Sunday, February 7, 2010
Hey everyone!!
This is the dry, super boring, ewified one. hahahaha. that lacks focus.
But it covers quite a lot more than my lesson today.
So here it is: Being a weapon for God
David and Goliath
1 Samuel 17:5-7 And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail, and the weight of his coat was five thousand shekels of brass. And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders. And the staff of his spear was like a weaver's beam; and his spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron; and one bearing a shield went before him.
3 entire verses devoted to Goliath's armor.
Goliath was a titan. A great warrior, and was equipped in the finest armor the world could offer him.
1 Samuel 17:39 And David girded his sword upon his armor; and he assayed to go; for he had not proved it. And David said unto Saul, I cannot go with these; for I have not proved them. And David put them off him.
David, in contrast, went onto the battlefield without any armor, armed with only a wooden stick, 5 stones, a bag and a sling.
He must have looked like a joke compared to Goliath.
This is a comparison made by King Saul between David and Goliath:
1 Samuel 17:33 And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, and he is a man of war from his youth.
Basically, King Saul believed that David would get owned by Goliath. But what Saul was forgetting, was that God does not despise youths like David.
Matthew 18:3-6 And said, verily verily I say unto you, except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.And whoso shall recieve one such little child in my name recieveth me. But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
And that was exactly who King David was.
He was the youngest of Jesse's sons.
In fact, not only was he the youngest, but the ugliest, and the one who had to do all the chores and take care of the sheep, the insignificant one who had to stay behind while Jesse brought the rest of his sons to the sacrifice, the event Samuel had organised.
1 Samuel 16:11-12 And Samuel said unto Jesse, are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither. And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the Lord said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.
In essence, David was the last amongst his brothers.
But because God had looked at David's heart, and saw the childlike trust he had in the Lord and his humility, this is what he said:
Matthew 20:16 So the last shall be the first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.
And David, in his humility and trust in the Lord says:
1 Samuel 17:26 And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, what shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?
David trusted in God, and knew that the unstoppable juggernaut Goliath could be stopped, while the rest of the Israelites were shaking in fear. He talked about the defeat of Goliath as an inevitable event, while the Israelites were shaking with fear. He, the "last" in Israel, wanted to redeem Israel while his "betters" were shaking with fear.
And he recognised that every single one of them was a tool for God, that we are all part of His army.
1 Samuel 17:36&37 Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God. David said moreover, The Lord that delivered me out og the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the Lord be with thee.
Look at what David says again in verse 37: The Lord that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine.
Delivered me -> Deliver me from the evil one
Deliver me from this exam, this test, just let me pass.
Save me.
David knows that without God, he is nothing. He can't win, and he can't even save himself. But he knows that with God, he is more than a conqueror (Romans 8:37)
And that is why he chose God to be his weapon, refusing the armor Saul offered him in 1 Samuel 17:39. He didn't need that armor. He already had on the full armor of God. (Ephesians 6:13-18)
v28 And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart, for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle
v33 And Saul said to David, thouart not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.
v42-44 And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance. And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his Gods. And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field.
1 Samuel 17:50-51 So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David. Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they fled.
-Yes you will be scorned at by your enemies
-Yes the people closest to you may disdain you and your authorities may belittle you.
But the Lord will be your deliverer, not by your strength but by His,
Not by our weapons but by His.
Isiah 54:17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prospe, and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgement thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.
Romans 8:35-37 Who shall seperate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or peril or sword? As it is written, for thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter, Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
Back to the story: 1 Samuel 17:52-53 And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until thou come to the valley, and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even unto Gath, and unto Ekron. And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and spoiled their tents.
Because of David, a servant of God, his cup which was empty, was filled up by God, until it was full. But God kept on pouring on and on and on and, as his blessings overflowed to the army of Israel, a change set in on them. These people, who, at one point, saw the Philistine army as invincible, now chased after their enemies.
This breakthrough all resulted because of one man's heart after God. One man, who, despite being lowly and ugly and young, desired to be used as a vessel for God.
Ok I editted this lesson a lil bit from the original. Took out repeated stuff in the actual lesson today...... so yeah..
