Animals And Creatures that God DID NOT Create

creatures and animals that God did not create but sin did the last one will surprise you number one Lucifer becomes Satan where did Satan's first evil desire come from God first formed Satan as an angel and created all Angels via the ministry of his son the Lord Jesus there is no creature that he did not create John 1:3 all things were made and came into existence through him and without him not even one thing was made that has come into being however God cannot be directly involved in the creation of evil for he is Holy

therefore it is evident both from reason and from the Bible that all Angels were created in a holy State and that each Angel is a direct creation of God when Satan rebelled against God he not only incurred God's Wrath for himself but also persuaded some of the angels to turn against God with him some estimates place the number of angels that followed Satan's lead at one-third at this point Satan and his angels are genuinely evil and hostile against God his plan and the humans he created Ezekiel 28: 12-9 and Isaiah 14: 12-17 are two significant

chapters that are typically related with Satan's original state and fall Isaiah chapter 14: 12-1 17 how you have fallen from Heaven oh star of the morning lightbringer son of the Dawn you have been cut down to the ground you who have weakened the Nations king of Babylon but you said in your heart I will Ascend to Heaven I will raise my throne above the stars of God I will sit on the Mount of assembly in the remote parts of the north I will Ascend above the heights of the clouds I will make myself like the

most high but in fact you will be brought down to shol to the remote recesses of the pit the Legion of the Dead those who see you will gaze at you they will consider you saying is this the man who made the Earth tremble who shook kingdoms who made the world like a Wilderness and overthrew its cities who did not permit his prisoners to return home his Privileges and perversion before his fall Satan appears to have enjoyed the highest levels of power and prestige that have ever been bestowed upon a creature number one nature Satan

belongs to the Cherub class of angelic being and these are probably of the greatest class and highest order Ezekiel 28:14 you were the anointed cherub who covers and protects and I placed you there you were on the Holy Mountain of God you walked in the midst of the Stone of fire sparkling Jewels Ezekiel 28:12 son of man take up a durge funeral poem To Be Sung for the king of Ty and say to him thus says the Lord God full of wisdom and perfect IM Beauty the Expressions you had the Seal of perfection and full

of wisdom and perfect IM Beauty both point to the fact that he was Superior to all other living things in intelligence and physical attractiveness the figurative language of this verse speaks of his Exquisite Perfection number two position he was not only anointed leader but he was also called a guardian covering cherub twice this could reference his role as a guardian an honor guard and proclaimer of God's Majesty and Holiness number three habitation he appears to have been in God's presence because he walked amid the stones of fire Ezekiel 28: 13-16 you were in Eden the

Garden of God every precious stone was your covering the Ruby the topaz and the diamond the barrel the onx and the Jasper the lapis lazle the turquoise and the emerald and the gold the workmanship of your settings and your sockets was in you they were prepared on the day that you were created you were the anointed cherub who covers and protects and I placed you there you were on the Holy Mountain of God you walked in the midst of the stones of fire sparkling Jewels you you were blameless in your ways from the day you

were created until unrighteousness and evil were found in you through the abundance of your Commerce you were internally filled with lawlessness and violence and you sinned therefore I have cast you out as a profane and Unholy thing from the Mountain of God and I have destroyed you oh covering cherub from the midst of the stones of fire number four Perfection this phrase encapsulates his personal and moral qualities he had the Seal of perfection and was perfect in Beauty he was perfect or blameless in his ways from the day he was created until his first sin

the angel was full of wisdom and beautiful like everything else God created this Angel was Flawless from the beginning not only that but he appeared particularly appealing cherubim and seraphim both appear to be Supreme Heavenly beings all these signs point to this person having the highest rank of any created being in the universe the angel was on God's holy mountain the statement here refers to God's visible Glory as where he dwells this Angel was very close to the Lord the angel also walked amid firestones Inception of perversion without explaining how it occurred God says iniquity

was found in thee the best clue as to what happened in Satan's mind is found in verse 17 Ezekiel 28: 17 your heart was proud and arrogant because of your beauty you destroyed your wisdom for the sake of your Splendor I cast you to the ground I lay you before kings that they might look at you you corrupted your wisdom because of your Splendor is prideful nature and preoccupation with himself are his sin meditating upon his God endowed Beauty he became mesmerized with himself and was lifted up with pride in Luke 10:8 Jesus says I

saw Satan fall like lightning from Heaven the context of these words is the return of the 70 disciples that Jesus had set out to evangelize and prepare his way to Jerusalem as the 70 returned from their assignment they were delighted to learn that even the demons had been subjugated to them Luke 10: 17 and 18 the 70 returned with Joy saying Lord even the demons are subject to us in your name he said to them I watched Satan fall from Heaven like a flash of lightning Jesus statements are a caution against pride and it is

as if he were saying yes you were quite heady because even the demons have been subject to you but remember that pride is the sin that gives rise to all others his excessive amount of hubris brought Lucifer's Fall From Grace and his expulsion from Heaven take care to steer clear of this potential Hazard Lucifer had exalted himself due to his pride so God had removed him from his original position in heaven First Timothy 3:6 and he must not be a new convert so that he will not behave stupidly and become conceited by appointment to this

