Sermon Tone Analysis

Introduction

After a needed break for recovery and our Easter look at the Lord Supper.

We pick up again following the golden thread through the Old Testament.

To night we will being a two part sermon on David and Goliath.

So, if you are willing, open your bibles to 1 Samuel 17 and we will look at verse 1 - 27 this evening.

That’s 1 Samuel 17:1-27.

Back on the 30th of march we talk about the profile of a tyrant.

As we look at this story we will see the difference between a God appointed King and a man appointed.

Saul has at this point already lost favor with the Lord.

David was chosen by God when Samuel was to anoint the next King because Saul had disobeyed, 6 When they came, he looked on Eliab and thought, “Surely the LORD’s anointed is before him.”

7 But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him.

For the LORD sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart.”

(1 Sa 16:6–7, ESV)

So tonight we get to see what a King that rules under God’s calling looks like.

Hopefully you can already see how this being to point to Christ

David is an example of what the prefect King of God’s people will look like.

Lets Pray

Transition

Thought the story of redemptive history, that just another name for the Bible, we have these moments of good clashing with evil.

God sovereignly by His chosen means putting evil in its place.

Some time he does it with great signs, like the the plagues of Egypt and parting the red sea some times its through a person call for an occasion.

Some times both.

Evil on the other had is a cancer, it creeps in and grows and festers until God comes a long and rights the wrong.

In the end Battle likes are always draw up.

And that is exactly where we are in the story this evening.

Lets take a look at 1 Samuel 17:1-11

The Biggest Foe

Verse 3 “valley between them”

High Ground neither wants to give it up.

Verse 4 “six cubits and a span”

A cubit is about 18 inches and a span is about 9 inches.

6*18/12 + 9 About 9 feet nine inches tall.

Verse 5 - 7 Goliath Armor

We are given the weight of is chest armor at 121 pound.

To put that in perceptive, 120 was about what my total gear weighed when I was int he army.

And I did my best to lighten that.

His spear is 12 foot ling with a 17 pound spear head on it.

We are not given the weight of all of the stuff he is carrying, it well could have been over 400 pounds.

And he an still fight.

This is one serious opponent.

Verse 8 “Why have you come out to draw up for battle?

Am I not a Philistine, and are you not servants of Saul?”

Worldly out look from Goliath

Wordily outlook from Israel.

Verse 11“ When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid.”

The boasting of sin, if we know ourselves there is great fear.

Transition

Verse 11 end with “they were dismayed and greatly afraid” this is meant to point us to David in verse 12.

40 Days?

Verse 12, the contrast between David and Saul.

Verse 13, the proof of what God said about Eliab

“6 When they came, he looked on Eliab and thought, “Surely the LORD’s anointed is before him.”

7 But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him.

For the LORD sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart.”

(1 Sa 16:6–7, ESV)

Verse 16, 40 days the.

Noah (Genesis 8:6 )

Moses (Exodus 24:18 )

The Spies in Canaan (Numbers 13:25 )

Elijah (1 Kings 19:8 )

Jonah (Jonah 3:4)

Jesus (Matthew 4:2)

The battle goes on for a while before the champion comes.

Jesus is in the wilderness forty days and then the battle begging.

Transition

We have now in the story defined the villain, contrasted the two possible hero.

If we are to take the meaning of the story in redemptive history we have seen sin enter as played by Goliath, humanity is played by Saul and the Israelites who are helpless with fear, and David and plays the God appointed King Jesus who will slay the giant sin.

So, we now proceed to a deeper examination of this fearless hero.

Finally, lets look at verse 17-27 this evening.

Who is this uncircumcised Philistine?

Verse 17-22, David tasked with provision.

he does ride in as the hero, he the guys bringing the bread.

Verse 23, “And David heard him”

Davids reaction on hearing him is totally different.

Verse 25, “And the king will enrich the man who kills him”

The worldly offering not enough to over come the fear of Goliath.

What shall be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel?

For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?

This brothers is where we can be like David and as we being like Christ.

We does not fear because Christ has won the battle already.

What are the battles?

Flesh

The world

Precipitates in High places,

Every thought the exalts itself again’t the knowledge of God in Christ Jesus.

Where are these Battles?

With ourselves,

remember the manliness of Boaz was first being a worthy in actions.

Spiritual disciplines are for the believer

The culture

Boys are not Girls and Girls are not boys

Abortion is the murder of a living image of God

Marriage is between one man and one woman

Marriage is to be complementary

The man’s roll is leadership

The woman's role is submission biblically

We proclaim the death of these Giants not because we slew them but because we follow the one that did.

We say, who are these Godless uncircumcised Philistine worldviews to exalt themselves against the revealed word of the live God.

Conclusion

Next week we will see how the men of God equip themselves with prepared readiness to do battle with armor that is tried and true, the armor of our King the giant slayer, Christ the Lord.