David & Goliath (Part 2)
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Do you see a spiritual significance in vv. 1-3?
Satan will always try his best to drag you down into the valley.
The valley blocks the sun for a larger portion of the day and causes you to remain in darkness.
The mountains block the wind of God so that you only get a portion of what is available to you.
The valley has a tendency to drag your feelings down with your body.
Greater opportunities for fear, doubt, anxiety, depression, worry, and a host of other things.
Who do you think Goliath represents?
He represents Satan:
His Measure
4 And a champion went out from the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, from Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.
5 He had a bronze helmet on his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail, and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of bronze.
6 And he had bronze armor on his legs and a bronze javelin between his shoulders.
7 Now the staff of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and his iron spearhead weighed six hundred shekels; and a shield-bearer went before him.
Have you ever noticed all of those sixes before.
He is six cubits and a span high.
In verses 5-6, he has six pieces of armor.
His spearhead weighs 600 shekels.
His Might
4 And a champion went out from the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, from Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.
He was the champion of the enemy, just as Satan is the champion of evil.
12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
His Manner
10 And the Philistine said, “I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.”
He was cruel, ugly, and mean. He taunted Israel with his words. He was as vile a creature as you could imagine.
His Motive
10 And the Philistine said, “I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.”
He was against all things Godly. He despised them because of God.
Who do you think David represents?
He represents Jesus:
The Sanctified One
13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel arose and went to Ramah.
God had sanctified David and chosen him as the next king of Israel. It says the Holy Spirit came upon him that day and remained with him from that day forward.
Jesus did everything in the will of God and worked perfectly with the Holy Spirit as He went through this life.
The Sent One
17 Then Jesse said to his son David, “Take now for your brothers an ephah of this dried grain and these ten loaves, and run to your brothers at the camp.
David was sent by his father with bread for the brethren. Jesus was sent by His Father with bread for the brethren.
35 And Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.
The Scorned One
28 Now Eliab his oldest brother heard when he spoke to the men; and Eliab’s anger was aroused against David, and he said, “Why did you come down here? And with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and the insolence of your heart, for you have come down to see the battle.”
29 And David said, “What have I done now? Is there not a cause?”
30 Then he turned from him toward another and said the same thing; and these people answered him as the first ones did.
David came to do only that which he was sent to do. He was not trying to be nosy. He was not trying to involve himself in things that did not pertain to him. He was simply being obedient. His brothers, and even Saul, did not receive him when he came. They all tried to get him to go home. But somebody had to stop this big, bad bully from defying God the way he was.
3 He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.
11 He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.
The Saving One
It was David alone who went out to defeat this giant that day. Jesus alone went to Calvary and defeated Satan for all of us. David spared so many lives by his willingness to fight the battle no one else was willing to fight. Jesus spared so many lives by His willingness to fight the battle no one else could fight.
How was David’s perspective different from that of all the other men? (vs. 32)
When all the other men looked at Goliath, they said “Look how much bigger he is than us!”
When David looked at Goliath, he said, “Look how much smaller he is than God.”
What significant decision does David make in vs. 39-40?
He proudly and bravely chose to fight this battle in his own way, a way that he knew to be effective.
We are constantly intrigued by the new thing, the new trend, the new book, the new opportunity, but effective Christian living comes by being consistent in the age-old, time-tested, and proven methods of prayer, Bible study, fasting, meditation, and other things of the like.
We don’t need to find a new way to approach God, or stay faithful to God. We need to become efficient in the old ways and simply put them into practice.
Nothing can prepare us for battle any more than the presence of God Himself.
Was their still a giant present in vs. 51?
Yes, but instead of being 10 feet tall, he was 10 feet long.
There is no giant to big for God to handle. He takes these giants who are far above our heads, and places them beneath our feet. That’s how big our God is.
What spiritual significance do we find in vs. 54?
He put Goliath’s armor in his tent. This served as a reminder of what God could do with a faithful servant.
What commemorative pieces can we hold onto as a reminder of what God has done for us? These things can serve as faith builders in times of lowliness.
Let us not forget what God has already done when looking at future needs. He has always been with us and He always will be.
