David And Goliath
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The story of can be thought of as a timeless tale of
1) good versus evil and 2) the fact that the win does not always go to the
strongest or biggest, it goes to the most determined or strong willed. David,
the good spirited fighter who wanted to save the Israelites from Goliath, for
example, was e ....
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.... that a sword and spear would win the battle. It's difficult to say what
this meant to the Hebrews, but I interpreted it as symbolizing that the
superiority and strength of their Lord was stronger than was any weapon. I
gathered this, since one of the statements mentioned in 1 Samuel was: "the Lord
does not save by sword and spear; for the battle is the Lord's and he will give
you into our hand" (17:47). Since the Lord's followers were the Israelites, the
Lord savedhis people from harm throu ....
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