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May 12, 2021 · David and Goliath: analysis. The story of David overcoming Goliath is told in 1 Samuel chapter 17. And yet if we turn to 2 Samuel 21:19, we find something to surprise us: there it is told how Elhanan the son of Jaareoregim, a Bethlehemite, slew Goliath the Gittite.
May 14, 2024 · The Son – David’s Arrival. God’s answer to such a beast is a son. An unassuming son. An obedient son. The “beloved” (meaning of David). A rejected brother. David, the shepherd boy, arrives on the battle field to Goliath’s taunts, and is immediately horrified that the living God would be defied in this way.
- Seeing Jesus: David, Goliath, and The Bible’s Big Story
- Seeing Ourselves: David, Goliath, and Our Story
- Looking Forward: The ‘Not Yet’ Nature of David’s Victory
In 1 Samuel, God is transitioning his people from rule by chieftains to rule by kings, and raising up a monarch with whom he will make an eternal covenant (2 Sam. 7). Because that covenant line spills over outside of 1 Samuel, our interpretation should probably follow suit. And it turns out there are a number of clues in the text that invite a whol...
But our task is not yet complete. Having begun to see Jesus by following these textual clues and whole-Bible ideas, we can also begin to see ourselves. We can see ourselves in the Israelites, who are inspired by David’s victory to join in the fight and plunder (1 Sam. 17:52–53). Not only are we meant to be recipients of the great substitutionary wo...
We also see Jesus and ourselves in David’s story because, for neither David nor his greater Son, is life simply about victory. After David’s success, the story quickly shifts into an extended period of tension. The anointed king and champion is now despised and rejected, hunted unjustly by Saul. Many of David’s psalms become something of a template...
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- The Sons of God and Giant Nephilim (Genesis 6:1-4) The first mention of giants in the Bible is the Nephilim in Genesis 6:1-4. I have previously argued that the “sons of God” were spirit beings that mated with women and produced the Nephilim.
- Nephilim and Anakim in the Land of Canaan (Numbers 13:21-33) Numbers 13 is the key passage on giants in the land of Canaan. When Israel left Egypt and was in the wilderness seeking to enter the Promised Land, Moses sent 12 Israelite spies (one from each tribe) to Canaan.
- Moses Defeats Og of Bashan, One of the Last Rephaim (Deuteronomy 3) Israel was afraid of the giants in the land of Canaan, and it would have to be a later generation that dealt with the giants under Joshua’s leadership.
- Joshua and Caleb Drive Out the Anakim (Joshua 11; 14–15) Once Israel entered the land of Canaan under Joshua's leadership, they had to face the Anakim that the spies in Numbers 13 had feared 40 years prior.
Jan 4, 2022 · The story of David and Goliath (1 Samuel 17) is a factual account from biblical history that demonstrates how the Lord intercedes for His people. David was a shepherd, the youngest of the eight sons of Jesse of Bethlehem.
45 David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.
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Aug 3, 2024 · The story of David and Goliath in 1 Samuel 17 embodies a profound spiritual truth that resonates throughout the Bible: the idea that faith and divine support can empower individuals to overcome formidable challenges. David, a shepherd boy, represents humility and reliance on God, while Goliath embodies the arrogance and overwhelming strength of ...
