I want to talk about the story of David and Goliath and this is
a story that is certainly familiar to us one that we
probably learned as a child parents love to tell their
children about this story of David and Goliath and preachers
teach about it and many lessons have been given certainly on the
subject. Everyone loves the story of an
underdog. You know that we like to root
for the underdog team and if they win The game or they win
the match, then that's just great because they were
considered to be the lesser of the two teams or lesser of the
two that were that were fighting against each other.
But this story really isn't a story of David as an underdog.
The moment that David stepped foot out onto this Valley with
Goliath. Goliath was doomed to die.
Here's a little history. This history is a story of the
introduction of David to becoming the king of Israel
before the story of David and Goliath happened.
Samuel had been commissioned to go to Bethlehem and anoint David
as the next king of Israel and we can read about that in Samuel
16 and verses 1 through 13. Samuel was afraid to go into
Bethlehem to even do this because he was afraid, he was
going to get put to death of Saul found out what was going
on, but God told him you go in there and you take care of it.
Anyway, tell them that you're there doing something else and
you're offering sacrifice to God but I want the next king
anointed there. So King Saul had certainly lost
favor with God due to his unlawful burnt offerings we
notice in first Samuel 13 verses 7 through 14, we're just going
to read verses 13 through 14 and Samuel said to Saul, you have
done foolishly. You have not kept the
Commandment of the Lord, your God, which he commanded you for
now. The Lord would have established
your kingdom over Israel forever.
But now, your kingdom shall not continue.
You the Lord has sought for him. A man after his own heart and
the Lord has commanded him to be Commander over his people,
because you have not kept what the Lord commanded you.
Also we find in first Samuel 15 of verses 10 through 26.
That's all had. Also kept the plunder of the
defeating of the amalekites notice verse 26.
First Samuel 15, but Samuel said to Saul, I will not return with
you. For you have rejected the word
of the Lord and the Lord has rejected you from being King
over Israel. So David was to be the next
king. We're going to have that.
We noticed that happens but Saul's reign as king is going to
diminish and go away. Let's do a little bit of
description about David. David was the List of Jesse's
eight sons and was a Shepherd probably somewhere in the
neighborhood of 15 to 18. When this story is told, the
Bible describes him as in first Samuel, 16 and 12 Ruddy with
bright eyes and good-looking. So both most Bible scholars
agree that David had some kind of reddish tint to his hair that
he was healthy and handsome, according to whatever handsome
was in that day. Some people think certain people
are handsome and beauty and some would disagree about that even
though, God doesn't choose someone based on their outward.
Parents. David fit that description, God
doesn't look at the outward, man.
As sometimes as he mentioned to Samuel in the previous 7th,
verse it says, but the Lord said to Samuel, do not look at his
appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused
him for the Lord, does not see a man.
See, as man sees for, man, looks at the outward appearance, but
the Lord looks at the heart. You know, sometimes we forget
that we want, we want to and we judge people based on their
outward appearance, and we don't look at the heart that that's
what God was telling Samuel when you're looking for this new
king. Because several people had come
before, several men had come before him and Samuel thought,
that that's going to be the king that's going to be the king, but
God rejected them. So he kind of chastise Samuel
for looking at the outward appearance parents.
So Samuel had been looking at these older brothers and thought
that one of them was going to be anointed king.
But David appears to be small because of his youth, it is not
what Samuel was really kind of looking for.
He had in his own mind, he thought the Lord was going to
accept. So we find that through all this
Samuel or Saul is distressed after David is Anointed to be
the next king. The Bible tells us in 1st
Samuel, Christina verse 14, but the spirit of the Lord depart
departed from Saul and a distressing spirit from the Lord
troubled him. Now Saul wants one of his
servants to go and search out someone that can soothe him
because of this distress that he wants to find someone that can
play a harp to soothe his Spirit.
