Posted on 01/13/2012 4:43:10 AM PST by TSgt
In short - go away.
“Stop bothering me; unless you can add something substantive to the discussion, I’d much rather you just dropped it.
In short - go away.”
Then STFU fool and quit posting such idiotic, rude posts. Still not answering questions...just spewing more crap.
First reading | 1 Samuel 17:32-33,37,40-51 © |
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The RSV explicitly says that there was no sword in David’s hand.
From: 1 Samuel 17:32-33, 37, 40-51
David and Goliath (Continuation)
[41] And the Philistine came on and drew near to David, with his shield-bearer
in front of him. [42] And when the Philistine looked, and saw David, he disdained
him; for he was but a youth, ruddy and comely in appearance. [43] And the
Philistine said to David, Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks? And the
Philistine cursed David by his gods. The Philistine said to David, Come to me,
and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and to the beasts of the field. [45]
Then David said to the Philistine, You come to me with a sword and with a spear
and with 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 defied. [46] This day the LORD will deliver
you into my hand, and I will strike you down, and cut off your head; and I will give
the dead bodies of the host of the Philistines this day to the birds of the air and
to 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 saves not with
sword and spear; for the battle is the LORDS and he will give you into our hand.
[48] When the Philistine arose and came and drew near to meet David, David ran
quickly toward the battle line to meet the Philistine. And David put his hand in his
bag and took out a stone, and slung it, and struck the Philistine on his forehead;
the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the ground.
[50] So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and struck
the Philistine, and killed him; there was no sword in the hand of David. [51] Then
David ran and stood over the Philistine, and took his sword and drew it out of its
sheath, and killed him, and cut off his head with it. When the Philistines saw that
their champion was dead, they fled.
Very, very well said.
As a child I used to view this story, and so many of the Bible stories as “miracles”. Some of them are not so much miracles, but just using the gifts that God has given you. And even the “lowliest” are given gifts - and sometimes those gifts are developed in hard times. I’m sure David felt left out that he had to stay with the sheep while his older brothers got to be heros in battle. (”How come THEY always get to....”).
But it was David’s talents, and his faith - both in God and his talents, that saw David victorious. And I also like it how the science indicates that the sling and a stone did have the physics behind it to kill.
I also get a real kick out of all the faith and praise that David has for God, and that it will be God’s doing of killing Goliath, and God is all powerful, etc. And then David
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...goes and grabs FIVE stones.
I wish someone would give a sermon on that some day!
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