We should be more concerned about God’s honor than about ourselves. David was very concerned about God’s honor (1 Samuel 17:26, 36, 46-47). He wasn’t willing to allow Goliath to get away with taunting the armies of the living God.
God’s past faithfulness in our lives should encourage us to take more steps of faith. David had the courage to fight Goliath because the Lord had already enabled him to kill a lion and a bear (1 Samuel 17:34-37).
When we face battles that look impossible, we need to remember the battle is the Lord’s. David fought Goliath, but he was merely God’s instrument. The battle was really between Goliath and the Lord (1 Samuel 17:47).
These lessons are presented in:
Encountering the Old Testament: A Christian Survey (Authors: Bill T. Arnold and Bryan E. Beyer)
This book is one of the textbooks used in the Rockbridge Seminary course “Old Testament Survey” (100% online). This course is required by Rockbridge Seminary for the Master of Divinity (MDiv) and Diploma in Ministry Studies (DMS) programs and is an elective for the Master of Ministry Leadership (MML) program.
2012 Course Schedule for “Old Testament Survey“
2012 Term 2 (Feb 28-Apr 23) - MDiv and MML
2012 Term 6 (Oct 23-Dec 17) - DMS
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