Then in verse 18 The one then one of the servants answered and
said, look I have seen a son of Jesse, the Bethlehem a'ight who
is skillful in playing a Mighty Men of Valor, a men-of-war
prudent and speech, and handsome, and a handsome person
and the Lord is with him. So Saul sins for David.
David comes and plays his harp for King Saul and the Bible says
in verses 21 through 23. So, David came to Saul and stood
before him and he loved him greatly and he became his armor
Bearer. Then Saul said to Jesse saying,
please let David stand before me for.
He has found favor in my sight and so it was whenever the
spirit of God was upon Saul, that David would take a harp and
play it with his hand and saw would become refreshed and well,
and the distressing spirit would depart from him.
So we don't know what the Bible doesn't reveal to us.
What this distressing Spirit was it could have been just simple
depression or anxiety or upset that that David was going to be
that God that saw had lost favor with God.
Could have been some kind of mental illness for all.
We know, I don't know but when when David played the harp for
Saul it suits him and it made him feel better.
So God providentially places David in a position of
importance with the King. Remember, it's through the
lineage of David that Jesus is to be born.
So remember that God always has a plan and he always his will is
what always comes out ahead. No, it's noticed a little bit
about this, the valley of elah. Now, David's set to defend God's
name against this enemy and the Battle of elah is about to
begin. The Philistines were a Canaanite
people that inhabited Israel before the Israelites came into
the Promised Land. And the Israelites were
Israelites were not able to completely conquer the
Canaanites and drive them out of this land.
Totally Then there were battles that happened from time to time
between them on a regular basis and so battling, the Philistines
there was nothing new to Saul. Notice in first, Samuel 1447
through 48. So Saul established his
sovereignty over Israel and fought against all his enemies
on every side against Moab against the people of Ammon
against Edom, against the kings of Zaba, and against the
Philistines, wherever he turned, he Stem.
And he gathered an army and attack the amalekites and
delivered Israel from the hands of those who plundered them.
Noun, the seventeenth chapter of 1st Samuel, the battle of the
valley of elah is about to unfold.
And the time of this history, the Philistines were trying to
advance further up the hill through elope.
Through the Gila Valley towards the heart of Judah and take the
cities of Bethlehem Jerusalem and Hebron that were inhabited
by Israel. And this Valley was along the
pathway that came from the sea, all the way up towards those
cities and so it was a common way to travel.
It was a it was a thoroughfare if you want to say and it was
we're in the Valley of elah, the King Saul engaged, the
Philistines to stop them. Now you can see on the map here
this is just a modern-day map but you see the Dead Sea?
And this this area over here is Israel but this is primarily
where the Philistines were. In power over here.
And it was along, this area is where Bethlehem, and and
Jerusalem and Hebron are This was certainly a very important
Battle For King Saul. This was a battle where the
winner takes all. In other words, there would just
be one battle and that would be between two Warriors, But
whichever Warrior one the other would serve.
So, Ends. And sometimes battles.
Apparently were fought this way and don't know why other than
they were just trying to save all their Manpower and instead
of just killing people but so we can see how important it was
that whoever the winner was they needed to win the battle.
Whoever was fighting needed to win the battle.
Let's notice a few more slides here.
You can see here, Jerusalem up here in this area and Bethlehem,
Dara down here, and then, little farther down is Hebron.
Those right, over in this area is where this Valley of elah is,
and it's not really that far. It's about 16 miles from
Jerusalem as the crow flies and about 14 miles from the area of
Bethlehem. So it's right down here in this
Valley, where this all happens. This course of is a modern-day
aerial photograph of the area with agriculture in that area.
So here's the battle setting in 1st Samuel, 17.
Now the Philistines gathered their armies together to battle
and we're gathered at Soco. Soco is right over here in this
hill, and there's some remnants, I guess you can find in that
area right there. But that's where so Coho was,
which would be long to Judah. Then Camp between SoCo and the
zika which is excuse me over there.
