My passage is taken from the first book of Samuel, and it's from the ever-popular story of David and Goliath. It's an epic dialogue between the current king, Saul, and the anointed king, David. The passage begins when David is confused as to why people are afraid of the Goliath. Yes, the Goliath is intimidating in the physical sense, but David knows the Goliath is simply an uncircumcised Philistine while he has the power of God behind him. David seems to be doomed in everybody else's eyes as they simply see him as much smaller and much less experienced as a warrior than the Goliath, and some people such as Eliab, his brother, were confused as to why David was even there in the first place.
[...] Because David was in the hands of God, David happened to strike the Goliath in jus the right spot that could knock the incredible warrior down to the ground. David is scolded by one of his older brothers, Eliab, who generally ignores his little brother. The treatment between David and his older brothers is very similar to the relationship between Joseph and his brothers from the book of Genesis. Contrary to popular belief, David speaks out first to the king, Saul. [...]
[...] Samuel 17:28-37 My passage is taken from the first book of Samuel, and it's from the ever- popular story of David and Goliath. It's an epic dialogue between the current king, Saul, and the anointed king, David. The passage begins when David is confused as to why people are afraid of the Goliath. Yes, the Goliath is intimidating in the physical sense, but David knows the Goliath is simply an uncircumcised Philistine while he has the power of God behind him. [...]
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