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Part Five: David & Goliath

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For as through the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the One the many will be made righteous.
— Romans 5:19 (ESV)

If you recall, David had spent his time as a shepherd honing his skill as a musician and psalmist. It was this skill that woud allow him to be brought before Saul. Saul's servants suggested that they find a musician to play and comfort him. One of Saul's men heard of David's skill so they arranged for David to be brought before him. When Saul was being tormented David would play and it would calm him and bring him peace.

Though David entered into Saul's service it appears that he returned to his father Jesse at some point. Perhaps, David returned to his father when his older brothers followed Saul into war.


The Threat.

The Israelites were facing the army of the Philistines. On one side of the mountains are the Israelites and on the other the Philistines. There is a valley between separating the armies. For forty days, morning and evening, the Philistine's champion Goliath came out and challenged the Israelite army.

Jesse sends David to deliver food and supplies to his older brothers who are enlisted in Saul's army. When David hears Goliath's threats and is outraged and begins to speak out.


The King's Armor.

31 When the words that David spoke were heard, they repeated them before Saul, and he sent for him. 32 And David said to Saul, “Let no man's heart fail because of him. Your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.” 33 And Saul said to David, “You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him, for you are but a youth, and he has been a man of war from his youth.” 34 But David said to Saul, “Your servant used to keep sheep for his father. And when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb from the flock, 35 I went after him and struck him and delivered it out of his mouth. And if he arose against me, I caught him by his beard and struck him and killed him. 36 Your servant has struck down both lions and bears, and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.” 37 And David said, “The Lord who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” And Saul said to David, “Go, and the Lord be with you!
1 Samuel 17:31-37 (ESV)

David has been in a different kind of training up until this point. David has been training to spend time with God. To spend time in solitude in prayer and worship. But he has also was training to be a man of action.

When David faced the bear and the lion he knows it was the Lord that equipped and enabled him to defeat them. David's confidence is coming from a place of deep trust. He has been here before. He has walked with God and has seen firsthand the power of God's hand on his life.

38 Then Saul clothed David with his armor. He put a helmet of bronze on his head and clothed him with a coat of mail, 39 and David strapped his sword over his armor. And he tried in vain to go, for he had not tested them. Then David said to Saul, “I cannot go with these, for I have not tested them.” So David put them off. 40 Then he took his staff in his hand and chose five smooth stones from the brook and put them in his shepherd's pouch. His sling was in his hand, and he approached the Philistine.
1 Samuel 17:38-40 (ESV)

Saul tries his best to protect David. When David entered Saul's service the text tells us that Saul loved David. But notice, neither Saul nor David's brothers offer to go out and fight Goliath in place of him! The men that looked the part and stood head and shoulders above all, stood by and allowed David to fight.

David doesn't use Saul's armor. It's unfamiliar to him. He doesn't go in to a battle in an untested way. His experience so far has been to trust in the Lord and to use the simple weapons that he's known.


The Battle.

41 And the Philistine moved forward and came near to David, with his shield-bearer in front of him. 42 And when the Philistine looked and saw David, he disdained him, for he was but a youth, ruddy and handsome in appearance. 43 And the Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. 44 The Philistine said to David, “Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and to the beasts of the field.” 45 Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword and 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. 46 This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you down and cut off your head. And I will give the dead bodies of the host of the Philistines this day to the birds of the air and to the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel, 47 and that all this assembly may know that the Lord saves not with sword and spear. For the battle is the Lord's, and he will give you into our hand.”
1 Samuel 17:41-47 (ESV)

David doesn't have a sword but he tells Goliath that he is going behead him!

48 When the Philistine arose and came and drew near to meet David, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet the Philistine. 49 And David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone and slung it and struck the Philistine on his forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the ground.
50 So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and struck the Philistine and killed him. There was no sword in the hand of David. 51 Then David ran and stood over the Philistine and took his sword and drew it out of its sheath and killed him and cut off his head with it. When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled. 52 And the men of Israel and Judah rose with a shout and pursued the Philistines as far as Gath[a] and the gates of Ekron, so that the wounded Philistines fell on the way from Shaaraim as far as Gath and Ekron. 53 And the people of Israel came back from chasing the Philistines, and they plundered their camp. 54 And David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem, but he put his armor in his tent.
1 Samuel 17:48-58 (ESV)


A Moral Tale.