In a fees demand is what? And I don't know if that's the
correct pronunciation and Saul and the men of Israel were
gathered together and they camped in the valley of elah.
So here's where The Philistines were on this side, Camp along
here and they say, this is kind of like their encampment or
maybe their support area over here in this area.
But there's where all the battlefield was or the I should
say, all the army of the Philistines.
And here's where all the army of the Israelites were on this side
and these are kind of hilly areas over here on this side.
A little bit of Cliff area, right in here.
And over, on this side, another Hill in, this is the valley of
elah right here in the middle. And that is supposed to be or
said, where the battle site was down there towards that end.
These are some other pictures of kind of the surroundings of the
area. Some people think that this may
be the path right here with the Israelites would be up here on
the top of this Cliff area, that this may have been where all the
soldiers came down, and we're probably even, David may have
come down that pathway. An Ela is named after what is
called a terror been with tree. You hear that word used often in
the Bible and it's really something that's similar to an
oak tree or that variety. So now inverse Verses 4 through
7 Goliath is described and a champion went out from the camp
of the Philistines. Named Goliath from gath, whose
height was six cubits and a span He had a bronze helmet of helmet
on his head. And it was armed with a coat of
mail, and the weight of the coat, was 5000 shekels of
bronze. And he had bronze armor on his
legs and bronze Javelin between his shoulders.
Now, the staff of his Spirit was like a Weaver's beam and his
iron spear had weighed 600 shekels and a shield Bearer went
before him. So some facts about Goliath is
he was about nine and a half feet tall some depending on
which Cuba to use to the Hebrew. Cubit is about 22 inches and
sometimes Egyptian Cubit was a little bit longer, but if you
even take the 22 inches and multiply that times, the amount
of qubits, he was anywhere from nine and a half feet to 11 feet
tall. That's what the Bible says.
Now this area back here in the back the ceiling right here
somewhere about Prop 8 and a half feet tall.
This may be somewhere in the neighborhood of about 12 feet
tall so that gives you a little bit of an idea.
How large this man was His armor weighed about 125 pounds.
The head of his spear weight, 15 pounds.
Just the head of a spear. As probably certainly one of the
best fighters, the Philistines had one Scholars are several
Scholars mentioned that somewhere in the neighborhood of
250 pounds is what all the armor of Goliath Wade.
Well, some of us aren't even 250 pounds and try to carry someone
else with the weighs 250 pounds would certainly be a burden, the
Bible describes Goliath as an undefeatable Warrior.
His size is almost twice, the size of some of the of the
Israelites. It would certainly take a strong
man to carry all that armor into battle and he was, I guess
considered probably the Ultimate Warrior.
So now Gap, Goliath challenges, Israel and verses 8 through 11,
then he stood and carried out to the armies of Israel and said to
them. Why have you come out to line up
for battle? Am I not a Philistine and you
the Servants of Saul choose a man for yourselves and let him
come down to me? If he is able to fight with me
and kill me, then we will be your servants but if I Prevail
against him and kill him, then you shall be our servants.
And serve us. And the Philistine said I defy
the armies of Israel, this day. Give me a man that we may fight
together. So here's Israel's reaction in
verse 11. When Saul and all Israel heard
these words of the Philistine. They were dismayed and greatly
afraid. So you know, Saul's looking at
this and probably all those those soldiers were looking at
this man and going like there's no way I can beat this guy.
Who's going to step up? Apparently, no one and we'll
find out a little bit more about that.
Up until this point all the armies of Kings King Saul, there
was one man that would step up to the challenge of Goliath
certainly what went through their mind.
If I step out there and try to fight this guy that's going to
be instant death for me. it says, now David was the son of
the affright of Bethlehem Judah, whose name was Jesse who had
eight Sons And the man was old advanced in years in the, in the
days of Soul, the three oldest sons of Jesse had gone to follow
Saul to the battle, the names of his three sons, who went to the
battle, where he lie about the firstborn next, to him abinadab
and the third Shema, David was the youngest and the three
oldest followed Saul. But David occasionally went and
returned from Saul to feed his father's sheep and Bethlehem.