High office and fall into the same condemnation incurred by the devil for his arrogance and pride sin exploits the blessings of God for its benefit he also LED other Angels astray From the Path God had ordained for them Ezekiel CH 28: 18 and 19 you profane your sanctuaries by the great quantity of your sins and the enormity of your guilt by the unrighteousness of your trade therefore I have brought forth a fire from your midst it has consumed you and I have reduced you to ashes on the earth in the sight of all who look

at you all the peoples Nations who knew you are appalled at you you have come to a horrible and terrifying end and will forever cease to be the the words merchandise and traffic may refer to soliciting do his evil cause an enormous group of fellow Angels his habitation was defiled by his sin also indictment and Punishment because of Satan's sin of arrogance and violence God cast him from his privileged position near the Throne of God out of the Mountain of God he may have been cast to the Earth after his original sin as we read

in the Bible I cast you to the ground so God indicted him of flagrant and unwarranted rebellion and expelled him from his company His Highest penalty is a lake of fire Christ said Matthew 25:41 then he will say to those on his left leave me you cursed ones into the Eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels demons his fall was against God but he continues to exercise tyranny over people his Doom is sure but not until the final judgment will he be confined to the Lake of Fire the basic sin

of Satan seems to be Pride as we previously noted from Ezekiel 28:1 17 Paul specifically labels Pride or conceit as the reason for the condemnation incurred by the devil Ezekiel 28:17 your heart was proud and arrogant because of your beauty you destroyed your wisdom for the sake of your Splendor I cast you to the ground I lay you before kings that they might look at you Isaiah illustrates his pride expressed in determined Rebellion note the five I will occurrences in verses 13 and 14 expression of sin the five statements of I will specifically Express Satan's

self assertion and Rebellion these remarks are most likely flashbacks to his initial goals in his original circumstance right before he was expelled from the presence of God this seems to fit the indictment probably by God in verse 13 but you said in your heart the five assertions speak of Satan's aspiration to ascend above the sphere in which he was created and positioned when he was first ushered into existence he declared his own will against the benevolent will of the most high number one I will Ascend to Heaven since Satan had access to the very presence

of God as the leading cherub this statement does not mean he would visit but abide there this indicates that he sought to reside in the dwelling place of God and most likely desired to be recognized on an equal level with God number two I will raise my throne above the stars of God the stars as we have seen are references to Angels number three I will sit on the Mount of assembly according to Isaiah 2:2 and Psalm 48:2 the Mount of the assembly is a center of God's kingdom Administration and it seems associated with messiah's

Earthly rule from Jerusalem Satan would also then seek to rule over Affairs Isaiah 2:2 now it will come to pass that in the last days the mountain of the house of the Lord will be firmly established as the highest of the mountains and will be exalted above the hills and all that Nations will stream to it number four I will Ascend above the heights of the clouds Lucifer possessed a magnificent Glory within him that was a reflection of his creator now though he craved a glory greater than or on par with Gods number five I

will make myself like the most high this is the culmination of all previous acts of self assertion and Rebellion against God why out of all the titles that God has would Lucifer choose this one for himself two things are important to note first Satan did not want to be unlike God he admired God's power and authority and desired it for himself he would rather usurp God's Authority than submit to it because no one can be like God and still allow God to be God because there is none like him God will not share his glory

or position with anyone else second Satan would be similar to God primarily in terms of authority and control he intended to replace God but he ended up being a forger not a replacement with Rebellion came a change in personality all the Holiness he had derived from his creator was lost and Corruption took its place even in reflection he could no longer be like God Isaiah 42:8 I am the Lord that is my name my glory I will not give to another nor my praise to carved Idols Isaiah 43: 10 you are my Witnesses declares the

Lord and my servant whom I have chosen that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he before me there was no God formed and there will be none after me Isaiah 45: 5 and 6 I am a lord and there is no one else there is no God except me I will Embrace and arm you though you have not known me the people may know from the rising to the setting of the Sun the world over that there is no one except me I am the lord and there is no other

Isaiah 45: [Music] 21-33 declare and present your defense of Idols indeed let them consult together who announced this rise of Cyrus and his Conquest long before it happened who declared it long ago was it not I the lord and there is no other God besides me a consistently and uncompromisingly just and righteous God and a savior there is none except me for several reasons Satan's sin is particularly heinous number one there was no previous example it marked the beginning of a revolt against against the most holy God number two when he was created he was

lovely and perfect lacking in nothing number three the highest level of wisdom he possessed shed more light and insight on the glory and goodness of God whom he had sinned against number four because he held a high position God gave him the pleasure of Performing the important service number five because he was perfect and holy he was granted the pleasure of having an intimate fellowship with God Lucifer the star of the morning son of the Dawn who Shone with God's holy light has become Satan the opposer of all God is Satan retains some of his

dignity despite being cast from his exalted position the passage implies that his influence and power were still felt even Michael the Archangel did not dare pronounce against him a railing judgment God's judgment had to come in his moral rectitude against so great a sin he will be thrust down to Shield to the recesses of the pit and so will all who follow him Isaiah 14:1 15 but in fact you will be brought down to shol to the the remote recesses of the pit the region of the Dead Isaiah 24: 21 and 22 so it will

happen in that day that the Lord will visit and punish the host fallen angels of heaven on high and the kings of the Earth on the earth they will be gathered together as prisoners are gathered in a dungeon they will be shut up in prison and after many days they will be visited and punished the time of Satan's fall there is no clear Revelation as to when Satan fell but there are time limits that we can deduce from Biblical evidence if we assume that Angels were part of the creation of Genesis 1:1 then their fall

follows that point Genesis [Music] 1:31 God saw everything that he had made and behold it was very good and he validated it completely and there was evening and there was morning a sixth day however it is possible that Angels existed before the heavens and the Earth were created angels were present when God laid the foundation of the earth and set its measurements because the morning Stars sang together and all the sons of God shout it for Joy at that time job 38:7 when the morning Stars sang together and all the sons of God angels sh

her for Joy all of the angels rejoiced with God in this then sometime after the original creation of the heavens and the Earth all of which was very good Satan and his angels fell Satan certainly fell before Genesis 3 where the temptation of Adam and Eve is recorded he fell before man but whether he fell before or after man's creation is unknown Satan's fall with angels the Bible makes it clear that Satan has angels and they obey his commands and fight for his causes Matthew 12: 24 to 26 but the Pharisees heard it and said

this man out demons only by the help of beelo Satan the prince of the Demons knowing their thoughts Jesus said to them any Kingdom that is divided against itself is being laid waste and no City or house divided against itself will continue to stand if Satan castled Satan that is his demons he has become divided against himself and disunited how then will his kingdom stand Matthew 25:41 then he will say to those on his left leave me you cursed ones in the Eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels demons Revelation

