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Series: Fearless: Possessing a Lionhearted Righteousness
Scott Maze
1 Samuel 17
We’re doing a short series on courage, entitled Fearless: Possessing a Lionhearted Righteousness. It’s based off of Proverbs 28:1: “The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion” (Proverbs 28:1). Open your Bible to 1 Samuel 17 and bookmark Genesis 12.
The Story of David and Goliath
The story of David and Goliath is one of the greatest children's stories in the history of literature. It is not only the first full-blown story we read about David, but the one that most people know about and remember. David and Goliath is an epic battle and though it occurred 3,000 years ago, it remains a cultural metaphor even to this day. If you know anything at all about David, you know the story of Goliath. The truth of the matter is there are going to be times in your life when we face a threat or a problem or a challenge that is far bigger than we are. Our story is set back in time some 3,000 years ago in the ancient land of Israel. The battle of David and Goliath happens around fifteen miles outside of Bethlehem.
Think with me about the significance of David for a moment. He is the first person named in the New Testament after Jesus Christ and he is the last person named in the New Testament except for Jesus Christ. More verses in God's Word are devoted to King David than to any other person mentioned with the exception of Jesus Christ. David is born around 1040 B.C. and this is David’s coming out party, if you will. David had already been privately anointed the next king over Israel.
Turn your attention to the battle for a moment. Our story begins with these ominous words: “Now the Philistines gathered their armies for battle” (1 Samuel 17:1a). The Philistines and the Israelites were great enemies. They came, and they camped on both sides of a valley … the Israelites on one hill, the Philistines on the other hill. T ...
Series: Fearless: Possessing a Lionhearted Righteousness
Scott Maze
1 Samuel 17
We’re doing a short series on courage, entitled Fearless: Possessing a Lionhearted Righteousness. It’s based off of Proverbs 28:1: “The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion” (Proverbs 28:1). Open your Bible to 1 Samuel 17 and bookmark Genesis 12.
The Story of David and Goliath
The story of David and Goliath is one of the greatest children's stories in the history of literature. It is not only the first full-blown story we read about David, but the one that most people know about and remember. David and Goliath is an epic battle and though it occurred 3,000 years ago, it remains a cultural metaphor even to this day. If you know anything at all about David, you know the story of Goliath. The truth of the matter is there are going to be times in your life when we face a threat or a problem or a challenge that is far bigger than we are. Our story is set back in time some 3,000 years ago in the ancient land of Israel. The battle of David and Goliath happens around fifteen miles outside of Bethlehem.
Think with me about the significance of David for a moment. He is the first person named in the New Testament after Jesus Christ and he is the last person named in the New Testament except for Jesus Christ. More verses in God's Word are devoted to King David than to any other person mentioned with the exception of Jesus Christ. David is born around 1040 B.C. and this is David’s coming out party, if you will. David had already been privately anointed the next king over Israel.
Turn your attention to the battle for a moment. Our story begins with these ominous words: “Now the Philistines gathered their armies for battle” (1 Samuel 17:1a). The Philistines and the Israelites were great enemies. They came, and they camped on both sides of a valley … the Israelites on one hill, the Philistines on the other hill. T ...
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