Our group visited the Valley of Elah, the place where the story of David and Goliath took place in the Bible. This really brought to life the text study that we did on 1Samuel17. As we stood on a hill overlooking the valley we could all imagine the battle scene. It was interesting that the simple story that we all remembered is quite different when you are there. A couple of take-away lessons: when confronted with a problem, you must confront it with the knowledge that G'd is with you; Psalm 23 ("The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want) attributed to David is definitely tied to this place. If you follow the right path that G'd is leading you to then you will realize that you truly have what you need. Also, there are significant similarities between the story of David and the story of Joseph (e.g. relationship with siblings, coat, etc.).
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