12:7 and war broke out in heaven Michael the Archangel and his angels Waging War With The Dragon the dragon and his angels fought in his initial revolt against God Satan solicited their support the phrase the unrighteousness of your trade could refer to Satan selling his rebellious cause to other Angels this fits in with his plan to rule over angels in Isaiah 14:13 after Satan had seduced these angels there was no turning back for them they were doomed to a life of moral Decay if it's possible that as much as a third of all the angels

in existence went along with Satan in his Rebellion Revelation 12:4 and his tail swept across the sky and dragged away a third of the stars of heaven and flung them to the earth and the dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth so that when she gave birth he might devour her child men naturally want wonder why a good and powerful God would allow Satan and his angels to fall it brought sin into the universe affecting angels and All Mankind we must remember that the same Bible that records the Inception

and continued existence of evil also presents God as one who is Holy righteous and perfect in all his ways one in whose eyes sin is exceedingly Wicked and worthy of judgment he could not and did not promote or perpetuate the sin James 1:13 let no one say when he is tempted I am being tempted by God for Temptation does not originate from God but from our own flaws for God cannot be tempted by what is evil and he himself tempts no one simultaneously the Bible portray praise God is both omnipotent and Sovereign he has complete

control over everything and he has no competitors Isaiah 41:4 who has performed and done this calling forth in guiding the Destinies of the generations of the nations from the beginning I the Lord the first and with the last existing before history began the everpresent unchanging God I am he Isaiah 43:13 even from eternity I am he and there is no one who can rescue from my hand I act and who can revoke or reverse it finally God will forever punish the evildoers in the Lake of Fire and banish the presence of Sin from the universe

forever when he makes all things things new revelation 20: 10-1 15 and the devil who had deceived them was hurled into the Lake of Fire and burning Brimstone sulfur where the Beast Antichrist and false prophet are also and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever the Lake of Fire the eternal separ ation from God and if anyone's name was not found written in the Book of Life he was hurled into the Lake of Fire Satan was no ordinary Angel he was a guardian cherub who had been anointed Lucifer was right in the

middle of God's fire in eternity past as the highest ranking Angel he stood in God's presence he led the entire Angelic host in praise and service to to Yahweh so how could evil be found in such a high ranking Angel because God gave this perfect being the ability to choose that is to serve him voluntarily rather than mandatorily God would not compel Lucifer to worship him because he prefers willing worship and Lucifer chose to rebel against God and usurp his authority as a result of his Rebellion he was expelled it his grace from heaven and

thrown down to the Earth because of this one day he will be judged and thrown into the Lake of Fire and sulfur tormented day and night forever hell was created for Satan and the angels who joined him in Rebellion people go to hell because they also choose to join Satan in his Rebellion against God by refusing to accept God's means of Salvation in Christ until his fall the angel was perfect in every way this creature's Perfection is emphasized once more because of his Beauty the angel was lifted up with pride we must understand that Satan

is a created being not an evil Godlike equivalent and he lacks omnipotence and omniscience and he lacks all of the qualiity that can only be found in God we must trust that God is in control in Ezekiel God declares himself to be the Lord in fact throughout the Book of Ezekiel God says that he is doing something so that they will know that I am the Lord sharing Satan's backstory fits with the theme of Ezekiel when we know where Satan came from and where he is going we know God is the Lord God has complete

control over Satan from start to finish so we now know what Satan is all about because of his Beauty he was motivated by Pride before being thrown from God's mouth he is still driven by Pride to take what is rightfully God's knowing about Satan's Pride enables us to avoid it in our own lives through the power of the Holy Spirit Satan's destruction will come as a result of his own hubris his pride and Rebellion against God Nephilim made on different times and for different reasons however scripture indicates a portion of Satan's Fallen Angels failed to

keep their proper domain by materializing and interacting with humans in ways Angels were never meant to do this interaction is depicted in Genesis 6 veres 1-4 and it came to pass when men began to multiply in the face of the Earth and daughters were born unto them that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair and they took them wives of all which they chose and the Lord said my spirit shall not always strive with man for that he also is flesh yet his days shall be 120 years there were

giants in the earth in those days and also after that when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men and they bear children to them the same became Mighty Men which were of old men of renown this refers to the unnatural progeny of the partnership between the sons of God and the daughters of men however there were individuals of distinctive size on the Earth both Before and After the flood these ones before the flood were notable because of the Diabolical element of their parentage they were the Mighty Men of old men of

renown at first glance there is no indication of angelic or demonic involvement a passage in job on the other hand provides a better understanding God explains to job his omnipotence by recounting his power over creation where was thou when I laid the foundations of the earth declare if thou Hast understanding who hath laid the measures thereof if thou knowest or who hath stretched the line upon it whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened or who laid the Cornerstone thereof when the morning stars sing together and all the sons of God shouted for Joy job 38: 4-7

the morning stars are best interpreted as angels we also know that mankind had not yet been created when God laid the foundation of the earth so the reference to sons of God is another reference to Angels implying that the sons of God in Genesis 6 are also angels the three main perspectives on the identity of the sons of gods are as follows number one they were Fallen Angels second they were powerful human rulers or third they were Godly descendants of Seth inter Maring with Wicked descendants of Cain the fact that the phrase sons of God

