Week 5: David & Goliath
The unexpected king (1 Samuel 16-17)
We all know the story of David and Goliath, but do we recognize it as a continuation of the same battle that has been raging since the birth of man? Read Gen. 3:15; 1 Sam. 17; Heb. 2:14 & 12:2; Rom. 16:20; and Rev. 12:9-11 and then meditate on these following themes that weave throughout the bible:
- The defeated enemy of God.
- The victorious champion of God.
- How the victory was accomplished.
(The following from Nancy Guthrie's "The Son of David")
When we begin to see this battle between David and Goliath as part of the greater battle that spans the history of redemption, we recognize that David reveals many things to us about His greater son, Jesus. Work through the following statements about David from 1 Samuel 16 and 17.
| David | Jesus |
|---|---|
| David was born in Bethlehem. (1 Sam 16:4) |
Matt. 2:1 |
| David was a shepherd. (1 Sam 16:11) |
John 10:11 |
| David did not seem to be great - even to his own family (1 Sam 16:11) |
Matt. 13:55; John 1:41 |
| David was anointed among his brothers, and the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon him. (1 Sam 16:13) |
Matt. 3:16; Acts 10:38 |
| David was sent by his father to his brothers (1 Sam 17:17) |
John 8:42; |
| David was rejected and mocked and even accused by his broth- ers of having evil motives (1 Sam 17:28) |
John 1:11; Matt. 27:12, 41-42 |
| David was confident of God's victory as he faced Goliath (1 Sam 17:37) |
Matt. 20:17-19; |
| David went out to face Goliath alone but with the presence of God (1 Sam 16:11) |
John 16:32 |
| The sword that Goliath intended to use to slay David was used to destroy Goliath. (1 Sam 16:11) |
Col. 2:15 |
| By destroying Goliath, David delivered the Israelites from being subject to lifelong slavery to the Philistines. (1 Sam 16:11) |
Heb. 2:14-15 |
| All of Israel shared in the victory over the Philistines achieved by David as their rep- presentative.(1 Sam 16:11) |
1 Cor. 15:55-57 |
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