In today’s post, I decided to present the conflict between the first king of Israel and his successor David, the father of Solomon.
According to the Bible, Saul is the first king of Israel. He may have begun his reign in 1042 BC. He died in 1010 BC in a battle with the Philistines on the Gilboa hills.
Before he became king, David was a commander in Saul’s army and the husband of Saul’s youngest daughter Michal. David’s popularity and successes caused Saul’s reluctance, who decided to kill David. David hid with several prophets and priests.
All this probably happened between the second and third wars of the Israelites with the Philistines.
David, hiding from his father-in-law and the Philistines who invaded the land of Israel (3rd war), was saved by the Creator according to David.
2 Samuel 22:1 and Psalms 18:1
1 And David spoke to the Lord the words of this canticle, in the day that the Lord delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul,
David in his song (psalm) describes the encounter, or sight of the Lord in a rather peculiar way.
2 Samuel 22:8-16 and Psalms 18:8-16
8 The earth shook and trembled, the foundations of the mountains were moved, and shaken, because he was angry with them.
9 A smoke went up from his nostrils, and a devouring fire out of his mouth: coals were kindled by it.
10 He bowed the heavens, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.
11 And he rode upon the cherubims, and flew: and slid upon the wings of the wind.
12 He made darkness a covering round about him: dropping waters out of the clouds of the heavens.
13 By the brightness before him, the coals of fire were kindled.
14 The Lord shall thunder from heaven: and the most high shall give forth his voice.
15 He shot arrows and scattered them: lightning, and consumed them.
16 And the overflowings of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were laid open at the rebuke of the Lord, at the blast of the spirit of his wrath.
The above description, in my opinion, resembles another descriptions of close encounters between ancient people and a higher civilization, possessing advanced technology, unavailable to people of that time.
It can be assumed, with a high degree of probability, that we are dealing with the observation of an advanced flying vehicle and the use of technologically advanced weapons by an alien civilization, which directed the development of a selected group of people.
So the big question for today is: was David, King of Israel “supported” technologically and militarily by an advanced alien civilization around the 11th century BC?
As always, I will leave the answer to each individual.
Related posts:
Is the Old Man the Israelites’ manna machine?
Was the biblical Elijah taken alive from the earth by representatives of an extraterrestrial civilization?
Is the story of Cain and Abel an interpretation of much older Sumerian accounts, providing evidence of extraterrestrial interference in the development of Homo sapiens?
Were Aaron’s sons burned alive by the Ark of the Covenant because they disregarded the technology of extraterrestrials?