always refers to angels in the Old Testament lend support Genesis ch 6: 1-2 contrast the sons of God with man implying that these are nonhuman beings Genesis 6:1 says that man began to multiply and daughters were born to them the Hebrew word for man is the generic term for mankind as used in Genesis 5: 1-2 the sons of God are contrasted with man thus the sons of God were distinct from man and married all Mankind's daughters as a result the sons of God must be non-human beings of some kind the context implies that the nefilim

were the resulting offspring of spirit beings and humans the nefilim or Fallen ones in Genesis 6:4 are mysterious personalities the Mighty Men Who were of old the men of renown the text does not explain how the nefilim arrived the Nephilim were on the earth in those days and also afterward when the sons of God came into the daughters of men and bore children to them it simply States but why are the nefilim mentioned in Genesis 6 alongside the intermarriage of the sons of God and Daughters of man it is unclear how these might Mighty Men

of renown came about if they were not the outcome of intermares between Spirit beings and humans Jude likely understands Genesis 6: 1-4 to refer to the intermarriage between Spirit beings and humans Jude 6 tells of angels who did not stay within their position of authority but left their proper dwelling unless Jude is referring to an know event he appears to be referring to the angels who left heaven to live on Earth in Genesis 6: 1-4 these arguments support the traditional view that the sons of God mated with human women and gave birth to the nefilim

though this may appear strange to Modern ears the same could be said for the entire Bible truth is Stranger Than Fiction and The World God is created as far from what we commonly believe why would they do something like this the answer is not explicitly given in the Bible these sons of God are evil Twisted beings so nothing they do should surprise us in terms of a specific motivation one Theory holds that these beings were attempting to pollute the human bloodline in order to prevent the Messiah from appearing God had promised that the Messiah would

crush the head of the serpent Satan one day Genesis 3: 8-15 then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day and they hid from the Lord God Among the Trees of the garden but the Lord God Called to the man where are you he answered I heard you in the garden and I was afraid because I was naked so I hid and he said who told you that you were naked have you eaten from the tree that I commanded

you not to eat from the man said the woman you put here with me she gave me some fruit from the tree and I ate it then the Lord God said to the woman what is this you have done the woman said the serpent deceived me and I ate so the Lord God said to the serpent because you have done this cursed are you above all livestock and all wild animals you will crawl on your belly and you will eat dust all the days of your life and I will put enmity between you and the

woman and between your Offspring and hers he will crush your head and you will strike his heel we can deduce why Satan sent his angels to inary with human women directly or indirectly Satan attempted to pollute Mankind's genetic pool with satanic corruption planting something resembling a genetic pathogen in order to render humans unfit to Bear the seed of the woman the Messiah promised in Genesis 3:15 the Savior could not be born of a demon-possessed mother so if Satan could succeed in infecting the entire race the deliverer could not come and Satan came close to succeeding

the people had become so polluted that God decided to relaunch with Noah and his sons and imprison the demons who had polluted it so they could never do it again God's reaction to the this great wickedness my spirit shall not strive with Man Forever God did not intend for the human race to remain in this rebellious State indefinitely God will not woo us indefinitely there will come a time when he says no more we have no promise God would draw us some other day yet his days will be 120 years this is interesting as the

flood also happened 120 years after this announcement this violation of God's prescribed boundaries so frustrated him that he immediately sent a flood to destroy the entire Earth and all traces of these Unholy unions the nefilim were one of the primary reasons for the great flood in Noah's time immediately after the mention of nefilim God's word says the Lord saw how great man's wickedness on the earth had become and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only Evil all the time the Lord was grieved that he had made man on the earth and

his heart was filled with pain and the Lord said I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the Earth both man and beast in the creeping thing and the fowls of the air for it repenteth me that I have made them but Noah found Grace in the eyes of the Lord Genesis 6: 6 States the Lord was sorry other translations use the word repent here the Hebrew word for feeling sorry or repentance is nakal and it means to be in mourning to sigh deeply to say that the Lord repented is God

using human language to help us understand his heart the verse implies that human sin broke God's heart God is complete love he loves us and does not want anything to go wrong with us it breaks his heart when we sin and he is broken over our sins when we sin J Genesis 6: 11-13 the Earth also was corrupt before God and the Earth was filled with violence and God looked upon the Earth and behold it was corrupt for All Flesh had corrupted his way upon the Earth and God said unto Noah the end of All

Flesh is come before me for the Earth is filled with violence through them and behold I will destroy them with the Earth were there Nephilim After the flood it appears that the Fallen Angels committed their sin again after the flood however it is likely that it occurred to a much lesser extent Than Before the Flood the Israelites returned to Moses with the following information after scouting the land of Canaan numbers 13:33 and there we saw the Giants the sons of anoch which come of the Giants and we were in our own sight as Grasshoppers and

so we were in their sight in the Old Testament giant is most commonly referred to by the word RAF throughout the entirety of the old testament's narrative the rafaam serve as a fascinating and significant recurring Motif where does the Bible mention RAF the rfim are first mentioned in Genesis 14 the Bible relates the political situation that led to Abraham's nephew lot and the people of Sodom and Gomorrah being taken captive before that king kerle omr conquered the Rapha ites at ashth caram that same King also defeated the zuim and the imim if we assume that

the rfim along with the zuim and the imim were giants then the Bible is implying that King kerle omr was a powerful King he defeated giant armies as king ker Leoma Rose to power and Consolidated Nations and lands other kings formed a confederation to oppose him Sodom and Gomorrah were part of the Confederation after the Confederation loses in a battle against King kerly om and his allies their territory is raided and lot is among the captives Abraham learns about these occurrences from a Survivor Abraham gathers his people's arms and leads them into battle where they

