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How Did David Kill Goliath

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David Kills Goliath The passage of 1 Samuel 17 tells the story of the battle between David and Goliath. Goliath was a Philistine that was depicted to have multiple characteristics of a great warrior. He challenged Israel to send one of their warriors to attempt to defeat him. He essentially wagered that the Philistines would become servants of Israel if he was defeated by the Israelite warrior, and the opposite if he defeated the Israelite warrior. David stepped in to fight Goliath. Unlike Goliath, David did not possess any traits of a warrior. He was merely a shepherd, however he claimed to have God fighting with him. David took with him only what was familiar, a few stones and a sling. Cinematically depicted, David struck down Goliath with …show more content…

To begin, David is shown to be a mechanic in the television series. While this is not necessarily similar to his role of a shepherd in the passage, the implications of the jobs are comparable. For example, neither job is considered a job of the wealthy, nor are they extremely sought after. However, they are both necessary for their respective societies’ functionality. This again furthers the image of David as an unsung hero, at least prior to his rise to fame and kingship. Many of David’s actions in the episode parallel those in the passage. To begin, his overall demeanor is extremely similar in both the episode and text. He is portrayed as a humble teenager who seems to be in over his head at times. This can be seen when he steps up to fight Goliath the man in the text, and Goliath the tank in the episode. He seemingly is in an unmanageable situation in each. One could argue that his tasks would be impossible without the aid of God. This can be seen from the text, “You come to me with sword and spear and javelin; but I come to you in the name of the LORD” (1 Samuel 17). This was said by David to Goliath, showing that God was on his

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