers of # Jud 16:29,30 15) Defeated Israel at Ebenezer # 1Sa 4:1,2 16) Defeated Israel and took the ark # 1Sa 4:3-11 17) Put the ark into Dagon’s house # 1Sa 5:1-4 18) Plagued for retaining the ark # 1Sa 5:6-12 19) Sent back the ark and were healed # 1Sa 6:1-18 20) Miraculously routed at Mizpeh # 1Sa 7:7-14 21) Jonathan smote a garrison of, at Geba and provoked them # 1Sa 13:3,4 22) Invaded the land of Israel with a great army # 1Sa 13:5,17-23 23) Jonathan and his armour-bearer smote a garrison of, at the passages # 1Sa 14:1-14 24) Miraculously discomfited # 1Sa 14:15-23 25) Saul constantly at war with # 1Sa 14:52 26) Defied Israel by their champion # 1Sa 17:4-10 27) Defeated Israel at Ephesdammim and pursued to Ekron # 1Sa 17:1,52 28) DAVID 28a) Slew Goliath the champion of # 1Sa 17:40-50 28b) Procured Saul’s daughter for and hundred foreskins of # 1Sa 18:25-27 28c) Often defeated during Saul’s reign # 1Sa 19:8 23:1-5 28d) Fled to, for safety # 1Sa 27:1-7 28e) Gained the confidence of Achish king of # 1Sa 28:2 29:9 28f) Distrusted by # 1Sa 29:2-7 28g) Often defeated in the course of his reign # 2Sa 5:17-23 8:1 21:15-22 23:8-12 28h) Had a guard composed of # 2Sa 8:18 Eze 25:16 Zep 2:5 29) Gathered all their armies to Aphek against Israel # 1Sa 28:1 29:1 30) Ziklag a town of, taken and plundered by the Amalekites # 1Sa 30:1,2,16 31) Israel defeated by, and Saul slain # 1Sa 31:1-10 32) Besieged in Gibbethon by Nadab # 1Ki 15:27 33) Sent by God against Jehoram # 2Ch 21:16,17 34) Defeated by Uzziah # 2Ch 26:6,7 35) Distressed Judah under Ahaz # 2Ch 28:18,19 36) Defeated by Hezekiah # 2Ki 18:8 37) Israel condemned for imitating # Jud 10:6 Am 6:2 9:7 38) PROPHECIES RESPECTING 38a) Union with Syria against Israel # Isa 9:11,12 38b) Punishment with other nations # Jer 25:20 38c) Dismay at ruin of Tyre # Zec 9:3,5 38d) Base men to be their rulers # Zec 9:6 38e) Hatred and revenge against Israel to be fully recompensed # Eze 25:15-17 Am 1:6-8 38f) Utter destruction by Pharaoh king of Egypt # Jer 47:1-4 Zep 2:5,6 38g) Destruction and desolation of their cities # Jer 47:5 Zep 2:4 38h) Their country to be a future possession to Israel # Ob 1:19 Zep 2:7 38i) To help in Israel’s restoration # Isa 11:14