Why Goliath?
I stood in the royal tent thinking to myself while I put on the bronze armor given to my by the king of Israel, Saul. Why did the warriors and my brothers let this terrible thing happen? I was enraged for the warriors had let Goliath, a giant warrior of the Philistines, come up to the camp each morning for forty days to stand and rebuke the living God, telling God’s people, ‘Send a warrior to challenge me Israelites, if you win against me, we will become your slaves, but if I win this battle to the death, then you will become our slaves.’ Didn’t they all know that their God, that has never let them down, would allow them to defeat a giant, especially one that defied and curses Him? After I put on armor for the first time, I strapped the giant
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“Saul,” I said, “I cannot wear the armor or wield this sword, for it is all to heavy and will slow me down in the battle.” I gave him a look of distress, and then he gave me a sigh and …show more content…
After I changed, I took my staff and went down to the stream and collected five smooth stones. I put the stones into my bag and approached Goliath. Goliath was the biggest man I’ve ever seen. He looked to be bigger that two full grown bears and came at me with a shield that looked to bigger than me. He then let out a loud laugh.
“Am I nothing but a dog, for you come at me with sticks?” Goliath and the rest of the Philistines then cursed me by their gods. “Come here,” said Goliath “and I will feed your flesh to the birds and wild animals.” At this, I became fearful, but then I remembered that I had the God that created the world and had protected the israelites on my side.
I then was powered by the Lord and said confidently, “You come at me with the weapons of this world, but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, which you have defied. This day, the Lord will deliver you into my hands, and I’ll strike you down and cut off your head. And I will feed the dead bodies of the Philistines to the birds and wild animals, and the world will know that their is a God in Israel. And then everyone here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the Lord saves; for the battle is the Lord’s, and he will deliver you into our
“Saul,” I said, “I cannot wear the armor or wield this sword, for it is all to heavy and will slow me down in the battle.” I gave him a look of distress, and then he gave me a sigh and …show more content…
After I changed, I took my staff and went down to the stream and collected five smooth stones. I put the stones into my bag and approached Goliath. Goliath was the biggest man I’ve ever seen. He looked to be bigger that two full grown bears and came at me with a shield that looked to bigger than me. He then let out a loud laugh.
“Am I nothing but a dog, for you come at me with sticks?” Goliath and the rest of the Philistines then cursed me by their gods. “Come here,” said Goliath “and I will feed your flesh to the birds and wild animals.” At this, I became fearful, but then I remembered that I had the God that created the world and had protected the israelites on my side.
I then was powered by the Lord and said confidently, “You come at me with the weapons of this world, but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, which you have defied. This day, the Lord will deliver you into my hands, and I’ll strike you down and cut off your head. And I will feed the dead bodies of the Philistines to the birds and wild animals, and the world will know that their is a God in Israel. And then everyone here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the Lord saves; for the battle is the Lord’s, and he will deliver you into our