ON SLING SHOT WILL DO
PART IX
"I, David, the youngest son of Jesse, approached the giant Goliath here on the battle field in the Valley of Elah... The giant came closer to me as well.... He has been here with the Philistine army for a number of days already... During that time he had every day defied the Israeli army with his words... And every day the response of the Israeli army to his words was to run....Not one soldier had dared to stand up against this giant... This is, no doubt, because the Israeli army has forgotten they are the army of their God....And they have forgotten as well that this giant Goliath is nothing more than an uncircumcised Philistine....But I know....So God has given me the courage to come against this giant... He may well think that he will give my flesh to the birds and the beasts of the field today... But I know that my God will give me the victory today."...Please read the typed out attachment when you will learn that Goliath sees David is only a boy...
ATTACHMENT A PURPOSEFUL LIFE; OLD TESTAMENT STORIES
ONE SLING SHOT WILL DO
PART IX
When David, the youngest son of Jesse, approaches the giant Goliath, the giant comes closer to David and he is not impressed with David as you can read in 1 Samuel 17:41-44
Meanwhile, the Philistine with his shield bearer in front of him, kept coming closer to David. He looked David over and saw that he was only a boy, ruddy and handsome, and he despised him. He said to David, "Am I a dog that you come to me with sticks?" And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. "Come here," he said, "and I'll give your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field."
The giant Goliath looks at David with natural eyes but he does not realise that David does not rely on his own strength but relies on the strength of his God.
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