And the Philistines Drew near and presented himself, 40 days
morning and evening. So we see here that this
taunting of the army of Israel had been going on for 40 days
now. It would seem that one side, one
side, or the other would get tired of this day after day
after day, the same thing happening and maybe some would
walk away, but you don't walk away in battle if you do.
You're called a coward and nobody was going to do this.
There's probably all kinds of you know, you're the leader of
people and and and you don't want to walk away and look like
and a coward and be called a coward.
So wild Goliath was challenging, the army of Saul every day.
For 40 days, David was home tending.
His father's sheep and verse 17, then Jesse said to his son,
David. Take now for your brothers and
ephah of this dried grain and these 10 Loaves and run to your
brothers at the camp and carry these 10 cheeses to the captain
of their thousands and see how your brother's fair and bring
back news of them now. Saul and they all and they and
all the men of Israel were in the valley of elah fighting with
the Philistines. So David Rose early in the
morning, left his sheep with a keeper and took the things and
went to Jesse went as Jesse had commanded him and he came to the
camp. As the Army, was going out to
the fight and shouting for the battle for Israel, and the
Philistines had drawn up in battle array Army against Army.
Now, apparently, it seems as maybe they would spend the
evenings up on the hillside and maybe, then during the day, they
would come down down into the valley and stand in front of
each other across. From each other and then they
would be taunted by Goliath saying, send somebody out here
to fight me, send somebody out here to fight me so they had
drawn up in battle array Army against Army.
It says, and David left his supplies.
In the hand of the supply keeper ran to the Army and came and
greeted his brothers. Then his he talked with them.
There was the champion. The Philistine of gath Goliath
by name coming up from the armies of the Philistines and he
spoke according to the same word.
So David heard them and all the men here is real when they saw
the man fled from him and murder dreadfully afraid.
So, the men of Israel said, have you seen this man who has come
up? Surely he's come up to defy,
Israel, and it shall be, that the man who kills him, the king
will enrich with great riches, will give him his daughter and
give his father's house exemption from taxes in Israel.
So, David spoke to the men who stood by him saying, what shall
be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away.
The reproach from Israel. For who is this uncircumcised
Philistine that he should defy the armies of the Living?
God? Here's really where somebody's
got their mind in the right place and everyone else has got
their mind in the wrong place. Dave is basically saying who
does he think he is defined the armies of the Living God?
Because David knew where his strength lied.
And the people answered him in this manner saying, so shall it
be done for that? The man who kills him?
Now David's Brothers question what he's really doing and verse
28. Now he lie about his oldest
brother heard when he spoke to the men and he lives anger was
aroused against David and said why did you come down here and
with whom have you left? Those few sheep in the
wilderness. I know your pride and the
insolence of your heart, for you've come down to C the
battle. In other words, you just want to
be a spectator. You don't want to be a
participant, you're just talking big.
Who do you think you are? You need to go back there and
take care of Sheep. What's your responsibility and
leave the battle up to us, as kind of what reliable same.
And David said, what have I done?
What have I done now? Is there not a cause or nose?
Is there not a purpose for me being here?
First of all, I was told by my father, to bring supplies here
and to see how you folks were doing down here, how the battle
was going. And if you guys were okay, is
there not a Cause Then he turned from him, toward another and
said, the same thing in these people answered him as the first
ones did. So Saul hears about this in
Psalms hymns for David. Now, when the words of David
spoke, which David spoke were heard there, he reported them to
Saul and he sent for him then David said to Saul that no man's
heart failed because of him. Your servant will go and fight
this philistine. And Saul said to David, you are
not able to go against the Philistine to fight with him,
you for your Youth and he a man of war from his youth, David
coming up there, he wasn't on the battlefield lot lines.
