PRIDE BUSTERS
"Now the LORD said to Samuel, "How long will you grieve over Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go; I will send you to Jesses the Bethlehemite, for I have selected a king for Myself among his sons."
I Samuel 16:1 NASB
The Lord sent Samuel the prophet to anoint and select a king.
"So Samuel did what the LORD said, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the city came trembling to meet him and said, "Do you come in peace?"
He said, "In peace; I have come to sacrifice to the LORD. Consecrate yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice."
He also consecrated Jesses and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice."
I Samuel 16:4-5 NASB
Samuel spoke to Jesses' sons.
"Then it came about when they entered, that he looked at Eliab and thought, "Surely the LORD's anointed is before Him."
But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart."
Then Jesses called Abinadab and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, "Neither has the LORD chose this one."
Then Jesses made seven of his sons pass before Samuel. But Samuel said to Jesse, "The LORD has not chosen these." And Samuel said to Jesses, "Are these all the children?" And he said, "There remains yet the youngest, and behold, he is tending the sheep."
Then Samuel said to Jesses, "Send and bring him; for we will not sit down until he comes here." So he sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, with beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. And the LORD said, "Arise, anoint him; for this is he."
Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of is brothers; and the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon David from that day forward.
And Samuel arose and went to Ramah."
I Samuel 16: 6-13 NASB
"Now the Philistines gathered their armies for battle;..." I Samuel 17:1 NASB
"The Philistines stood on the mountain on one side while Israel stood on the mountain on the other side, with the valley between them.
Then a champion came out from the armies of the Philistines named Goliath, from Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span."
I Samuel 17:3-4 NASB
"He stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel and said to them, "Why do you come out to draw up in battle array? Am I not the Philistine and you servants of Saul? Choose a man for yourselves and let him come down to me. If he is able to fight with me and kill me, then we will become your servants; but if I prevail against him and kill him, then you shall become our servants and serve us." Again the Philistine said, "I defy the ranks of Israel this day; give me a man that we may fight together."
I Samuel 17:8-10 NASB
Jesses had David deliver some food and supplies to his brothers on the battlefield and heard Goliath's speech.
"When all the men of Israel saw the man, they fled from him and were greatly afraid. The men of Israel said, "Have you seen this man who is coming up? Surely he is coming up to defy Israel. And it will be that the king will enrich the man who kills him with great riches and will give him his daughter and make his father's house free in Israel."
I Samuel 17:24-25 NASB
"Then David spoke to the men who were standing by him, saying, "What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should taunt the armies of the living God?"
I Samuel 17:26 NASB
David went to battle with no armor and the only weapon he had was a sling and five stones.
"Then the Philistine came on and approached David, with the shield-bearer in front of him. When the Philistine looked and saw David, he disdained him; for he was but a youth, and ruddy, with a handsome appearance.
The Philistine said to David, "Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?" And the Philistine also said to David, "Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the sky and the beasts of the field."
Then David said to the Philistine, "You come to me with a sword, a spear, and a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have taunted. This day the LORD will deliver you up into my hands, and I will strike you down and remove your head from you. And I will give the dead bodies of the army of the Philistines this day to the birds of the sky and the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel, and that all this assembly may know that the LORD does not deliver by sword or by spear; for the battle is the LORD's and He will give you into our hands."
I Samuel 17:43-47 NAS
"And David put his hand into his bag and took from it a stone and slung it, and struck the Philistine on his forehead. And the stone sank into his forehead, so that he fell on his face to the ground."
I Samuel 17:49 NASB
"Then David ran and stood over the Philistine and took his sword and drew it out of its sheath and killed him, and cut off his had with it. When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled."
I Samuel 17:50-15 NASB
Goliath was a classic example of arrogance, intimidating the people of Israel.
The Lord sent Samuel the prophet to anoint and select a king.
"So Samuel did what the LORD said, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the city came trembling to meet him and said, "Do you come in peace?"
He said, "In peace; I have come to sacrifice to the LORD. Consecrate yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice."
He also consecrated Jesses and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice."
I Samuel 16:4-5 NASB
Samuel spoke to Jesses' sons.
"Then it came about when they entered, that he looked at Eliab and thought, "Surely the LORD's anointed is before Him."
But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart."
Then Jesses called Abinadab and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, "Neither has the LORD chose this one."
Then Jesses made seven of his sons pass before Samuel. But Samuel said to Jesse, "The LORD has not chosen these." And Samuel said to Jesses, "Are these all the children?" And he said, "There remains yet the youngest, and behold, he is tending the sheep."
Then Samuel said to Jesses, "Send and bring him; for we will not sit down until he comes here." So he sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, with beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. And the LORD said, "Arise, anoint him; for this is he."
Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of is brothers; and the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon David from that day forward.
And Samuel arose and went to Ramah."
I Samuel 16: 6-13 NASB
"Now the Philistines gathered their armies for battle;..." I Samuel 17:1 NASB
"The Philistines stood on the mountain on one side while Israel stood on the mountain on the other side, with the valley between them.
Then a champion came out from the armies of the Philistines named Goliath, from Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span."
I Samuel 17:3-4 NASB
"He stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel and said to them, "Why do you come out to draw up in battle array? Am I not the Philistine and you servants of Saul? Choose a man for yourselves and let him come down to me. If he is able to fight with me and kill me, then we will become your servants; but if I prevail against him and kill him, then you shall become our servants and serve us." Again the Philistine said, "I defy the ranks of Israel this day; give me a man that we may fight together."
I Samuel 17:8-10 NASB
Jesses had David deliver some food and supplies to his brothers on the battlefield and heard Goliath's speech.
"When all the men of Israel saw the man, they fled from him and were greatly afraid. The men of Israel said, "Have you seen this man who is coming up? Surely he is coming up to defy Israel. And it will be that the king will enrich the man who kills him with great riches and will give him his daughter and make his father's house free in Israel."
I Samuel 17:24-25 NASB
"Then David spoke to the men who were standing by him, saying, "What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should taunt the armies of the living God?"
I Samuel 17:26 NASB
David went to battle with no armor and the only weapon he had was a sling and five stones.
"Then the Philistine came on and approached David, with the shield-bearer in front of him. When the Philistine looked and saw David, he disdained him; for he was but a youth, and ruddy, with a handsome appearance.
The Philistine said to David, "Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?" And the Philistine also said to David, "Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the sky and the beasts of the field."
Then David said to the Philistine, "You come to me with a sword, a spear, and a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have taunted. This day the LORD will deliver you up into my hands, and I will strike you down and remove your head from you. And I will give the dead bodies of the army of the Philistines this day to the birds of the sky and the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel, and that all this assembly may know that the LORD does not deliver by sword or by spear; for the battle is the LORD's and He will give you into our hands."
I Samuel 17:43-47 NAS
"And David put his hand into his bag and took from it a stone and slung it, and struck the Philistine on his forehead. And the stone sank into his forehead, so that he fell on his face to the ground."
I Samuel 17:49 NASB
"Then David ran and stood over the Philistine and took his sword and drew it out of its sheath and killed him, and cut off his had with it. When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled."
I Samuel 17:50-15 NASB
Goliath was a classic example of arrogance, intimidating the people of Israel.
To defeat this spirit of pride, God anointed a humble shepherd boy.
WHICH ONE ARE YOU? Do you stand in pride like Goliath, bad mouthing God's people?
Or are you humble like David, defending his people?
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