"THE BATTLE"
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Proposition - As we conclude our study of 1 Samuel 17 we will learn about the battle that takes place between the Israelites and the Phlilistines. We will see: 1) the Israelite warrior is chosen, 2) the preparation for the battle, 3) the battle, and 4) the response to the battle.
Interrogative question - What is your reaction when you do not see the light at the end of the tunnel?
1. The warrior chosen for battle - vs. 31-37
1. The warrior chosen for battle - vs. 31-37
31 When the words which David spoke were heard, they told them to Saul, and he sent for him. 32 David said to Saul, “Let no man’s heart fail on account of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.” 33 Then Saul said to David, “You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for you are but a youth while he has been a warrior from his youth.”
In the previous what does David say?
In vs. 32 why do you think that David is so confident?
How did Saul respond to the tenacious response of David?
34 But David said to Saul, “Your servant was tending his father’s sheep. When a lion or a bear came and took a lamb from the flock, 35 I went out after him and attacked him, and rescued it from his mouth; and when he rose up against me, I seized him by his beard and struck him and killed him. 36 “Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear; and this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, since he has taunted the armies of the living God.” 37 And David said, “The Lord who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, He will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” And Saul said to David, “Go, and may the Lord be with you.”
How did David respond to Saul’s fear?
Example - Lion
Example - Bear
What is the Philistine accused of doing in verse 36?
How confident are you in the Lord? (what does your life say about your confidence in the Lord)
2. The preparation for the battle - vs. 38-40
2. The preparation for the battle - vs. 38-40
38 Then Saul clothed David with his garments and put a bronze helmet on his head, and he clothed him with armor. 39 David girded his sword over his armor and tried to walk, for he had not tested them. So David said to Saul, “I cannot go with these, for I have not tested them.” And David took them off. 40 He took his stick in his hand and chose for himself five smooth stones from the brook, and put them in the shepherd’s bag which he had, even in his pouch, and his sling was in his hand; and he approached the Philistine.
What does Saul do?
What do you think David’s face was like as he was covered with Saul’s armor?
How did David react with all of the armor on?
What does David do in vs. 40? (why do you think that he responded this way)
3. The battle is on - vs. 41-51
3. The battle is on - vs. 41-51
41 Then the Philistine came on and approached David, with the shield-bearer in front of him. 42 When the Philistine looked and saw David, he disdained him; for he was but a youth, and ruddy, with a handsome appearance. 43 The Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. 44 The Philistine also said to David, “Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the sky and the beasts of the field.”
What do you think the Philistine looked like when he came out?
What was his reaction to David? (what do you think David looked like)
How does the Philistine respond to what he sees?
45 Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, a spear, and a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have taunted. 46 “This day the Lord will deliver you up into my hands, and I will strike you down and remove your head from you. And I will give the dead bodies of the army of the Philistines this day to the birds of the sky and the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel, 47 and that all this assembly may know that the Lord does not deliver by sword or by spear; for the battle is the Lord’s and He will give you into our hands.”
Why do you think David responded this way? (vs. 45-46)
How did David have such confidence in the Lord?
48 Then it happened when the Philistine rose and came and drew near to meet David, that David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet the Philistine. 49 And David put his hand into his bag and took from it a stone and slung it, and struck the Philistine on his forehead. And the stone sank into his forehead, so that he fell on his face to the ground. 50 Thus David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone, and he struck the Philistine and killed him; but there was no sword in David’s hand.
What emotions do you think Goliath and David had?
Why does David run?
Why do you think that David prevailed over the Philistine?
4. The response to the battle - vs. 52-58
4. The response to the battle - vs. 52-58
52 The men of Israel and Judah arose and shouted and pursued the Philistines as far as the valley, and to the gates of Ekron. And the slain Philistines lay along the way to Shaaraim, even to Gath and Ekron. 53 The sons of Israel returned from chasing the Philistines and plundered their camps. 54 Then David took the Philistine’s head and brought it to Jerusalem, but he put his weapons in his tent. 55 Now when Saul saw David going out against the Philistine, he said to Abner the commander of the army, “Abner, whose son is this young man?” And Abner said, “By your life, O king, I do not know.” 56 The king said, “You inquire whose son the youth is.” 57 So when David returned from killing the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul with the Philistine’s head in his hand. 58 Saul said to him, “Whose son are you, young man?” And David answered, “I am the son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.”
How did the Philistines respond?
How did the Isrealites respond?
SO WHAT?
What is your reaction when you do not see the light at the end of the tunnel?