He wasn't up there in his armor and all this.
All the rest of the Israel's were in.
There are mobile armor and their their battle array.
And so were the Philistines and David comes up there and
basically saw saying you're just a young Man, small in stature.
How in the world? Do you think you can go up
against this? Great warrior.
This man has been a warrior since his youth.
So David now defends the ability of God.
But David said to Saul your servant used to keep his
father's sheep and want a lion or a bear came and took a lamb
out of the flock. I went out after it and struck
it and delivered the lamb from its mouth.
And when it arose against me, I caught it by his beard and
struck it and killed it. Your servant has killed both
line and bear. And this uncircumcised
Philistine will be like one of them.
Scene has defiled, the scene, he has defiled.
The Armies of the Living, God? again, here's that statement
again by David Moreover David said, the Lord, who delivered me
from the Paw of the lion and from the Paw of the bear, he
will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine and Saul said to
David go and the Lord be with you.
I want to notice something that came to mind here for me.
Anyway. Saul has now put all of his
faith in winning this battle in this young man.
He has all his his army there and they have all their armor
and all their swords, and all their Spears and all their
Shields and everything else. But now this young man comes up,
that's a shepherd. And Saul is now putting his
faith in this young man. If he loses this battle, they
will serve the Philistines. But I think Saul came to
realization because he's been thinking in one way.
David is thinking a different way that he has God's blessing
in this battle and Saul, I believe recognizes that now, So
David prepares for battle in verse 38.
So Salk load David with his armor and he put a bronze helmet
on his head. He also closed him with a coat
of mail David fasten his sword to his armor and tried to walk
for. He had not tested them and David
said to Saul, I can't wear I cannot walk with these for I
have not tested them so David took them off.
So, no doubt Saul's armor was the best armor.
I mean, you, you want to protect the king?
And the king is the one that's in charge.
I would think the king would have the best armor of any of
his Warriors and this is what Saul wants David to wear.
But David can't even put this stuff on and do what he needs to
do. We can't be nimble.
He can't be fast and and take on this giant of a, man with this.
So he takes off all of this protection.
Then he took his staff in his hand and he chose for himself
five, smooth stones from the brook and put them in a
shepherd's bag and a pouch, which he had.
And his sling was in his hand. and he drew near to the
Philistine, so the Philistine came and began Drawing Near to
David and The Man Who Bore The Shield went before him That
that's not before David, that's before the Philistine.
And when the Philistine looked about and saw David, he
disdained him for, he was only a youth Ruddy and good looking I'm
sure the Goliath was really quite surprised that Saul would
send this young man with no armor on out to do battle with
him. If you're going to fight a
battle like this, you would think Saul would send the very
best soldier with all his armor with all his weapons as and and
to Goliath it, probably seemed like it just a waste of time.
So he goes on to say. So the Philistine said today of
David am I a dog? That you would come to me with
sticks. And the Philistine cursed David
by his gods, and the Philistine said to David come, come to me
and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and the
beasts of the field. Then David said, to the
Philistine, you come to me with a sword.
With a spear and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of
the Lord of hosts, the god of the armies of Israel, whom you
have defied This day, the Lord will deliver you into my hand
and I will strike you and take your head from you.
And this day, I will give the carcasses of the camp of the
Philistines to the birds of the air and the wild beasts of the
earth that all the Earth. May know that there is a God in
Israel. Then all this assembly shall
know that the Lord does not say. This does not say The Sword.
And the spear with sword and spear for the battle is the
Lord's and he will go, and he will give you into our hands.
So, he tells this philistine. It really doesn't matter what
you have. It really doesn't make any
difference. What you have, how much armor
you have? How many weapons you have?
I am here in the name of God. The Lord of Israel.
And we and I will take you today and kill you basically, is what
he's saying. David knew his power.
Came from God and was not the least worried about the outcome.
He knew where he gained his strength.
