Israel Had No Smiths To Make Swords To Fight The Philistine Enemy
Israel Had No Smiths And No Swords
A Sermon Preached By Art Kohl In 2014
To start the bible study today look at 1 Samuel 13:19 that says Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears. But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines to sharpen every man his share (a plow used to overturn soil), and his coulter (another type of plow), and his axe, and his mattock (also a type of plow). Yet they had a file (one tiny little file) for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks (a three pronged tool to dig out the weeds in gardens), and for the axes, and to sharpen the goads (a wooden stick with a sharp end that pricked oxen to get them moving).
1 Samuel 13:22 goes on to say So it came to pass in the day of battle that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan; but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found. In other words, Israel only had two swords owned by Jonathan pictured above and Saul to fight the Philistine enemy. This made Israel defenseless against the Philistines.
The country of Israel only had two swords because Israel had no smiths to make the swords. A smith makes, sharpens, hones, and repairs swords and metal objects. The Philistines only allowed the people of Israel to own gardening tools instead of swords. And if an Israelite's gardening tool got dull, he had to go to a worldly Philistine to sharpen his share, coulter, mattock, axe, or goad. There was only one guy in Israel with a file to sharpen any tool (Wow big deal); and the guy with a file couldn't hone the edge of any swords because no one in Israel owned a sword for defense.
Because no smiths made swords for the people of Israel, the Israelites had to sling stones against the enemy for protection or use an ox goad to fight the Philistines. The bible says that some of the Israelites could sling stones at an hair breadth; Judges 20:16 says Among all this people there were 700 chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at an hair breadth and not miss. And Shamgar used an ox goad to kill 600 Philistines; Judges 3:31 says And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath which slew of the Philistines 600 men with an ox goad and he also delivered Israel.
In ancient times before guns and bombs existed, swords were the only weapons used to defend a country. And smiths who made the swords were very important for the defense of any country. No smiths no swords. Countries needed smiths and swords for protection to survive and prosper. In ancient Japan, smiths would work tediously for two years to make one quality sharp samurai sword for defense. And Jesus said a country should have a strong military armed with swords at Luke 11:21 that says When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace.
Therefore, in ancient times smiths were very important because they made and sharpened swords for people's protection against the enemy. Because Israel had no smiths, Israel was an inferior army to the Philistines. No young boys in Israel became expert swordsmen skilled in the art of fencing to protect their country with swords from the Philistines.
But 40 years later, King David had smiths create 1.3 million swords for the young boys of Israel instead of just only 2 swords. 2 Samuel 24:9 tells us And Joab gave up the sum of the number of the people unto the king; and there were in Israel 800000 valient men that drew the sword, and the men of Judah were 500000 men ( a total of 1.3 million swords in the hands of the men of Israel). Because King David had smiths make 1.3 million swords, there was peace in Israel where no surrounding countries made any attacks. This is why David named his son Solomon (King of Peace).
Today The Sword Is The Word Of God
The Smiths Are Blessed Preachers That Teach The Sword Bible
To Sharpen The Skills Of Christians To Defeat The Devil
Pictured above we see that the Word of God (a KJV 1611 bible) is the sword that christians need to use daily to fight the enemy devil. Hebrews 4:12 tells us For the Word of God is quick and powerful and sharper than any two edged sword piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Every time you speak the Word of God which is a sharp two edeged sword you stick the devil and make the devil flee. This is why Psalm 107:20 says He sent His Word and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.
And christians are told to put on the whole armour of God daily to fight the devil. Ephesians 6:12 tells us For we wrestle not against flesh and blood but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day and having done all to stand.
Now note that that there is only one offensive piece in the armour of God called the sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God. All the other pieces of armour are defensive. The helmet of salvation, the breastplate of righteousness, the shield of faith, the girdle of truth, and the preparation of the gospel of peace on the feet are all defensive. Therefore to triumph and move forward to conquer and defeat the devil, we must daily use our one offensive weapon in the armour of God which is the sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God.
