David and Goliath

According to the story, David openly trusted in God when he went to fight against Goliath the giant. But the question is, why did he pick up five stones, did he think he would miss? To understand why David fought against Goliath, we need to know what brought them on the battlefield. At that time the Philistines were at war with the Israelites and Goliath daily challenged the Israelite army to a winner-take-all dual. “Then champion came out from the armies of the Philistines named Goliath, from Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.” (1 Samuel 17:4) “ And he stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel, and said to them, “ Why do you come out to draw up in battle array? Am I not the Philistine and you servants of Saul? Choose a man for yourself and let him come down to me.” (1 Samuel 17:8) “ Again the Philistines said, “ I defy the ranks of Israel this day; give me a man that we may fight together.” (1 Samuel 17:10) For some reasons, none of the Israelite soldiers felt up to the challenge. “ When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and

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Much hung in the balance of his actions. But he did not leave everything to God. On the other hand, it is clear David did not just run out into the fight totally unprepared either. He picked up five stones, one for each of the Philistian brothers. According to the story, David was facing a challenge such as he would never faced before. The destiny of the army of Israel, indeed, the whole of Israel, was at jeopardy and he was going to either be the hero or the loser. And he discovered something very important to his decision to picking up five smooth stones, instead of only one. So why did he take up five stones? Even though David trusted in God, David also knew that to take on any challenge in life, even with God's help, he needed to be as well prepared as he could be. And what David found out was that Goliath had four brothers. 38-39) The next thing he does is removed the armor, take up the tools he is most comfortable with, and then heads to the nearest stream to pick up five smooth stones for battle. David knew there could be the possibility that when he killed Goliath, his four brothers might try to revenge him. First he tried on Saul's armor and hefted his sword, but they didn't fit.

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