Are You Intended To See Yourself Reflected in The Heroes of the Bible?

IN THE STORY OF DAVID AND GOLIATH, WE ARE MORE LIKE THE COWERING ISRAELITES THAN DAVID

The story of David and Goliath - one of the most well-known stories in the Bible. The commonly understood moral of the story is “Be a David. Courageously go up against ‘your Goliaths’ because the heroically courageous come out on top”. But if we listen to the text itself and not our preconceived notions, we find that Davidic God-centeredness and Davidic courage is not common at all - either among the Israelites or among us. Someone else is reflected in David and His name is Jesus. We, like the Israelites, need a Savior who is fully committed to God’s glory and who will courageously take up God’s cause to save us from our own fear and unbelief. The story of David and Goliath teaches us about the Gospel and makes us wonder at our Savior who faced down sin and defeated it. Listen to last Sunday’s sermon to learn more.

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