Sakoh Analysis

As we examine the heroes of the faith outlined for us in the Old Testament, we would be hard pressed to find a more faithful man that King David. After the death of King Saul, David became the King of the Hebrew people. David, who was meek and pious, steadfastly believed in the true God and tried to do His will. He had endured much persecution from Saul and other enemies but did not become bitter, did not lift his hand against Saul, as he was the Lord’s anointed, but placed all his hope in God, and the Lord delivered him from all his enemies.

David is holding Goliath’s head in his left hand, and the sword in his right. His face has a nonchalant expression on it while he is holding the head as if he is not impressed or phased by his decapitated head. There is more variety with David’s human-like face and Goliath’s green and bleeding face. There is unity in the similar color scheme, but the visual elements are varied in order to achieve intricate and complex relationships in it. The piece is asymmetrical with david taking a large portion of the left side, however there is

In this evidence David did not have a sword, shield, spear, or a dagger, but he was sure he could beat Goliath. In addition, another similarity is they are both not what they seem they are. In the poem, Casey is supposedly great at baseball, yet he keeps missing the ball until he gets out. I know this because in “Casey at the Bat” it says, “Five thousand tongues applauded when he wiped them on his shirt… Close by the sturdy batsman the ball unheeded sped–“That ain’t my style,” said

17:33). No one had faith in David and he was forbidden to fight against Goliath. People judged

Ishmael’s name, originally Goliath due his size and presumed demeanor (p14), I find incredibly fitting as he, like Abraham’s eldest son, appears to be sent from the heavens though in this

37 The Lord has rescued me from the claws of lions and bears, and he will keep me safe from the hands of this Philistine. “All right,” Saul answered, “go ahead and fight him. And I hope the Lord will help you.” David was the only one that stood up to fight Goliath. Another similarity is that they both had big problems to deal with. In the poem “Casey at Bat” it says, “With a smile of “Christian charity great Casey’s visage shone; he stilled the rising tumult; he bade the game go on;he signaled to the pitcher, and once more the spheroid flew;but Casey still ignored it, and the umpire said, “Strike two.” Casey had two strikes and his team was losing, he needed to hit a homerun. In the story “David and Goliath” it says, “4 The Philistine army had a hero named Goliath who was from the town of Gath and was over nine feet tall. 5 He wore a bronze helmet and had bronze armor to protect his chest and legs. The chest armor alone weighed about one hundred twenty-five pounds. He carried a bronze sword strapped on his back, 7 and his spear was so big that the iron spearhead alone weighed more than fifteen pounds. A soldier always walked in front of Goliath to carry his shield.” David had to fight a warrior that was much bigger than he

In the painting it is evident that Goliath's head is ⅔ of David’s body alone. Leaving it up to the viewers imagination to show how big he was compared to this small boy David. The shaping of the bodies were made to be slightly different. The shape size of David's body was smaller to that of Goliath. As well as the form. While David has a body considered small and scrawny, Goliath's head alone the viewer was able to see his form had muscle and he was a bulky man. This element has shaped the artists message in allowing for the difference between David who is portrayed as small and weak, and Goliath who is depicted as a giant who was most likely powerful physically. Thus, allowing the reader to further the admiration of what David had done, which was best this giant although him being a scrawny young

He killed him without even using a sword.” Secondly, this quote explains how David killed Goliath and succeeded greatly.Secondly, a difference between Casey and David is that Casey had an encouraging crowd at his baseball game that was very confident in him, whereas David had no encouragement from the people around him. “Casey at Bat” says, “Then from 5,000 throats and more there rose a lusty yell; It rumbled through the valley, it rattled in the dell; It knocked upon the mountain and recoiled upon the flat, For Casey, mighty Casey, was advancing to the bat.” As the first quote explains how Casey had a huge crowd cheering him on that was very confident in him. In “David and Goliath” it says, “Some soldiers overheard David talking, so they told Saul what David had said. Saul sent for David, and David came. 32 “Your Majesty,” he said, “this Philistine shouldn’t turn us into cowards. I’ll go out and fight him myself!” 33 “You don’t have a chance against him,” Saul replied. “You’re only a boy, and he’s been a soldier all his life.” No one had faith in David and no one thought that David would succeed, which is explained in this quote.A final difference between Casey and David is that Casey was independent, but David was not

In the poem “Casey at Bat” and story “David and Goliath,” a comparison of David and Casey shows differences and similarities. One of the similarities is that they both faced giants. David faced the literal giant Goliath. A verse in the Bible says “The Philistine army had a hero named Goliath who was from the town of Gath and was over nine feet tall.” Casey’s giant was him overcoming his ego. An example of this is, “There was pride in Casey’s bearing and a smile on Casey’s face.” Another similarity is that they had a goal in mind the entire time. David’s goal was to defeat Goliath and bring glory to God. On the other hand Casey’s goal was to win the baseball game. Some examples of this are, “You’ve come out to fight me with a sword and a spear

The text from Casey at Bat says this, “And the former was a lulu and the latter was a cake;”, which isn’t really said anymore, but is more recent than David and Goliath. The text from David and Goliath shows that they were in Bible Times by saying, “King Saul and the Israelite army set up camp on a hill overlooking Elah Valley, and they got ready to fight the Philistine army that was on a hill on the other side of the valley.” The Philistines, Israelites, and King Saul were armies and people from the Bible. The last difference between David and Casey is that David is more confident in God, while David is confident in himself. David knew God would be by his side, because the verses say, “The Lord has rescued me from the claws of lions and bears, and he will keep me safe from the hands of this Philistine.”

After defeating Goliath, whose head lies at David's feet, he rests his sword by his side. It seems almost impossible that such a young boy as David could have accomplished such a task. The look portrayed on David himself too seems doubtful of the deed, as he glances down towards Goliath?s head at his feet.

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.

He wears a mercury hat and what appears to be boots on his legs. 4Being mainly a practical garment of the lower classes, the hat has many varieties and shapes according to different regions. The laurel on the top of the hat is the symbol for a victorious general in roman times. 4Peasants, shepherds and many others working in the fields wore these hats to protect them from the sun. Since David came from the hot desert to battle Goliath, it is appropriate for David to be wearing indeed clothes for hot weather. It is still uncertain whether the boots David wears are military gear or shepherd's boots. There is no reason for David to be wearing military footgear since he was too weak to carry the additional armor he was offered before the fight. In David's left hand, you can see him holding onto the stone that was cast at Goliath. With his right hand, David leans on Goliath's sword of which he used to cut off the giant's head and stab him. The sword represents God's role in this story; David would be too weak to carry the sword alone. This statue was originally placed at the Palazzo Medici, but is now located at the Museo Nazionale del Bargello in Florence, Italy.

As the tide of battle swiftly turns against the Jews, as Samuel had predicted. King Saul tries to make it to where his sons are battling, but is too late. He is too occupied defending himself from the Philistines and can only watch as his two sons suffer defeat. Afterwards, King Saul gets severely wounded by the Philistine’s archers in his legs and becomes unable move. As many fled for their lives, King Saul’s loses hope in winning the war. After having to see the death of his three sons, he gives up all hope in winning.

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,