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1 Samuel chapter 17, verse 26.

And David said to the men who stood by him,

what shall 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 defy the armies of the living God?

These are David's words when he comes up and sees Goliath,

who has totally intimidated the Israelite army as a Philistine giant.

And David says, who does he think he is?

That he should defy the armies of, this is the key issue of the living God.

This is the primary issue and David knew it.

Goliath wasn't just defying an army in the Israelites.

Goliath was defying God himself, and David would have nothing of it.

He's basically saying, who does this guy think he is to be able to stand up?

Not to the powerful Israelite army, but to the army of the living God.

If God is with his people, the Israelites, then this giant, no matter how big he is,

no matter strong he is, no matter how intimidating he is, there is no way that he can stand against God and anyone God is with. David knew that the principal issue at stake here

was not about a human battle between a giant and someone who would come out to fight him, not even ultimately about a human battle between a giant and someone who would come out to fight him.

Not even ultimately about a human battle between Philistines and Israelites.

This was ultimately a battle about someone representing an army who is defying God himself.

And all throughout Scripture, we see that God works in and through

people who trust his power and live for his glory. And this is exactly what we see in the battle

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