join forces with other monarchs to defeat kerle omr they are successful in the end the rfim along with other large people are mentioned in Deuteronomy 2: 20- 21 that also was accounted a land of giants Giants dwelt therein in Old Time and the ammonites called them Zam zumans a people great and many and tall is anakims but the Lord destroyed them before them and they succeeded them and dwelt in their stad deuteron is a book that contains Moses final words before Joshua sends the Israelites into the promised land and Moses recounts much of Israelite history

in Deuteronomy 3 there is an interesting story about King OG of Bashan a giant man who was the last of the rafan the name Raam which literally means terrible ones gives us an indication of the intimidating in and fearsome nature of these individuals as we delve into the passages of the Old Testament that speak of the RAF we find that the context of these passages describes them as Giants and while the term RAF is often used to describe these towering figures it is important to note that the Hebrew word RAF has two distinct meanings firstly

in Poetic literature the word RAF is used referred to departed Spirits whose dwelling place is Shield this meaning is figurative and serves as a description of the dead like our concept of a ghost secondly the word raim is used to describe a mighty people with tall stature who lived in Canaan this meaning does not refer to a specific group but rather serves as a descriptive term for a group of people with a specific characteristic in this case tall stature OG is referred to as the last of the Raf in Deuteronomy 3 verse 11 and later

in the books of numbers and Joshua in the days of Moses OG king of Bashan was a mighty and Infamous Amorite King who reigned at Ash torth who fought the Israelites on their way to the promised land as the Israelites journeyed towards the promised land they encountered counted many formidable foes and King OG was one of them he fought fiercely against the Israelites and led his entire Army against them before the Israelites fought King OG they also had to deal with king sihon of the amorites but the Lord had already given him in his territory

to Israel so the Israelites had the victory before even starting the battle now the king Israel had to deal with was King OG of Bashan who also sent his entire Army against Israel OG was another Amorite King who posed no threat to Israel because the Lord had already given him and his territory to Israel before he even put on his armor OG's defeat was a foregone conclusion the Israelites then marched toward Bashan where King go confronted them at edri because of gog's reputation the Israelites were terrified do not be afraid of him for I have

delivered him into your hands along with his entire Army and his land god assured Moses according to the biblical account OG was the ruler of 60 different walled cities OG like sihon marched out against Israel with with his entire Army to fight and as in the case of Sion God had already decided to hand over the king along with his entire Army and land to Israel Israel slayed the entire forces and conquered all 60 cities in the Kingdom of OG which had the same tall walls as Sion in addition to this OG was a very

large man and slept in a bed made of iron that was nine cubits long and 4 cubits wide 13 1/2 ft long and 6 ft wide the inclusion of this detail draws attention to A's massive stature a man in need of this size bed was most likely tall 10 or 11 ft according to Deuteronomy 3:1 OG was a descendant of the Rapides indicating a man of great stature or Giant his colossal bed had become famous and no doubt had been saved as a momento Joshua 12:4 and OG king of ban one of the remnant of

the RAF who lived at asht Toth and at edrian the news of the victory spread quickly installing fear in the hearts of those in Canaan Rahab a Jericho prostitute believed in the Lord had power even over that Heavenly fortified City because she and others had heard of the victory over sihon and OG Moses used the victory to encourage the Israelites as he left them in the charge of Joshua and about to enter Canaan Deuteronomy 31:4 and the Lord will do to them as he did to sihon and OG the kings of the amorites and their

land when he destroyed them despite King OG's enormous size and strength God granted Israel's Army Victory and they took possession of the land of asan Joshua 9: 9-10 perhaps you don't know what lies across the valley but look at that worry in comparison to the Lord God himself and say by faith the battle is yours Lord it is your battle I lean on you it is God's love for us that causes him to bring us to an end of Our Own Strength he sees our need to trust him and his love is so great that

he will not let us live another day without turning over our arms to him our fears our worries even our confusion so that nothing becomes more significant to us than our father never ever forget it the battle is the Lord's God does not tremble in the presence of Giants and his children should not either OG king of Bashan was one of the last of this race of giants OG and his sons all died as a result of their foolish opposition to God's people manassis half tribe inherited OG's territory David battles with the Philistines several times

throughout his life and one famous place was called the valley of Raam a Place Southwest of Jerusalem in the land of Judah both the ammonites and the moabites had a word for Giants the ammonites named them zuim and the moabites called them imim according to the Bible the Canaanite word for Giants was the anakim and all these people groups that lived in the region of Canaan were considered to be Canaanites the anakites before the arrival of the Israelites the anakim or anakites were a formidable race of giants warlike people who occupied the lands of Southern

Israel near Hebron the anam's ancestors can be traced back to anoch the son of arba who was regarded as the greatest man among the an Akim at the time the name anim most likely means long neck the Hebrews believed they were descendants of the nefilim fear gripped the Israelites who saw themselves as grasshoppers in their sight numbers 13:33 the 12 Israelite spies and then ailum Giants of the promised land as Israel reached the Jordan River Moses dispatched 12 Spies into the promised land their mission was to gather information about the land one spy from each

of the 12 tribes of Israel entered Canaan these individuals were given the task of conducting reconnaissance they were tasked with exploring the land of Canaan and bringing a report back to the people of the nation they were going to find out how to get to Canaan determine whether the area was suitable for living in and gather information on the Canaanite people's military prowess it was a crucial juncture for the Israelite tribes at this time given all the experiences that the people have gone through in the previous months of preparation and journey at last at long

last it was time to claim God's word to believe in his power to march in his name and to enter his land all 12 Spies were tribal leaders when they had gone up into the neiv the South Country they came to Hebron and aimon shishi and telmi the descendants of anak were there now heon was built 7 years before zoan in Egypt then they came to the valley of esol cluster of grapes and from there cut down a branch with a single cluster of grapes and They carried it on a pole between two of them

