1 Sam. 17:31-40
When the words that David spoke were heard, they repeated them before Saul; and he sent for him. 32David said to Saul, ‘Let no one’s heart fail because of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.’ 33Saul said to David, ‘You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for you are just a boy, and he has been a warrior from his youth.’ 34But David said to Saul, ‘Your servant used to keep sheep for his father; and whenever a lion or a bear came, and took a lamb from the flock, 35I went after it and struck it down, rescuing the lamb from its mouth; and if it turned against me, I would catch it by the jaw, strike it down, and kill it. 36Your servant has killed both lions and bears; and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be like one of them, since he has defied the armies of the living God.’ 37David said, ‘The Lord, who saved me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, will save me from the hand of this Philistine.’ So Saul said to David, ‘Go, and may the Lord be with you!’
38 Saul clothed David with his armour; he put a bronze helmet on his head and clothed him with a coat of mail. 39David strapped Saul’s sword over the armour, and he tried in vain to walk, for he was not used to them. Then David said to Saul, ‘I cannot walk with these; for I am not used to them.’ So David removed them. 40Then he took his staff in his hand, and chose five smooth stones from the wadi, and put them in his shepherd’s bag, in the pouch; his sling was in his hand, and he drew near to the Philistine.
BLOG DISCUSSION QUESTION:So, David wrestled lions and bears?
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No, "The LORD" , saved me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear. David's God thoughts outnumbered his Goliath thoughts. All the armour Saul wanted to provided only weighed him down.
When facing our giants, we should let God guide us. He may direct us to do something as simple as "choosing five smooth stones". Later in 2 Samuel is a possible reason why David took "5" smooth stones from the wadi.
This is the David that people like to read about....strong and powerful even at his young age...rescuing a lamb from the lion's mouth and catching it by the jaw and striking it down and killing it is "no sissies" job! Even so, if it were me...Goliath would seem even bigger! Stones and a slingshot don't seem at all to be the proper arsenal! If we could ALL realize and trust the Power of God such as David did! Your question, Pastor Jerry, certainly is one to make me think that you have some sort of "unique answer"! Anxious to read your opinion!
No unique answer, guess that I didn't remember that David was a wrestler of beasts. I wonder if his brothers knew that he had tackled lions and bears....I wonder if his father knew it....would have they been so surprised to see him at the front of the battle if they had known. Makes me wonder what unknown talents and abilities lie in the hearts and lives of the people of our congregations.....maybe there are lion and bear wrestlers among us!
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