DAVID VERSUS GOLIATH

PROCLAMATION

“And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth.”  1 Samuel 17:49 (KJV)

 

EXPLANATION

These words were written under the influence of The Holy Spirit of God by the prophet Samuel.  When the Philistines gathered their forces for war against the Israelites, Saul assembled his men and camped in the valley of Elah.  The Philistines were on one side of a mountain and the Israelites were on the other side of a mountain, with the valley of Elah between them.  The Philistine champion Goliath, a giant of a man from Gath, stood and shouted challenges and insults to the Israelites.  He did this every morning and evening for forty days. (1 Samuel 17:4-16)  David came to the Israelite camp to bring his brothers some bread and he heard Goliath defying Israel.  Seeing that the Israelites were afraid and fled whenever Goliath appeared, David said that he would kill him. (1 Samuel 17:23-32)  Saul told David that he was a boy and was not prepared to fight Goliath.  David told Saul that he had fought and killed a lion and a bear while tending to his father’s sheep. (1 Samuel 17:33-37)  Saul put his armor on David but he refused to wear it.  He took his staff and his sling and five smooth stones and went to face Goliath. (1 Samuel 17:38-40)  David said to Goliath, “… I come against you in the name of The Lord Almighty, The God of the armies of Israel whom you defied.  This day The Lord will deliver you into my hands …” (1 Samuel 17:45-46)  David defeated Goliath with a sling, then he took Goliath’s sword and cut off his head. (1 Samuel 17:48-51)

 

APPLICATION

With the help of The Lord God we can face and defeat whatever our Goliaths happen to be.  Before that can happen, we have to first believe in Him and have faith in Him.  If we have faith the size of a mustard seed we can move large trees (Luke 17:6) and mountains. (Matthew 17:20)  With God’s help, all things are possible if we only believe. (Mark 10:27)  Our God is bigger that any of our problems.