with some of pomegranates and the figs that place was called the valley of eshkol cluster of grapes because of the cluster of grapes which the sons of Israel cut down there when they return from spying out the land at the end of 40 days numbers 13: 21- 25 the descendants of anak were there this is the first biblical mention of these people they were significant people and thought to be fierce Warriors Deuteronomy 9:2 a people great and Tall sons of an Akim whom you know and of whom you have heard it said who can stand

before the sons of anoch they saw the descendants of anac and heon instead of looking to the patriarch and the promises the spies noticed sizes of buildings and statures of persons they averted their glance from the tombs of the fathers and they neglected the promise of God they were too preoccupied with the sandal sizes of three huge men who lived in Hebron the Journey of Discovery lasted for a total of 40 days and covered approximately 250 Mi 400 km the number of 40 whether it be 40 days or 40 years is frequently connected with trials

and tribulations throughout the Bible the returning spy spoke and showed all of Israel what they saw in the land the spies appeared to have the impression that they were more likely on a mission from Israel than they were on a mission from God what God had promised concerning the land turned out to be accurate the fact that they were able to bring back fruits such as grapes pomegranates and figs demonstrates how agriculturally productive and blast Canaan was if the spies Faith was tested during their 40-day tour of the country they failed they didn't believe God

could or would keep his promise to give Israel this land as stated in God's covenant with Abraham Isaac and Jacob presumably they left in confidence with his Spirit of divine Adventure but they returned in fear growling before men no longer fearful of God numbers 13:30 then Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said let us go up at once and take possession of it for we will certainly conquer it Caleb commanded the people to immediately at once trust God obey God and take the land he understood that in the Lord they were well able to

overcome it it took great courage for this man to stand against the tide of unbelief and doubt Caleb had the spirit of Romans 3 verse4 let God be true but every man a liar numbers 13: 31-33 but the men who had gone up with him said we are not able to go up against the people of Canaan for they are too strong for us so they gave the Israelites a bad report about the land which they had spied out saying the land through which we went and spying it out is a land that devours its

inhabitants and all the people that we saw in it are men of great stature there we saw the Nephilim the sons of anac are part of the Nephilim and we were like grasshoppers in her own sight and so we were in their sight FB Meyer compared the perspective of the 10 unbelieving spies to that of the two faithful spies Caleb and Joshua they saw the same spectacles in their survey of the land but the result in the one case was panic in the other confidence and peace what made the difference it lay in this that

the 10 spies compared themselves with the Giants whilst the two compared the Giants with God remarkably two men saw the same things The Identical grapes The Identical Canaanites The Identical land and The Identical cities one Caleb came away strong in faith ultimately Faith or unbelief is not rooted in circumstances or the environment and faith is rooted in a heart that trusts God and his promises 10 fearful men can out sh to brave men all 12 Spies received the same promise all 12 Spies received the same opportunities however there were differences the majority said no and

two said go their sour mood pessimistic Outlook and negative report spread like wildfire throughout the Israelite Camp it was indeed a land flowing with milk and honey but they were giants in the land they exclaimed there is no way we can enter and possess it even though Joshua and Caleb made the same journey and saw the same things as the other 10 spies they returned with an enthusiastic positive report they never doubted the Israelites ability to take the land they freely admitted the obstacles but they knew nothing could stop God they returned saying yes there

are giants in the land but they're munchkins in comparison to our God we can have them in the land and by the way Canaan indeed does flow with milk and honey they rebelled against God Deuteronomy 1: 26-28 refusing to enter the land God had promised them we can infer that were large larger than average in size because they described themselves as grasshoppers in their eyes Moses exhorted the Israelites not to be afraid of the Anum Deuteronomy 1: 19 but they refused to believe God's promises as a result God was enraged Deuteronomy chapter 1: 34-39 and

barred the evil generation from entering the Promised Land Deuteronomy 1: 34-39 and the Lord heard the voice of your words and was wroth and swear saying surely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see that good land which I swear to give unto your fathers save Caleb the son of jauna he shall see it and to him will I give the land that he hath rotten upon and to his children because he hath wholly followed the Lord many Bible scholars believe that the yim's descendants were the Philistine Giants that David faced

such as Goliath of gath were the enum the Giants who roamed in the Old Testament after 40 Years of wandering in moses' death it was time for the Israelites forefathers to enter the promised land the anakim on the the other hand remained in the area Joshua and his army began defeating their enemies to take what was theirs after many battles the Naim were the last people to be destroyed the Earthly Giants could not match God's strength Joshua's Army overtook the Giants killing them and taking their land the only ones remained in Gaza gath and ashdod

finally the Israelites inherited the promised land Caleb recalls God's faithfulness and his promised to the people to inherit the land a few chapters later in Joshua 14 even though he is now 85 years old he is adamant about driving out the anim himself after reviewing scripture we can see that the anim and nefilim are related not interchangeable both beings were tall and feared by the people of the time while the nefilim are descended from demons or Fallen Angels the enum are anak's descendants with no Supernatural ancestry both races however were evil enough to be exterminated

by God and his people Caleb and Joshua were rewarded for their faith by God he wishes to bestow blessings on his children whatever obstacles May stand in our way God wants us to believe that he is more powerful and that we can overcome through his strength God Is Bigger than our Giants God's power is unrivaled during the flood the nefilim were destroyed by his power anak's descendants literally fell with the walls of Jericho what happened to the rfam in Joshua the the Giants make multiple reappearances throughout the book Joshua and the Israelites didn't slay or

remove all the people from Canaan which creates a cycle of idolatry and deliverance in judges it isn't until 1 Samuel that we see Giants again Goliath and his brothers the most well-known Giant in history is Goliath from the Bible he was a champion from the Philistine Camp who fought as an armored charioteer a champion named Goliath who was from gath came out of the Philistine cap his height was six cubits and a span 1st Samuel 17:4 we don't know what that information means at face value because we don't measure things in cubits or spans we