And there needs to be a human smith (counsellor, soul winner, and teacher for Jesus) using the sword bible to teach people how to sharpen their skills in the Word while they fight the devil daily to get victory in every area of their life. A sword bible alone without a human is not enough to defeat the devil. This is why Judges 7:20 says The sword of the Lord and of Gideon. We need smiths who are preachers, teachers, evangelists, missionaries, and soul winners who can skillfully use the sword bible and teach people how to effectively defeat the devil with the Word of God. This is why it is important to always attend church where you can hear the blessed preaching of the Word of God so you can defeat the devil and get victory over any problem in your life.
Today many people own sword bibles but don't know how to use their sword bibles to defeat the devil. These people are defenseless like the people of Israel in Saul's time unless they meet a smith preacher who can sharpen their skills in the Word of God and teach them how to use the Word of God effectively to defeat satan. We all need to start sharpening our swords (knowledge of the Word Of God) by daily listening to blessed smith preachers on the internet so we can have peace and victory over the devil and any problem. I recommend listening to Danny Castle of Shining Light Baptist Church, Peter Ruckman, Art Kohl of Faith Bible Baptist Church in Eden New York, Charles Lawson of Temple Baptist Church in Knoxville Tennessee, and Brother Bob at preachbrotherbob who have sermons available on youtube.
We need to stop sending our young children and teenagers to the world (the Philistines) to get their tools for life sharpened. It's time for the people in our churches to become smiths that sharpen the tools for life of our young boys and girls so they can skillfully use the sword bible to defeat the devil, survive, and be blessed in this life. Parents need to become good smiths that hone the skills of their children by teaching them how to skillfully use the bible to get victory over the devil and live blessed lives. If parents become good smiths and train their kids about the bible, when the kids become 19 and 20 we won't lose them to the world and the Philistines.
How To Be A Skilled Smith That Can Train People
How To Use The Sword Bible To Defeat The Devil
To become a skilled smith that can sharpen the skills of people in the Word of God to effectively defeat the devil, a person needs to take time daily to study the Word of God so they can learn how to answer any question about the bible. Proverbs 15:28 tells us The heart of the righteous studieth to answer. 2 Timothy 2:15 says Study to shew thyself approved unto God a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of truth. We need to get off the video games, facebook, and youtube and start memorizing thousands of bible scriptures while we study our bibles.
We need to learn about bible doctrines and principles so we can become good smiths that skillfully use the bible to answer the questions of evolutionists, humanists, secularists, socialists, liberals, and apostate christians and lead them to salvation by our Lord Jesus. Be a good smith and tell people everywhere how to be saved. Tell them to repent, confess that Jesus is God everywhere, and believe that Jesus died for them on the cross, was buried, and rose again.
Missionaries Are Blessed Smiths That Give Sword Bibles
To People Everywhere Translated Into That Country's Language
Most people all over this earth today are like the sixscore thousand people of Nineveh who could not discern between their right hand and their left hand. People everywhere need smith missionaries who are willing to travel to their country to translate and teach them about the Word of God. William Carey was a blessed smith missionary in the 1700s that traveled to India and taught the people of India the Word of God by translating the bible into the many languages of the people of India. Adoniram Judson also was a blessed smith missionary that traveled to Burma Myanmar and taught the Burmese people the bible by translating the Word of God into the Burmese language.
It's a blessing that a smith missionary visited the people pictured above in India and gave them a sword bible translated in their language so they could successfully fight the devil and overcome all their troubles. I pray in Jesus name that anyone reading this would consider becoming a blessed smith missionary to place a sword bible in a person's hand translated into their language so they can effectively defeat the devil. And if you can't travel to another nation, be like Brother Bob and start writing about the bible on this internet so people all over this earth can get saved and use the sword bible to get victory and defeat the devil.
