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Morning's First Shadow: David & Goliath

Once again, the Philistines, Israel's primary nemesis, were mounting up an attack. Out from the Philistine camp came an impressive figure – Goliath of Gath. He stood over 9 feet tall, wore over 150 lbs. of armor, carried a 12-foot spear and defiantly boasted against Yahweh and His people. Goliath brazenly challenged Israel to send a representative to fight him in a winner-take-all battle royale. David sees this challenge purely in theological terms. In verse 26, he speaks for the first recorded ...

Boasting in the Cross

The Chosen

Chapter 15 opens the third of three Acts in the drama of 1 Samuel; the sun is beginning to rise on "Twilight Kingdom." Having closed the curtain on Saul's reign with the official record of his exploits in 14:47-52, from this point on, Saul's fall will serve as the backdrop of David's rise. The priority of the human king who serves over Yahweh's kingdom is that he must obey God. However, just as he had done in chapter 13, King Saul again disobeyed God's clear instruction; this does not amount to ...

Feed the Flame of God's Gift

The Lamb with His Fair Army

The More Things Change...

Ruin can come suddenly. In chapters 11-12 of the book of 1 Samuel, it appeared as though the nation of Israel might experience sustained victory over their enemies, but the final words of Samuel suggest that he realized that the more things change, the more they stay the same. Samuel warned in 1 Samuel 12:24-25: "Only fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. For consider what great things he has done for you. But if you still do wickedly, you shall be swept away, both you and ...

Who is the God of Job?

Is This All?

God’s Faithful Love