-J
This is the dry, super boring, ewified one. hahahaha. that lacks focus.
But it covers quite a lot more than my lesson today.
So here it is: Being a weapon for God
David and Goliath
1 Samuel 17:5-7 And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail, and the weight of his coat was five thousand shekels of brass. And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders. And the staff of his spear was like a weaver's beam; and his spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron; and one bearing a shield went before him.
3 entire verses devoted to Goliath's armor.
Goliath was a titan. A great warrior, and was equipped in the finest armor the world could offer him.
1 Samuel 17:39 And David girded his sword upon his armor; and he assayed to go; for he had not proved it. And David said unto Saul, I cannot go with these; for I have not proved them. And David put them off him.
David, in contrast, went onto the battlefield without any armor, armed with only a wooden stick, 5 stones, a bag and a sling.
He must have looked like a joke compared to Goliath.
This is a comparison made by King Saul between David and Goliath:
1 Samuel 17:33 And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, and he is a man of war from his youth.
Basically, King Saul believed that David would get owned by Goliath. But what Saul was forgetting, was that God does not despise youths like David.
Matthew 18:3-6 And said, verily verily I say unto you, except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.And whoso shall recieve one such little child in my name recieveth me. But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
And that was exactly who King David was.
He was the youngest of Jesse's sons.
In fact, not only was he the youngest, but the ugliest, and the one who had to do all the chores and take care of the sheep, the insignificant one who had to stay behind while Jesse brought the rest of his sons to the sacrifice, the event Samuel had organised.
1 Samuel 16:11-12 And Samuel said unto Jesse, are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither. And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the Lord said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.
In essence, David was the last amongst his brothers.
But because God had looked at David's heart, and saw the childlike trust he had in the Lord and his humility, this is what he said:
Matthew 20:16 So the last shall be the first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.
And David, in his humility and trust in the Lord says:
1 Samuel 17:26 And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, what shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?
David trusted in God, and knew that the unstoppable juggernaut Goliath could be stopped, while the rest of the Israelites were shaking in fear. He talked about the defeat of Goliath as an inevitable event, while the Israelites were shaking with fear. He, the "last" in Israel, wanted to redeem Israel while his "betters" were shaking with fear.
And he recognised that every single one of them was a tool for God, that we are all part of His army.
1 Samuel 17:36&37 Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God. David said moreover, The Lord that delivered me out og the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the Lord be with thee.
Look at what David says again in verse 37: The Lord that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine.
Delivered me -> Deliver me from the evil one
Deliver me from this exam, this test, just let me pass.
Save me.
David knows that without God, he is nothing. He can't win, and he can't even save himself. But he knows that with God, he is more than a conqueror (Romans 8:37)
And that is why he chose God to be his weapon, refusing the armor Saul offered him in 1 Samuel 17:39. He didn't need that armor. He already had on the full armor of God. (Ephesians 6:13-18)
v28 And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart, for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle
v33 And Saul said to David, thouart not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.
v42-44 And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance. And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his Gods. And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field.
1 Samuel 17:50-51 So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David. Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they fled.
-Yes you will be scorned at by your enemies
-Yes the people closest to you may disdain you and your authorities may belittle you.
But the Lord will be your deliverer, not by your strength but by His,
Not by our weapons but by His.
Isiah 54:17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prospe, and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgement thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.
Romans 8:35-37 Who shall seperate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or peril or sword? As it is written, for thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter, Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
Back to the story: 1 Samuel 17:52-53 And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until thou come to the valley, and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even unto Gath, and unto Ekron. And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and spoiled their tents.
Because of David, a servant of God, his cup which was empty, was filled up by God, until it was full. But God kept on pouring on and on and on and, as his blessings overflowed to the army of Israel, a change set in on them. These people, who, at one point, saw the Philistine army as invincible, now chased after their enemies.
This breakthrough all resulted because of one man's heart after God. One man, who, despite being lowly and ugly and young, desired to be used as a vessel for God.
Ok I editted this lesson a lil bit from the original. Took out repeated stuff in the actual lesson today...... so yeah..
-J
what we could have been, 4:46 AM.