NO SMITHS NO SWORDS
NO SWORDS NO SWORDSMEN
NO SWORDSMEN AND PEOPLE SURRENDER TO THE DEVIL
AND LOOK TO THE WORLD THAT HAS NO ANSWERS
Today people are searching for answers to their questions about life and need deliverance from their problems. We need to become smiths that can effectively use the sword bible and answer all the questions of the evolutionist, humanist, secularist, socialist, liberal, and apostate and lead them to salvation with Jesus. 1 Peter 3:15 tells us how to become a good swordsman and smith for Jesus able to answer any question about the bible saying But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear. Having a good conscience, that whereas they speak evil of you as of evildoers they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.
In other words to become an effective smith for Jesus that can teach the Word of God and win souls to Jesus, we must be good soldiers for Jesus Christ and live holy lives by not entangling ourselves with the affairs of this world. 2 Timothy 2:1 tells us Thou therefore my son be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also. Thou therefore endure hardness as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life that he may please Him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
Remember to be a good smith don't entangle yourself in the affairs of this world and live holy every day. The temporary pleasures of this world are only a distraction and delusion that gives people empty entertainment for a little while and stops them from learning the bible to become a good smith that can win souls to Jesus. The pleasures of sin are only for a season; yes it's fun to sin but it will end up in misery and death because the wages of sin is death. It's better to be a smith for Jesus because Psalm 16:11 says Thou wilt shew me the path of life: In thy presence (Lord Jesus) is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
Be A Good Smith And Use A Sharp 1611 KJV Sword Bible
All Other Bible Translations Are Just Dull Ineffective Butter Knives
To be a good smith and effectivly teach the sword bible only preach and teach from a 1611 KJV bible. Don't preach out of any new translated perversions of the bible like the RSV Revised Slandered Version or the NIV New Idiot Version or Non Inspired Version. If it's true it's not new and if it's new it's not true. Don't use a dull butter knife translated version to preach God's Word; Use an effective sharp 1611 KJV bible to preach God's Word and stick the devil making the devil flee. The NIV bible has removed 66000 words from the bible and the New King James Version bible has removed 20000 words from the bible.
If you look at Matthew 17:21 in a 1611 KJV bible it will read Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting. But if you try to look at Matthew 17:21 in an NIV bible it has been removed. Now let's see how Mark 9:29 reads in a 1611 KJV bible; It says And He (Jesus) said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing but by prayer and fasting. But if you look at Mark 9:29 in an NIV bible the word fasting has been removed.
The NIV bible is an ineffective dull butter knife that has no power to defeat the devil. The NIV bible has removed one of our weapons (fasting) against the devil and is an ineffective dull butter knife that has no power against satan. Be a good smith and preach and teach from the 1611 KJV bible and teach people to pray and fast to get total victory over the devil. Tell people that they will preach with more power and strength where the devil will flee if they fast and don't eat before they preach. Don't eat a big meal at Cracker Barrel right before you have to preach before thousands of people; Food makes people sluggish and lazy and creates ineffective preaching.
And there is yet another bible verse in the NIV that has removed the word fasting. Read Acts 10:30 about Cornelius that says in the 1611 KJV bible And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house and behold a man stood before me in bright clothing. And said Corneliius thy prayer is heard and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God. Because Cornelius prayed and fasted the devil fled and Peter visited Cornelius and led Cornelius and his family to salvation. Therefore be a good smith and preach the 1611 KJV bible teaching people to effectively defeat the devil and demonism by prayer and fasting.
I pray in Jesus name that this bible study blesses multitudes all over this earth with great peace and strength. Feel free to email Brother Bob anytime at rz9tlm@gmail.com or write to Brother Bob Malkin, 2233 Pinetree Lane, Apt. N., Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068. (614) 604-7133. Till we all meet again soon to lift up our Lord Jesus, everyone have a blessed day in Jesus name.
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