Remember David and Goliath

Remember David and Goliath

Among the most popular characters of Scripture history are David and Goliath. 

The Scriptures features the story of David, a shepherd boy, who defeated the powerful Philistine warrior named Goliath.

David grew up to be the mighty king of Yisrael (Israel), as well as YAHUSHA The Messiah‘s human ancestor. 

David defeats Goliath appears on the Scripture Timeline around 1063 BC

Interesting Facts about David

The name “David” means Strong or Beloved. 

According to the Hebrew Scripture or the Old Testament, David was the second king of Yisrael (Israel). 

The Scroll (Book) of MATTITHYAHU (Matthew) and LUQAS (Luke) mentioned David as the ancestor of YAHUSHA. He is an important figure to the Hebrews, Christians, Islamic and Jewish culture and doctrine. 

In Judaism, David was recognized as the king of Yisrael (Israel) and the entire Yisraelite (Israelite) people. In Islam, he was known as Dawud, who was said to be the king of a nation and a great prophet.

David lived from 1040 to 970 BC. His life was full of contrasts, as he was committed to YAHUAH ELOHIYM, yet he also engaged in grave sins that were recorded in the Old Testament. Pieces of information on David may be found in MELEKIYM RI’SHON (1 Kings), DIVREI HAYAMIYM RI’SHON (1 Chronicles), and the books of SHEMU’EL (Samuel). These resources provided some details on how challenging David’s life was. 

For instance, he suffered from difficulties with his brothers and in dealing with the wrathful King Saul. Even when David became the king of Yisrael (Israel), he experienced constant warfare to defend his kingdom. Although he was an excellent military conqueror, he could not triumph over his own self. In fact, he allowed a lustful night with Bathsheba, which led serious consequences in his reputation and life.

Who Was Goliath

The name “Goliath” came from the Hebrew verb “gala”, which means to uncover or to go into exile. He is a figure found in the Old Testament and is famous for his battle with David. 

His name appears twice in the Scripture, in the narration of his combat with the young David. In SHEMU’EL RI’SHON (1 Samuel) 17:50, Goliath was killed with a slingshot stone, and this resulted to David’s fame as a brave warrior.

The narration of David’s fight with Goliath was intended to present David’s identity as the rightful king of Yisrael (Israel). 

In Yahudiym (Jewish) & Hebrew Yisralite (Israelite) traditions, Goliath’s status represented paganism while David was a visible sign of YAHUAH ELOHIYM’s victory and power.

David ‘s Accomplishments

One of the greatest accomplishments of David was when he defeated Goliath, the mighty Philistine warrior. David was only a young boy at that time, and Goliath was a veteran warrior with an intimidating appearance. The young David became a champion in the fight because of his great trust in YAHUAH ELOHIYM’s power. His faith also led him to numerous victories as he killed several enemies of Yisrael (Israel) in battles. He also became friends with Jonathan, Saul’s son.

The story of King David is found in SHEMU’EL RI’SHON (1 Samuel) 16 to MELEKIYM RI’SHON (1 Kings) 2. 

He wrote much of the content in the Book of TEHILLIYM (Psalms), and he was mentioned in LUQAS (Luke) 1:32, MATTITHYAHU (Matthew) 1:1, ROMAIYM (Romans) 1:3, IVRIYM (Hebrews) 11:32, and MA’ASIYM (Acts) 13:22.