Smoke and Mirrors

“Then the Philistine said, “This day I defy the armies of Israel! Give me a man and let us fight each other.” On hearing the Philistine’s words, Saul and all the Israelites were dismayed and terrified.”  – 1 Samuel 17:10,11 In this series, I’m going to share lessons from the epic story of David and Goliath that will transform your business, your ministry, your marriage, your leadership, and your life. Their nations are at constant war with one another. The Israelites are a desert, fierce, pious people who emerged from Egypt a few hundred years ago, crossed into what they call the Promised Land in the Levant, and conquered the Canaanite people, took their lands, and settled there in a new kingdom called Israel and Judea. The Philistines were seafaring from Crete, Greek-speaking and Greek-cultured, not Middle Eastern as often assumed. They settled in the area now known as Gaza