measure them in feet and inches so let us put it in layman's terms Goliath was a massive man standing at least 9 ft 9 in tall and when you consider the length of his arms when he lifted them up over his head you can imagine what an imposing creature he must have been it wasn't just his size though he had a bronze helmet on his head and wore a coat of scale armor of bronze weighing 5,000 shekels on his legs he wore a bronze GS and a bronze Javelin was slung on his back his spear

shaft was like a Weaver's rod and its Iron Point weighed 600 shekels his shield Bearer went ahead of him 1 Samuel 17: 5 through 7 he was dressed in what we' call a mail coat the Philistines armed up by Dawning a large canvas-like undergarment with overlapping bronze ringlets Goliath on the other hand were a bronze helmet bronze leggings Greaves to protect his shins and carried a bronze Javelin or spear slung between his shoulders from shoulder to knee this quot of male shielded the wear from the enemy's weapons body armor of this size and type weighed

5,000 shekels of bronze which equates to between 175 and 200 lb in modern terms the head a spear alone weighed 600 shekels of iron or about 20 to 25 lb according to the written account he marched ahead of him with a shield carrier the Hebrew word used here refers to the largest battle Shield which is the size of an adult man he was unmistakably intended to protect his body from incoming arrows so in addition to his body armor Goliath had this guy racing ahead of him wielding a man-sized shield for Extra Protection allow your mind

to picture such an imposing sight for a moment consider how terrifying it would be to take on a giant of this size who is protected by this much armor without a doubt the odds are stacked against anyone foolish enough to confront him in battle take note of what this gigantic Warrior did go elath stood and showed it to the ranks of Israel why do you come out and line up for battle am I not a Philistine and are you not the Servants of Saul choose a man and have him come down to me if he

is able to fight and kill me we will become your subjects but if I overcome him and kill him you will become our subjects and serve US 1 Samuel 17: 8-9 9 Goliath proposed a popular strategy in eastern civilization namely representative combat or a one-on-one conflict he'd represent the Philistine Army while Israel's choice would represent the Israelite Army regardless of who won his army was Victorious and whoever lost his entire Army perished there's no reason to involve your entire Army in this just send a fighter and I'll fight him I am the Victor I am

the best Goliath did not issue this challenge once and then disappear no his challenge lasted 40 Days for 40 days the Philistine came forward every morning and evening and took his stand 1 Samuel 17:16 he marched out there every morning morning and evening for well over a month flaunting his size and strength daring someone to challenge him meanwhile in the Judean mountains near Bethlehem a young boy named David was tending to his father's sheep he was much too young to join the Army David was most likely unaware of the conflict between the Israelites and the

Philistines at the time he might not have even heard of Goliath his old only knowledge was that three of his older brothers were Shing in Saul's Army on the other hand David's father was concerned about his three eldest Sons Jesse was getting older and would probably be unable to complete the journey across the mountains on his own so he called his youngest son's and told him David I need you to run an erand for me take now for your brothers an epha of this roasted grain in these 10 loes and run to the camp to

your brothers bring also these 10 cuts of cheese to the commander of their thousand and look into the welfare of your brothers and bring back news of them for Samuel 17: 17-18 and David Rose up early in the morning and left the sheep with a keeper and took and went as Jesse had commanded him and he came into the trench as the host was going forth to the fight and shouted for the battle 1 Samuel 17:2 then as he approaches the outskirts of the Israelite Camp he notices the troops preparing for battle and hears the

war cry he simply wants to observe and see what happens then David dashed to the front lines to greet his brothers leaving his luggage in the care of the baggage handler David left his things with the keeper of supplies ran to the battle lines and asked his brothers how they were as he was talking with them Goliath the Philistine champion from gath stepped out from his lines and shed his usual Defiance and David heard it 1 Samuel 17: 22-23 consider the following scenario while standing there with with his three brothers David hears a loud cry

from across the valley and instantly everyone in his immediate vicinity is sprinting to the back and crawling inside their tents and all the men of Israel when they saw the man fled from him and were sore afraid 1 Samuel 17: 24 keep in mind that David has never seen or heard of this gath Giants challenge as as he looks across the battlefield he sees a giant of a man covered in armor shouting threats and Defiance and cursing the god of Israel and David was enraged by this remember this is the 41st day that the Israelites

have faced Goliath but this is the first time it has happened to David then David spoke to the men who were standing by him saying what will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel for who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should taunt the armies of the Living God and the people answered him in accord with this word saying thus it will be done for the man who kills him 1 Samuel 17: 26- 27 David then meets with King Saul David said to Saul let no one

lose heart on account of this Philistine your servant will go and fight him Saul replied you are not able to go out against this Philistine and fight him you are only a young man and he has been a Warrior from his youth but David said to Saul your servant has been keeping his father's sheep when a lion or a bear came and carried off a sheep from the flock I went after after it struck it and rescued the sheep from its mouth when it turned on me I seized it by its hair Struck it and

killed it your servant has killed both The Lion and the bear this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them because he has defied the armies of the Living God the Lord who rescued me from the Paw of The Lion and the Paw of the bear will rescue me from the hand of this philistine Saul said to David go and the Lord be with you then Saul dress David in his own tunic he put a coat of armor on him and a bronze helmet on his head David fastened on his sword over the tunic and

tried walking around because he was not used to them I cannot go in these he said to Saul because I am not used to them so so he took them off then he took his staff in his hand chose five smooth stones from the stream put them in the pouch of his Shepherd's bag and with a sling in his hand approached the Philistine 1 Samuel chap 17: 32-40 so here's David dressed in his most basic Shepherd robes and armed with his most basic Shepherd weapons his sling and staff and ready to fight then there's the

