This is not helped by the fact that Saul's son and heir, Jonathan, has become deeply attached to David, and Saul's daughter Michal loves him. Saul becomes envious of David and becomes suspicious that David might want to usurp him. Saul takes David to court, and sends him out on military campaigns. The next phase in David's life is far from straightforward. The Shepherd David, Elizabeth Jane Gardner © This is the story of a young person who trusts God against all the odds, and to whom God gives success. But, as a shepherd, David has learned to trust God in the face of terrifying opposition.ĭavid stuns Goliath with a stone from his sling, and when Goliath falls to the ground David makes his triumph complete by cutting off Goliath's head with Goliath's own sword. When David offers to fight in single combat, Saul dismisses the idea as a joke. King Saul hears of David's attitude and sends for him. He is dismayed by Israel's fear of Goliath. He is the ancient equivalent of the Terminator and calls for a single combat to decide the battle.ĭavid, still a shepherd, is bringing provisions for his brothers in the Israelite army. Goliath is huge and carries overwhelming military technology. The people of Israel are confronted by their enemies, the Philistines, and are terrified of their champion, Goliath. When David his youngest son appears, God tells Samuel to anoint him.ĭavid and Goliath, Osmar Schindler, 1888 ©ĭavid's qualities "after the Lord's own heart" are perhaps best displayed in the famous contest with Goliath. God sends the prophet Samuel to the house of Jesse to anoint a successor at God's direction. The scene is set when Saul, Israel's first king, is rejected by God for disobedience. In order to see this content you need to have both Javascript enabled and Flash installed.
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