It was God God was on his side regardless of the weapons that
Goliath had and regardless even what David had with him.
Being a Shepherd, David knew how to use a sling.
He probably spent many hours out there just watching the Sheep.
You know, this isn't a 24-hour day even though you got to be
there 24 hours a day, if you want to say that.
But you don't have to be busy all the time watching sheep, eat
grass, so he had probably plenty of time to use this sling and
know how to use it to ward off the the, the things that would
be danger to the ship to the flock.
One thing, the leader in war wants to do is he wants to never
do as underestimate the enemy and Goliath stood there.
With all these armor with a sword with a shield with all
this in his hand and David stood before before him was simply a
staff and a sling and and five stones, but David had god with
him. So it was when the Philistine
arose and came and Drew near to David.
The David hurried and ran toward the Army to meet the Philistine.
Then David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone and he
slung it and struck Philistine in his forehead so that the
stone sank into his forehead. And he fell on his face to the
Earth. So David prevailed over the
Philistine with a sling and a stone and struck the Philistine
and killed him, but there was no sword in the hand of David.
Therefore David ran and stood over the Philistine, took his
sword and Drew it out of its sheath and killed him and cut
off his head with it. You know, even before.
The stone left, the sling of David God's plan.
And God's power was in that stone with David.
God guided that stone I believe and made sure it hit the spot
exactly where God wanted it to go and that was right in the
middle of his forehead and it sank deep into his head, the
power of God was in that stone because God knew what was going
to be the outcome. And David knew God had the power
to do, what, what God wanted and that was at this Philistine be
put to death. And the Philistines saw that
their Champion was dead, they fled now the men of Israel and
Judah arose and shouted and pursued the Philistines.
As far as the entrance of the valley and to the gates of
ekron, and the wounded of the Philistines fell along the road
to share him, even as far as gath and ekron, then the
children of Israel returned from chasing the Philistines and they
plundered their tents and David took the head of the Philistine
and brought it to Jerusalem. But he put his armor in his
tent. So what is the lesson for us?
One of the things that we can gather from this is better to
trust in God, rather than men the Israel, it's Israelites had
grown tired of God's style of leadership, and they wanted a
King instead of judges to rule over them.
So, so God gave them King Saul. The problem was the earth
Israelites put their trust in King Saul and not in God Saul
was everything that Israelites wanted.
Saul from what I understand was was a big man, but eventually a
bigger man comes along and a bigger man, showed up solve
failed here in the story of David and Goliath Saul.
And his army were putting their faith in man rather than God,
they were putting their trust in King Saul.
Instead of God, David comes along and has total faith in God
is able to accomplish in a few minutes.
What's all had been dealing with for 40 days?
Notice Psalm 118 in verses 8, through 9, it is better to trust
in the Lord than to put confidence in men, it is better
to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes.
That's what the problem was as they had put their trust in
Saul. Number two, it's better to trust
God's methods, rather than man's David rejected.
Saul's armor and used nothing but a sling and a staff, and God
wanted Israel to see that the people must trust in him and not
big men. Now, if David had put on all
this armor and went out there and fought this battle, they
were thought, well, he was lucky.
The God made sure that he the David had the least of what he
needed, but had the most power and what that was and that is
just a simple sling and a stone. So they must trust God's methods
and not man's method. Some people today put too much
trust in men. Big men are big, preachers, big
churches megachurches. If you want us all to say Paul
said in in the Corinthians. First Corinthians 11:13 11
through 1st Corinthians 1 11 through 13 for.
It has been declared to me concerning you my brethren by
those of Chloe's house that there are contentions among you.
Now, I say this, that each of you says, I am Paul, or I am of
Apollo's or I am of cephas, or I am of Christ is Christ.
Divided was Paul crucified for you, or were you baptized in the
name of Paul? See some follow these
charismatic preachers. He's charismatic charismatic
churches because it's what they like, it's what they want.