This story is a testament to a faithful servant and the faithfulness of God. David does not go out to face Goliath on a whim. He has been equipped and empowered by God's spirit. It is the Spirit of God within him that causes him to rise up, without fear, to face the enemy of God's people.

The term David vs Goliath has come to represent the small, unlikely protagonist taking on a seemingly insurmountable situation. The common literary interpretation of the story of David and Goliath is that, with God on your side, victory is yours. And a lot of motivational sermons and talks have used this story to build on themes such as “The Champion in You” or “Slaying the Giant in Your Life.”

This story often has been reduced to a simple Sunday School moral tale. We can read ourselves into this story and make Goliath represent the giants in our lives. We read it and say “I can do all things through Christ.” We read this story and place ourselves in David's shoes.

And we can certainly take inspiration from this story. There are giants and obstacles that we all must face. This side of eternity we will continually face challenges much bigger than ourselves. But if we look at David as a forerunner to Christ this story takes on a whole new meaning.


Christus Victor.

The Apostle Paul writes in his letter to the Romans that “all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.” We read that the wages of our sin is death and that sin drove a wedge and created a valley between God and man.

Like David, Jesus took the field of battle and saw the giant of sin and death that separated us from God. When David stood victorious all of Israel participated in the victory. David’s victory was their victory! So it is with Jesus and His victory on the cross.

The work of the cross has bridged the divide that existed between God and man. Because of Christ we can now stand before the Father.

As our opening text states "For as through the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the One the many will be made righteous." Romans 5:19

So what if we read this story another way? What if, instead of placing ourselves in David's shoes we begin to identify with Saul, with Eliab, with the Israelites that stood utterly helpless on the sidelines?

What if instead of reading ourselves as the hero of the story we see David's victory as a prophetic foreshadowing of Christ's victory?

Seeing Christ as our victor does not mean we will not face our own giants. But again, because of Christ's victory we can all be victorious! Friends the good news is that we do not have to fight for victory. Because of the work of our savior we fight from a place of victory.


Prayer.

Lord Jesus, We are thankful for the work of the cross. Because of You we can now stand before The Father and live empowered by Your Holy Spirit.


Artwork: David and Goliath by Guillaime Courtois

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For as through the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the One the many will be made righteous.
— Romans 5:19 (ESV)

If you recall, David had spent his time as a shepherd honing his skill as a musician and psalmist. It was this skill that woud allow him to be brought before Saul. Saul's servants suggested that they find a musician to play and comfort him. One of Saul's men heard of David's skill so they arranged for David to be brought before him. When Saul was being tormented David would play and it would calm him and bring him peace.

Though David entered into Saul's service it appears that he returned to his father Jesse at some point. Perhaps, David returned to his father when his older brothers followed Saul into war.


The Threat.

The Israelites were facing the army of the Philistines. On one side of the mountains are the Israelites and on the other the Philistines. There is a valley between separating the armies. For forty days, morning and evening, the Philistine's champion Goliath came out and challenged the Israelite army.

Jesse sends David to deliver food and supplies to his older brothers who are enlisted in Saul's army. When David hears Goliath's threats and is outraged and begins to speak out.


The King's Armor.

31 When the words that David spoke were heard, they repeated them before Saul, and he sent for him. 32 And David said to Saul, “Let no man's heart fail because of him. Your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.” 33 And Saul said to David, “You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him, for you are but a youth, and he has been a man of war from his youth.” 34 But David said to Saul, “Your servant used to keep sheep for his father. And when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb from the flock, 35 I went after him and struck him and delivered it out of his mouth. And if he arose against me, I caught him by his beard and struck him and killed him. 36 Your servant has struck down both lions and bears, and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.” 37 And David said, “The Lord who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” And Saul said to David, “Go, and the Lord be with you!
1 Samuel 17:31-37 (ESV)

David has been in a different kind of training up until this point. David has been training to spend time with God. To spend time in solitude in prayer and worship. But he has also was training to be a man of action.

When David faced the bear and the lion he knows it was the Lord that equipped and enabled him to defeat them. David's confidence is coming from a place of deep trust. He has been here before. He has walked with God and has seen firsthand the power of God's hand on his life.

