Wednesday – History

Reading – 1 Samuel 17-18

Highlight Verse:

“If he kills me, then we will be your slaves. But if I kill him, you will be our slaves!”
‭‭1 Samuel‬ ‭17‬:‭9‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Did you ever wonder why Saul trusted David to challenge Goliath?

Think about it – If Goliath wins, all of Israel becomes slaves of the Philistines.

I tried to think it through.

• Maybe Saul had complete faith in David based on his stories of defending his sheep.
• Maybe Saul had so little faith in his army and God’s protection that he thinks he has nothing to lose.
• Maybe Saul thought (and rightly so) that Goliath wouldn’t take David seriously, so he wouldn’t hold Israel to the terms of the challenge.

If you ask me, Saul had very little faith in his army. They had been there for quite some time without making a direct attack against the Philistines.

It should be noted that the Philistines had little faith in their army too or they would have attacked already.

And so, it came down to the two bravest people present – David and Goliath.

We all know how that turned out – David victorious and Goliath’s last thoughts, “Nothing like that has ever entered my mind before.”

Have you ever been in a situation where confidence was severely lacking by everyone?
How can we bring faith and hope into those situations?