Philistines

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1. The Defeat at the Hands of the Pelishtim and the Death of Eli (I)

   Chapter 4 (Part I)

   Rabbi Amnon Bazak

   Chapter 4 describes one of the worst defeats Israel has known in the biblical era. The reason for the downfall remains vague: the text does not mention an explicit sin deserving of such a defeat. In fact, the text seems to imply that the nation acted appropriately when they turned to God's Ark. Why, then, did they suffer such a great defeat?

2. Ehud and Shamgar

   Rabbi Michael Hattin

   The geographical context of the kingdoms to the East of the Jordan River is presented as the background to the heroics of Ehud ben Gera.

   Shamgar ben Anat is described in one brief verse like Shimshon - a hero who fights the Philistines. A suggestion is raised that he is from the Tribe of Shimon. Did every tribe provide at least one judge? An attempt to reconcile a contradiction between the words of Rabbi Eliezer in the Talmud and the Yalkut Shimoni regarding this question is presented.

3. The Birth of Shimshon the Nazirite

   Rabbi Michael Hattin

   Once again, in the Book's final gasp, the sorry cycle of Israelite treachery and Divine counter-wrath is stated, but this time the oppressors have a new identity.  Gone are the Canaanites, Moavites, Midianites and Ammonites of earlier cycles, now replaced by a foe far more menacing and more fierce: the Philistines.

   The character of Shimshon is introduced as a Nazir from birth which demands an in depth investigation of the laws of the Nazir. 

    

4. Tanakh in the News: An Amazing Philistine Find

   HaTanakh.com Staff

5. Prophecies Concerning the Nations

   Dr. Tova Ganzel

   The prevailing perception in the Ancient East was that kings were emissaries of the gods or even gods themselves, and that every nation had its own god that ensured its victor in war. The prophet counters this perception by gathering all the prophecies about the nations into a single collection. This emphasizes that God, Lord of the entire world, decides the fate of each and every nation.

   These chapters in Yehezkel, unlike the prophecies addressed to other nations by other prophets, make scant mention of Israel’s redemption.

   In Chapter 25, Yehezkel conveys brief prophecies concerning Ammon, Moav, Edom and the Pelishtim, each of which has a lengthy historical relationship with Israel. These prophecies share a uniform structure.

   The transition between the first and second parts of the book is indirectly shown here through the content of the prophecy to Ammon, In response to their joy over the desecration of the Temple and the desolation of the land and the exile, Yehezkel prophesies their disappearance and annihilation.

6. He Who Answered Shmuel

   HaTanakh.com Staff

7. Yirmiyahu 47-48

   Matan Al Haperek

   Rabbi David Sabato

   The prophecies for the gentile nations continue in perakim 47-48. Perek 47 includes a short prophecy on the destruction of the Philistine cities, which neighbored Israel to the west.  Perek 48 includes a long, detailed prophecy about the destruction of Moab, which neighbored Israel to the east. The prophet describes Moab as an arrogant land,  full of self-confidence, and goes on to describe at length the complete destruction of the land and its grief, while listing the names of the cities and areas which will be destroyed. In the prophecy of doom of Yirmiyahu we find selections from previous prophecies of doom about Moab. 

    

8. Ehud and Shamgar

   Rabbi Michael Hattin

   The geographical context of the kingdoms to the East of the Jordan River is presented as the background to the heroics of Ehud ben Gera.

   Shamgar ben Anat is described in one brief verse like Shimshon - a hero who fights the Philistines. A suggestion is raised that he is from the Tribe of Shimon. Did every tribe provide at least one judge? An attempt to reconcile a contradiction between the words of Rabbi Eliezer in the Talmud and the Yalkut Shimoni regarding this question is presented.

9. The Prophecies of Amos: Oracles against the Nations (continued)

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   Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom

   תאריך פרסום: 5778 |

   In this shiur, we will continue our study of Amos’s oracles against the nations. Last week, we surveyed the history of Aram in order to put the crime of which they are accused and the punishment designated for them into context. We will do much the same with the oracles against Philistia (“Peleshet”) and Phoenicia (“Tzor”). The rationale for studying these two together goes beyond convenience
   and their juxtaposition in the text. It may well be that these two coastal nations – the only two to be accused of the crime of handing over war refugees – have more in common than alphabetical proximity.

10. Lesson 3: The Rise of the Philistines

    Prof. Yehuda Elitzur

    What was the cause of this war? Who attacked? What did the attacker want to achieve? The Bible leaves these questions unanswered. Yet, we can find the answers by studying the history of the Philistine wars Israel and looking at the place of Aphek on the map.

11. Sefer Shofetim: Archaeology

    Nachliel Selavan | 30 minutes

    Sefer Shofetim deals with Iron Age I - the ~200 year transitional period between entering the Land (and the collapse of the Late Bronze Age) - and the first Kingdom in Israel. 

    This episode features an overview of the Sefer, and highlights the Battle of Sisera and the important locations around it, as well as a relevant winery. It also covers Shimson (Samson) and the Philistines, and another relevant winery.

    The Philistines are an important topic, and Nachliel has been on some of the excavations to Biblical Gath (Tell es-Safi), where he participated for a few days in the dig, and also interviewed Prof. Aren Maeir of Bar Ilan University, Prof. Jill Katz of Stern College - Yeshiva University, and a few other archaeologists. He also transcribed those interviews and visited the Museum of Philistine Culture.

     

     

    Archaeology Snapshot is a discussion on the location, timeline, main characters and highlights from history and archaeology, for each Sefer in Tanach.