A NEW CHAMPION
1 Samuel 16-17

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Editorial Issues – 1 Samuel 16-17

Chapter 17 Emphasis on King

Chapter 16 Emphasis on God’s Spirit

1. Did Saul meet David twice?
   Did he forget? Mental Illness?
2. 16 and 17 are not chronology
3. Reports with different emphases
   They are each complete reports, possibly from different sources with different emphases (i.e., four Gospels). They were later collected into one book.

1 Samuel 16

• Emphasis on the Spirit
• Spirit and Anointing
• Holy Spirit empowerment or tormenting spirit
• What does the text mean by spirits?
• God ministers to Saul thru David

  A city in the territory of Judah, 6 miles south of Jerusalem, possibly mentioned in the El Amarna letters. In the Bible it appears first in connection with Rachel’s death and her burial ‘in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem’ (Genesis 35:19). It was also the scene of the story of Ruth (Ruth 4:13, 22) in the period of the Judges, Bethlehem was the birthplace of David, and the place of his anointing by Samuel (1 Samuel 1 ff.). Negev, A. (1996, c1990). The Archaeological encyclopedia of the Holy Land (3rd ed.). New York: Prentice Hall Press.

1 Samuel 17

• Emphasis on King
• Who acts like the King?
• Faith in God
• Battle of Champions

David vs Goliath

David of Bethlehem Youth Armor – Rejected No sword Stick and sling

Goliath of Gath 9’ 9” Veteran Bronze Armor – (Weighing over 125 lbs) Javelin and Spear – (15 lb head)

God’s Champion

• David’s faith is contagious
• Israel routes Philistines
• Saul recruits David
  – 1 Samuel 14:52
• David’s leadership is resisted by Saul
• David is God’s Leader

Chris Benjamin

West-Ark Church of Christ, Fort Smith, AR
Evening Sermon, 24 May 2009

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