King David And Goliah Research Paper

Samuel is getting too old, and he wants to appoint one of his sons to look over Israel. However, his sons are selfish and not appropriate to become kings, so the people urges Samuel to appoint someone else as king. God is displeased, but he tells Samuel to choose Saul as the new king. Saul becomes king, but eventually he defies God’s order. God chooses a new king, David. David becomes a hero when he defeats Goliath when the Philistines attack Israel.

He shows he is weak and not ready to lead. (1 Samuel 9:21). Saul even hides when he is supposed to show himself to the Israelites as the chosen King (1 Samuel 11: 22). Although Saul knows that he cannot lead, he has no choice, he has to follow the Lord’s order. At last, God realizes that Saul was indeed not a leader-type person and chooses another person. God must have known that people are not forced to be leaders, but they themselves should be aware of the ability to be leaders.

The surrounding nations had an influence on the people of Israel and this was not pleasing to God. They wanted a king. They wanted to be like other nations and have a leaded. A king they could see.

Goliath laughs at the size of David while David is confident with God by his side. David then uses his sling-shot to launch a stone at Goliath’s head which knocks him down on his face. The giant fell allowing David to take his sword and behead Goliath with it. David took advantage of Goliaths mistakes. He underestimated David’s ability and failed to move out of the way of the rock. If you are prepared for all obstacles and keep an open mind you are more likely to come out victorious. David’s own intellect and knowledge of his own abilities made Goliath the smaller, but stronger opponent.

They were ruled by God and His laws until they chose Saul for a king in First Samuel.

The nation of Israel was set apart as holy to the LORD. But they When the children of Israel demanded a king, they did so to be like the other nations. The first three kings were Saul, (outwardly tall, handsome and strong—a seemingly good choice for a king, but inwardly arrogant, proud and unrepentant—not God’s choice), David (a man after God’s own heart who repented of his sins and as such was God’s choice), and Solomon (the wisest man who ever lived, but because of covenant disobedience became the catalyst for the division and ultimate exile of Israel.

Saul was chosen by God to unify the the 12 tribes of Israel and rule over them. Due to his obedience to God, Saul was able to bring together the tribes and successfully led the israelites. Through his faith, he was able to lead his people through numerous victories flourishing the newly united nation. After many years of ruling, Saul had begun to stray away from the path of God, which eventually led to his downfall as king. One day Saul and the prophet Samuel were set to offer up a burned offering to the lord.

The people of Israel had slowly removed themselves from the type of leadership and organization that was seen when Moses and Aaron were leading them. God was present with Israel during the days of Moses and Aaron and actively organizing Israel as a whole, but Israel always struggled with foreign and cultural gods within their nation (Leviticus 10; Numbers 2). God had to address their polygamous desire for gods multiple times (Genesis 35:2; Deuteronomy 32:6; Joshua 24:20; 1 Samuel 7:3). Although Israel needed governed, instead of choosing to be led by God’s voice, laws, and values in a prophetic community, they chose to have a king rule over them rather than God. This paper will discuss the different administrations of leaders throughout the book of 1 Samuel. First, Eli will show us Israel’s ethical state during his leadership, then Samuel’s reign as the prophet over Israel. Thirdly, Saul’s rule will be found as a failure to launch as Israel’s first king, and last up we’ll discuss David, the type of king that God needed for Israel to ruin themselves.

The story of David and Goliath from the Old Testament has been told not just from the Bible, but also from art. The people of Florence identified themselves with David because they shared the belief that they defeated their own enemy with the help of God. Three artists sculpted a portrayal of David; Donatello, Michelangelo, and Bernini. Within each period, a different sculpture was created of David to represent new art ideas and techniques. Artists from the early Renaissance strived to portray lifelike human forms with accurate proportions and realistic clothing.

King David is known as one of the greatest kings that ever lived. He started out as lowly Sheppard boy to become one of the greatest kings of biblical times. Before David became King of Israel he herded his father’s sheep with his life in the fields; and was said to have killed a lion and a bear protecting them. The Old Testament prophet Samuel anointed David to become King Israel while Saul was still the king of Israel; because Saul was the King that the people wanted and he disobeyed God. David raise to fame began with him stepping up to face the giant Philistine Goliath; when King Saul seems to be fear of the giant. Smith (1933) tell us that,

David, on the other hand, is depicted as a character that is lacking brute strength and weaponry. We are told through the voice of Goliath that he is “only a youth, ruddy and handsome in appearance” (1 Samuel 17: 42). It is evident that David is meant to appear as an average kid with no exceedingly superior or spectacular qualities. This simple portrayal of David is significant because it sets in motion the development of realistic empathy from the implied reader towards David. It is important for the implied reader to feel empathetic towards David because even though David kills Goliath in the end, we are meant to view him as a hero, not a murder. Building a connection between the implied reader and David makes this possible.

David, the son of Jesse, who was a skillful player on the harp, and a brave and handsome youth. He help the king Saul cut off Goliath’s head, then the king took him to live with him, and he became the best friend of Jonathan, the king’s son. But this peace didn’t last long. After the king heard the song what people sang, an evil

David then withdrew a stone and slings it towards Goliath, striking him in the forehead and brings the giant to his death. David proves that regardless to whatever challenges one faces, as long as you have faith in the Lord and approach each in Jesus name, He will fight your battle and give you the victory. David was a small boy facing a big giant but he had no fear because he knew that the God he served was more powerful and bigger than the challenge and He would be in the fight with him. David saw Goliath from God’s perception rather than by sight.

That does not mean that David did not have experience fighting against much larger and stronger opponents than himself. He fought and killed a lion and a bear to defend his sheep (1 Samuel 17:36). David defeated not just one lion or bear, but at least two of each because the verse specifies “lions and bears”. In those instances David wanted to defend his sheep. In the fight against Goliath, David was defending the honor of his nation. How much more so would he fight to defend his nation than he would a flock of sheep? Little did David know that while he was left to defend his defenseless flock from lions, bears, and other wild animals that he was actually in close proximity combat training for this day to defend his nation against Goliath and further to defend his nation in the future when he ruled as its king. It was not until his encounter with Goliath that he engaged in any sort of formal combat. Conversely, Goliath was raised in war training all his life. Saul said to David, “You cannot go against this Philistine to do battle with him, for you are a lad and he is a man of war from his youth” (Gladwell, 5). David reminds Saul in 1 Samuel 17:36 about his victories over the lions and bears that he killed while defending his sheep. He then compares his battle against Goliath to be as one of them. Despite his disadvantage of limited experience, David volunteered to fight Goliath in Israel’s defense because no one else was willing.

This passage of Scripture is a very familiar story for many people, it is a story about a small and ruddy young boy by the name of David, (vs.33) the youngest son of Jesse, the Bethlehemite, who with confidence boldly stepped forward and accepted the challenge to fight with the tall Philistine Giant, (whom all the other men feared) named Goliath, and defeats him with a smooth stone and a sling shot. Within this story lies a very profound theological message, from the battle of David and Goliath, can be seen God’s miraculous hand of protection and Almighty power bestowed on those who belong to him; regardless as to one’s stature, or the magnitude of the obstacle, which may appear impossible to obtain