Wednesday – History

Reading – 1 Samuel 17-18

Highlight Verse:

“He picked up five smooth stones from a stream and put them into his shepherd’s bag. Then, armed only with his shepherd’s staff and sling, he started across the valley to fight the Philistine.” 1 Samuel 17:40 NLT

‭‭1 Samuel‬ ‭17‬:‭40‬ ‭NLT‬‬

If you read this through, you know that it only took one stone to kill Goliath.

Why did David grab 5?

Was he afraid one wouldn’t cut it?

It’s clear that David was running straight toward Goliath. While he was capable of loading his slingshot on the run, it’s unlikely he would have had time for a second shot had the first missed.

I believe he ran into battle with great confidence that one shot would take care of Goliath.

But Goliath had comrades, some of whom were his brothers and huge like Goliath.

David would have been a fool if he had not prepared to do battle with more warriors than Goliath.

He was no fool. Instead, he lead the people into battle against the Philistines starting with Goliath. And won!

Are you confident in your battles against the enemy?
Are you going into battle prepared for prevailing in the next four battles too?