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Blood and Honey: Ancient Tales From a Promised Land: David and the Hairy Man Mountain/Saul Goes Bonkers

Type: VHS
Author: Robinson, Tony
( Bible , Bible People , Bible Study , Bible/Bible Stories , Bible/Old Testament , General , Modern/Contemporary )

David kills Goliath and the Philistine army flees. With David suddenly a mega-hero, Saul arranges for his daughter to marry David after he passes an unusual test. He does, they wed, and Saul is jealous. Saul tracks David and humiliates him. David, on the run, manages to sneak cutting a piece from Saul's robe (a humiliating blow), and Saul decides to get rid of David once and for all.

Blood and Honey: Ancient Tales From a Promised Land: Deborah and the Headbanger/Gideon Gets His Woolly Wet

Type: VHS
Author: Robinson, Tony
( Bible , Bible People , Bible Study , Bible/Bible Stories , Bible/Old Testament , General , Modern/Contemporary )

1:After the Israelites settle in Canaan, Sisera leads a Canaanite offensive. The Israelites turn to prophet Deborah for advice. She appoints a head-banging street fighter to lead the Israelite army against Sisera. 2:Gideon, a young Israelite working on the land and fed up with constant persecution from Canaanite army patrols, gets God's message through a wet sweater (wooly). He smashes the Canaanite Corn Goddess and proves her completely powerless. The Israelites rally behind him and raise...

Blood and Honey: Ancient Tales From a Promised Land: Gideon's Exploding Pickle Pots/Samson Gets Knotted

Type: VHS
Author: Robinson, Tony
( Bible , Bible People , Bible Study , Bible Survey , Bible/Old Testament , General , Modern/Contemporary )

Gideon has raised a large army, but not nearly as large as the Canaanite army. Most of the Israelites go home. Gideon and his tiny army sneak into Canaan at night, frightening the Canaanites into panic and blundering. By morning Gideon is victorious. Samson's story is told with modern understanding…right down to telling a riddle at his wedding and losing his temper, much to the Philistine's later regret.

Blood and Honey: Ancient Tales From a Promised Land: Samson Gets a Haircut/Samuel and the Spooky Godbox

Type: VHS
Author: Robinson, Tony
( Bible , Bible People , Bible Study , Bible/Bible Stories , Bible/Old Testament , General , Modern/Contemporary )

Samson falls in love with Delilah, who betrays him and cuts off his hair. The Philistines capture him, but he has just enough strength to cause the building to come crashing down, killing everyone (including himself). Eli, guardian of the Godbox: the Ark of the Covenant, and his young protégé, Samuel, are in the corrupt city of Shiloh. Samuel grow up respected, but when the Godbox is captured, by the Philistines, strange things begin to happen to them: plagues of mice…and worse!

Blood and Honey: Ancient Tales From a Promised Land: Saul Bumps Into A Witch/David Gets to Number One

Type: VHS
Author: Robinson, Tony
( Bible , Bible People , Bible Study , Bible/Bible Stories , Bible/Old Testament , General , Modern/Contemporary )

The Israelites, led by Joshua, come out of the desert after 40 years' wandering, planning to take over canaan. First, they tackle Jericho and demolish the walls. Then they strike the town of Al. A warrior (Achan) keeps some loot, and the holymen stone him to death. Another town's mayor tries to deal his way out of his town being sacked, but into being enslaved. Nothing seems to stand in the way to the Israelites now - or does it?

Blood and Honey: Ancient Tales From a Promised Land: Saul Rips Up His Camel/David Gets A Good Gig

Type: VHS
Author: Robinson, Tony
( Bible , Bible People , Bible Study , Bible/Bible Stories , Bible/Old Testament , General , Modern/Contemporary )

The Philistines and the Israelites are at war as usual. When the Israelites ask for a proper king, Samuel nominates Saul. Saul takes the reigns, but forgets about God, so Sam disowns him. Saul, depressed and alone, hears a prophecy and meets David who plays harp for him. When David joins the army and volunteers to fight Goliath alone, Saul agrees to let him try.