1 Samuel 17:32-37 ~ Let no one lose heart +

1 Samuel 17:32-37

32 David said to Saul, "Let no one lose heart on account of this Philistine; your servant will go and fight him."

33 Saul replied, "You are not able to go out against this Philistine and fight him; you are only a young man, and he has been a warrior from his youth."

34 But David said to Saul, "Your servant has been keeping his father's sheep. When a lion or a bear came and carried off a sheep from the flock, 35 I went after it, struck it and rescued the sheep from its mouth. When it turned on me, I seized it by its hair, struck it and killed it. 36 Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, because he has defied the armies of the living God. 37 The LORD who rescued me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will rescue me from the hand of this Philistine."

Saul said to David, "Go, and the LORD be with you."


David fought and conquered a lion. Solomon used several of them along his throne. When Solomon's kingdom was divided, lions came out for the first time in a long time and devoured men for harming David's Line.

And C.S. Lewis created a beautiful story in Narnia about Aslan. I've been partial to lions since I was quite small and dreamed of Africa so many times.


Now did David really do this? Evidently so.

No one would want to fight Goliath. And David did. Based upon his faith, God protects him.

On Display in the Museum of Israel - Goliath and David

The story of David slaying the giant Goliath isn't a myth written down, because thousands of years later, Dr Aren Maeir of Bar-Ilan University in Israel, excavation director said, :finding the scraps gave credence to the biblical story."

The shard dates to about 950BC, within 70 years of when biblical chronology says David squared off against Goliath, making it the oldest Philistine inscription found. It was at Tel es-Safi in southern Israel, thought to be the site of the Philistine city of Gath.



We see what gave David courage to fight Goliath. His faith in the Lord God Almighty and the Holy Spirit residing in David.

Solomon built his throne to celebrate David's victory.

Jesus is called Lion of the Tribe of Judah. Solomon put a gold lion for each of the 12 tribes, to depict their protection with the David's lineage.  We can all clearly recognize in the title, "Jesus, Lion of the Tribe of Judah" Jesus is a profound mediator for you and for me. Just as Solomon was saying he protects the Tribes of Jacob's Son - of Israel.



Abba,

We rest sinus headache and this flu season, so serious, to You for total healing.

Lift up all of Life and our selves and Loved ones to You. Around the world, held in Your Love.

Blessed be our Jesus, Lion of the Tribe of Judah.

Amen in Jesus.

 ♔ Lord Jesus Saves! †