The Surprising Archeology of David & Goliath
Did the battle between David and Goliath really happen? In this video, Chip Thompson walks through the archeological evidence. Archeology is a helpful way of demonstrating the Bible’s truthfulness, and many people are often shocked to find that the archeology supports the Biblical narrative!
The story of David and Goliath has almost mythic qualities. Many believe that the story didn’t happen at all, while others think that the details of the story have been blown out of proportion. So did the battle between David and Goliath happen? We think so! In this video, Chip points to artifacts from the Merneptah Stele, to the Tel Dan Inscription, from sling stones, to various pottery shards, to GIANT spear tips in order to demonstrate that this battle between the future King of Israel—David—and the champion of the Philistines—Goliath—actually happened as the Bible records.
If the Bible is really history, then we should expect there to be historical and archeological artifacts which support the Biblical story—which is exactly what archeologists find! Numerous stories from Scripture are well supported by archeology. In this series of videos, Chip Thompson (from the Solid Rock Cafe in Ephraim, Utah) explains why the archeological record demonstrates that we can indeed trust Scripture.
Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword and with a spear and with a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you down and cut off your head. And I will give the dead bodies of the host of the Philistines this day to the birds of the air and to the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel, and that all this assembly may know that the LORD saves not with sword and spear. For the battle is the LORD’s, and he will give you into our hand.” (1 Samuel 7:45-47)
Special thanks to Chip Thompson from the Solid Rock Cafe in Ephraim, Utah! He’s put together a GREAT Bible Museum in the coffee shop. If you’re ever in the area, be sure to stop by and take a look at all the artifacts!