We're not baptized into them. We're not baptized into
charismatic, preachers or men were baptized into Christ.
Our loyalty is to Christ just as David's loyalty was to God and
Saul had forgotten that number three.
It's better to trust God's method in our service to God
after David hit Goliath with the stone.
First Samuel 17 and 50 says, but there was no sword in this hand
in the hand of David. This David really, this real
statement really kind of Wondered why?
It was said again because we already knew that, that when
David was putting all the Saul's armor on that, he left it there.
And all he took him with him, was a staff sling, and five
Stones. So, we already knew that David
didn't have a sword with him. So, why would a man go into
battle? If he didn't really need
something, you'd be just taking extra stuff that you weren't
going to use it. Be extra cumbersome to you, but
see God already knew what was going to happen.
That he would need a sword and a sword to be provided.
The sword from Goliath that was already there.
All in all, it happened is David slew him, David knew the outcome
and this battle before he stepped onto the field.
So the point is the David used. An unconventional weapon when
everyone else was looking at him wondering why he isn't using the
conventional weapon and armor of the day.
He used the weapon. The God wanted him to use not
man's or Saul's wisdom and weapons.
He put his trust in God and not man, we can't put our trust in
the Conventional Weapons that the world has today, that
attracts people such as the entertainment of the big mega
churches human, philosophies human achievements and so on.
These things certainly attract large audiences and worldly
minded people to worldly-minded religions that will make them
feel good but those things are not going to save us.
Second Corinthians, 10 verses 3 through 5 for though, we walk in
the flesh. We do not war, according to the
flesh for the weapons of our Warfare are not carnal, But
Mighty in God, for pulling down of strongholds, casting down
arguments and every High thing that exalts itself against the
knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to The
Obedience of Christ. So what is the weapon God wants
us to use the weapon that we should always use and put our
trust in is the word of God. It's the gospel of Christ that
we can always put trust in the same lessons that were taught
years and years and years and centuries ago are still the same
lessons and still the same truth today and we can always put our
trust in that that it will always be the same.
The word does not change the word of God does not change and
we can trust it. The weapons of man cannot be
trusted because someone always seem to come up with a better
weapon but there's no better weapon than the word of God and
the gospel of Christ because it is the power of God unto
salvation. Romans 1 over 6.
We are saved through the gospel if we hold fast to it.
First Corinthians 15 verses 1 and 2.
We are born again through the Living Word.
And First Peter 1 verse 23, the gospel sets us free, Romans 6,
and verses 17 and 18. The gospel equips us for every
good work. Second Timothy 3 and verses 16
and 17. The gospel is our weapon.
Ephesians 6 and verse 17. The gospel is simply the simple
sling and a stone that we use against all the evil things and
spiritual Giants in this world and all day.
Needed was trusting in God and that's all the same that we need
today is trusting Our God. The role will tell you that you
need more than the simple gospel of Christ.
They will ridicule for, for using it only but look, what
David did when he trusted in God and not man.
You may be made fun of you may be ridiculed for living the
Christian Life. David was ridiculed for standing
there before Goliath was with a simple sling and stove, the
Goliath just made fun of me, you may be made fun of in your
Christian Living your Christian Life.
First Corinthians, 12 verse 18, for the message of the Cross, is
foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are
being saved, it is the power of God first Corinthians 1 verse 25
because the foolishness of God is weaker than men.
The weakness of God is stronger than men.
See Israel's Faith was in Saul. The king, they always wanted to
and looked up to but Saul had lost favor with God and David
was the to be the next king of Israel.
Because King Saul couldn't save Israel.
He didn't have God's support behind him anymore, it was David
and only, God could do that. God used an armless youth with
unconventional weapons and what seemed to be foolish.
Weapons to defeat a giant Philistine for the purpose of
letting all of Israel know that God is the one that they should
trust in. Not man, it was for that
purpose. That the directing of Israel's
Faith was to be directed back to God.
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