Reading for February 14th

Read Ezekiel 25.15-17. The Oracle concerning Philista. Philista was occupied by Assyria durig the eighth and seventh centuries BCE and was turned into an idustrial center for the production of olive oil. It is no clear what action they took against Judah in the sixth century. Philistia was located along the Mediterranean coast, west and south of the hill countr of Judah. Cherethites, the Creatans, were ancestors of the Philistines. Comments or Questions..