watershed moment meanwhile the Philistine with his shield Bearer in front of him kept coming closer to David he looked David over and saw that he was little more than a boy glowing with health and handsome and he despised him he said to David am I a dog that you come at me with sticks and the Philistine cursed David by his Gods come here he said and oh give your flesh to the birds and the wild animals David said to the Philistine you come against me with sword and Spear and Javelin but I come against you

in the name of the Lord Almighty the god of the armies of Israel whom you have defied this day the Lord will deliver you into my hands and I'll strike you down and cut off your head this very day I I will give the carcasses of the Philistine Army to the birds and the wild animals and the whole world will know that there was a God in Israel 1st Samuel 17: 41-46 consider the possibilities David remained unafraid in the face of this monstrous Beast David's only weapons were a sling and a stone against a giant

clad in 200 lb of armor as a Philistine moved closer to attack him David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet him reaching into his bag and taking out a stone he slung it and struck the Philistine on the forehead the stone sank into his forehead and he fell face down on the ground so David triumphed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him David ran and stood over him he took hold of the Philistine sword and Drew it from

the sheath after he killed him he cut off his head with a sword when the Philistines saw that their hero was dead they turned and ran 1st Samuel 17: [Music] 47-51 the Philistines did not return after that when they realized their Champion was no longer alive they split the scene then the men of Israel and Judah surged forward with a shout and pursued the Philistines to the entrance of gath into the gates of ekran their dead were stwn along the Sham road to gath and ekran when the Israelites returned from chasing the Philistines they plundered

their Camp then David brought the head of the Philistine to Jerusalem David took the philistine head and brought it to Jerusalem he put the Philistines weapons in his own tent 1 Samuel 17:54 the biblical story of David and Goliath is one of the most well-known stories in the Bible it is a lesson in bravery faith and overcome this seemingly [Music] impossible was Goliath and nefilim some scholars believe that Goliath the Gite a gath resident belonged to a race known as the nefilim other experts argue that Goliath was a raite because the nefilim were destroyed in

the great flood during Noah's time only Noah's famili survived nearly 20 times in the Bible the raites are mentioned some scholars believe the Philistines descended from the enim Goliath's Champion status is enhanced by the the fact that gath was an ancient an nakim stronghold some scientists believe Goliath has an identifiable family tree implying autosomal dominant inheritance which causes familial acromegaly or gigantism in biblical times Goliath was a colossal figure the relations of Goliath there are also other Giants mentioned in 2 Samuel CH 21: 15-22 and 1 Chronicles 20: 4-8 who were related to Goliath in

the Bible this event occurred when David was old even a great man of God grows old as the years went on David became unable to fight as he once did in this battle against the Philistines David's life was endangered when he grew faint in battle against the descendant of Goliath 2 Samuel 21: 15-22 now the Philistines were War again with Israel David went down with his servants and as they fought against the Philistines David became weary then ished by benob who was among the descendants of the giant the weight of whose spear was 300 shekels

6 lb of bronze was armed with a new sword and he intended to kill David but abashi the son of zeruya came to David's Aid and struck and killed the Philistine then David's men swore to him you shall not go out again with us to battle so that you do not extinguish the lamp of Israel after this there was war again with the Philistines at Gob gizer at that time cachai The Hite killed Sav zipi was among the descendants of the giant there was war with the Philistines again at Gob and elhanan the son of

Jerry origam a bethleem might killed Goliath the Gite whose spear shaft was like a Weaver's beam there was war at gathagan where there was a man of great stature who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot 24 in number he also Al was a descendant of the Giants and when he taunted and defied Israel Jonathan the son of shimi David's brother killed him these four warriors were descended from the Giant in gath and they fell by the hands of David and his servants the Israelites faced the challenge of what they

would do when they saw weakness in their leader since it was a weakness that could be understood David's increasing Frailty in old age they needed to Rally around their leader and Supply what he could not in his Advanced age it was time for David to retire from the field of battle his season as a warrior had passed this description of victory over Philistine Giants showed that Israel could slay Giants without David cachai elhanan Jonathan these men accomplished heroic Deeds when David was finished with fighting giants God will continue to raise up leaders when the leaders

of the previous generation pass from the scene the defeat of these four giants is rightly credited to the hand of David and the Hand of his servants David had a role in this through his example his guidance and his influence with 24 fingers and toes six on each hand on six on each foot this described an unnamed man of great stature from gath since Goliath was from gath these were Goliath's Sons or brothers the Philistine Warriors are also all called raites RSV or descendants of Rafa Giants nrsv who are one of the pre- Israelite groups

in Canaan and famous for their size the story of Goliath in the Bible attests to God's Mighty power and great strength over his enemies even in the face of overwhelming odds the story of Goliath in the Bible teaches us that even if we are currently battling big enemies and giant problems that are threatening our peace and livelihood our Almighty Creator will protect and Deliver Us from all the challenges of this life we should keep in mind that the Giants of the Bible were not 40 foot colosi who sat on houses and picked their teeth with

elm trees in trying times it can be difficult to make the choice to have hope it is much simpler for us to become crippled by fear and anxiety when we are confronted with very real problems for which there are few Solutions why is it so difficult to believe that God is greater than every challenge that we face it's possible that will say something like I can see my problems but I can't see God on most days it is difficult for me to hear God because my problems are so loud when faced with challenges of this

magnitude it's easy for me to forget how great and powerful God has been in the past and will be again in the future even prophets had times when they needed to be reminded to be still and Trust in God's plan for them what challenges are you up against in your life right now is there a large issue coming to attack there are times in everyone's life when it seems like so much is going on around them that they must be under some kind of assault learning how to make God bigger than your problems is about

faith or trust in the Lord Proverbs 3: 5-6 trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your path straight God doesn't save us from having difficult times it is imperative that we recognize that God is with us even amid trials and tribulations