In Pt 1 of our new series on David and Goliath, Walking The Text founder Brad Gray explores one of the most well-known Bible stories of all time. But like all stories that stand the test of time, there’s more to it than we fully understand. A careful examination of the geography and where the story takes place on a map yields a whole host of fresh and unexpected insights.
But what can geography teach us about following God more closely? A whole lot it turns out. The Philistines are coming from the coastal plain along the Mediterranean Sea. It was an urban, wealthy, technologically advanced society. The Israelites were secluded in the hill country. A rural, rugged area largely cut off from the rest of the world. And the only thing standing between the Philistines and the Israelites was the shephelah, a 27-mile long, 10-mile-wide corridor with 6 valleys running West to East. If the Philistines could break through the Elah Valley, it was just a hop, skip, and a jump to the capital at Gilead.
In other words, David and Goliath isn’t just a casual battle. It’s a national crisis. If the Philistines break through the shephelah, it’s all over. The shephelah is a metaphor for life. It represents the battlegrounds where the faithfulness of God and the ways of the world duke it out for allegiance and influence in our lives. By the end of David and Goliath Pt 1: Guard Your Shephelah, you’ll have a new appreciation for the David and Goliath story and a new metaphor for guarding your heart and mind in our world today.
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