Ep 595 – 1 Samuel 17:50-58

David had done the impossible. He had surprised any and all, especially the giant, Goliath, by scoring a not-to-be-expected victory over the Philistine champion. And King Saul had to have been beside himself with joy over the unlikely outcome of the confrontation between Goliath and the scrawny shepherd boy. But again, before we turn this story into an autobiographical record of the feats of David, we need to step back and take a look at the bigger story found in Scripture. What we have pictured here is a spiritual battle, between the evil forces of this world and God Almighty. And in the middle are the people of God, quaking in their boots and ill-equipped to do anything about the loud-mouthed, muscle-bound giant hurling curses at them. In many ways, the people of Israel, as portrayed in this story, were suffering from lousy leadership. They had chosen to turn their backs on God, rejecting Him as their true King, and choosing instead to have a king like all the other nations. Which is why God had given them Saul. But there was a new king to come. And that is the real story behind David's defeat of Goliath. David would be a foreshadowing of Jesus, the King of kings, who would also be born in the city of Bethlehem. Like David, He would bring victory over the enemy, but this time, it would be Satan