goliath – Judy in the Sky

Read 1 Samuel 21 – David is a quick thinker. David goes to the priest, Ahimelech, for food and weapons. He is offered the priests bread… Jesus will refer to this when defending his apostles for eating grain on the sabbath by saying: THE SABBATH WAS MADE FOR MAN, AND NOT MAN FOR THE SABBATH (Mark 2:27). Human needs rise above legalism. The priest has one weapon to offer, it is the very sword of Goliath. David moves on to a Philistine community, ruled by King Achish, whose officers recognize David and know he is the king of the land (21:11). David tricks them into thinking him insane (21:13) as a means to escape. Sometimes it’s hard to know where to turn for help, and when you realize you’re in bad company, it’s time to use every trick in the book. 🥖🗡😛🙏🏻😜🗡🥖

Read 1 Samuel 17 – This should be a familiar story, yet the bible is so much more exciting than the Sunday school books! Young David brings his brother’s lunch out on the battlefield and hears the giant, Goliath, taunting. Goliath is 9’ tall and mouthy (17:4-8). He has been harassing the Israeli army for 40 days when David comes on scene(17:16). David inquires about the situation and his brothers give him grief (17:28). King Saul hears about this and speaks to David. David assures the king, he has had to fight off lion and bear in defending his sheep, the God who rescued him from those situations will rescue him from the Philistine – all glory to God (17:34-36). Do you have this kind of faith? It doesn’t seem to occur to David to fear the giant; David belongs to God. The God of Heaven’s Armies will slay this giant! Keep reading, David’s faith will remind you to have courage in the face of trouble. What else stands out to you? 🗡🦁🤺💖🤺🦁🗡