38 Then Saul clothed David with his armor. He put a helmet of bronze on his head and clothed him with a coat of mail, 39 and David strapped his sword over his armor. And he tried in vain to go, for he had not tested them. Then David said to Saul, “I cannot go with these, for I have not tested them.” So David put them off. 40 Then he took his staff in his hand and chose five smooth stones from the brook and put them in his shepherd's pouch. His sling was in his hand, and he approached the Philistine.
1 Samuel 17:38-40 (ESV)

Saul tries his best to protect David. When David entered Saul's service the text tells us that Saul loved David. But notice, neither Saul nor David's brothers offer to go out and fight Goliath in place of him! The men that looked the part and stood head and shoulders above all, stood by and allowed David to fight.

David doesn't use Saul's armor. It's unfamiliar to him. He doesn't go in to a battle in an untested way. His experience so far has been to trust in the Lord and to use the simple weapons that he's known.


The Battle.

41 And the Philistine moved forward and came near to David, with his shield-bearer in front of him. 42 And when the Philistine looked and saw David, he disdained him, for he was but a youth, ruddy and handsome in appearance. 43 And the Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. 44 The Philistine said to David, “Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and to the beasts of the field.” 45 Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword and 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. 46 This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you down and cut off your head. And I will give the dead bodies of the host of the Philistines this day to the birds of the air and to the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel, 47 and that all this assembly may know that the Lord saves not with sword and spear. For the battle is the Lord's, and he will give you into our hand.”
1 Samuel 17:41-47 (ESV)

David doesn't have a sword but he tells Goliath that he is going behead him!

48 When the Philistine arose and came and drew near to meet David, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet the Philistine. 49 And David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone and slung it and struck the Philistine on his forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the ground.
50 So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and struck the Philistine and killed him. There was no sword in the hand of David. 51 Then David ran and stood over the Philistine and took his sword and drew it out of its sheath and killed him and cut off his head with it. When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled. 52 And the men of Israel and Judah rose with a shout and pursued the Philistines as far as Gath[a] and the gates of Ekron, so that the wounded Philistines fell on the way from Shaaraim as far as Gath and Ekron. 53 And the people of Israel came back from chasing the Philistines, and they plundered their camp. 54 And David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem, but he put his armor in his tent.
1 Samuel 17:48-58 (ESV)


A Moral Tale.

This story is a testament to a faithful servant and the faithfulness of God. David does not go out to face Goliath on a whim. He has been equipped and empowered by God's spirit. It is the Spirit of God within him that causes him to rise up, without fear, to face the enemy of God's people.

The term David vs Goliath has come to represent the small, unlikely protagonist taking on a seemingly insurmountable situation. The common literary interpretation of the story of David and Goliath is that, with God on your side, victory is yours. And a lot of motivational sermons and talks have used this story to build on themes such as “The Champion in You” or “Slaying the Giant in Your Life.”

This story often has been reduced to a simple Sunday School moral tale. We can read ourselves into this story and make Goliath represent the giants in our lives. We read it and say “I can do all things through Christ.” We read this story and place ourselves in David's shoes.

And we can certainly take inspiration from this story. There are giants and obstacles that we all must face. This side of eternity we will continually face challenges much bigger than ourselves. But if we look at David as a forerunner to Christ this story takes on a whole new meaning.


Christus Victor.

The Apostle Paul writes in his letter to the Romans that “all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.” We read that the wages of our sin is death and that sin drove a wedge and created a valley between God and man.

Like David, Jesus took the field of battle and saw the giant of sin and death that separated us from God. When David stood victorious all of Israel participated in the victory. David’s victory was their victory! So it is with Jesus and His victory on the cross.

The work of the cross has bridged the divide that existed between God and man. Because of Christ we can now stand before the Father.

As our opening text states "For as through the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the One the many will be made righteous." Romans 5:19

So what if we read this story another way? What if, instead of placing ourselves in David's shoes we begin to identify with Saul, with Eliab, with the Israelites that stood utterly helpless on the sidelines?

What if instead of reading ourselves as the hero of the story we see David's victory as a prophetic foreshadowing of Christ's victory?

Seeing Christ as our victor does not mean we will not face our own giants. But again, because of Christ's victory we can all be victorious! Friends the good news is that we do not have to fight for victory. Because of the work of our savior we fight from a place of victory.


Prayer.

Lord Jesus, We are thankful for the work of the cross. Because of You we can now stand before The Father and live empowered by Your Holy Spirit.


Artwork: David and Goliath by Guillaime Courtois

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