What to Bring to a Battle: A Slingshot
In 1 Samuel, David is the most unlikely hero because he is a child with little experience in war and because he defeats a terrifying warrior; these traits are commendable because his size and physical strength have nothing to do with his performance in battle. When David became aware of the situation, he went down to the army. When David volunteered to fight Goliath Saul responded: “Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth” (1 Samuel 17:33). Saul says this because even the strongest men of his army are afraid to fight him, and he does not believe David can do it. Saul also says this because he knows that David has no military experience. When David is given armor to protect himself, he refuses it and “he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook and put them in a shepherd’s bag which he had, even in a script; and his …show more content…
This shows David’s little experience because he refuses obvious protection. Also, he cannot even hold up the armor because he is too weak, which prove his inability to defeat a giant. When David approached Goliath, he said: “Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field” (1 Samuel 17:44). Goliath feels confident when he threatens David because his physical state is beyond compare to David’s. He also feels unthreatened because David carries no armor, and his weapon is a slingshot. When David shoots Goliath with the slingshot, he “prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him” (1 Samuel 17:50). This makes David an unlikely hero because his belief in himself proves to be successful in battle. However, sometimes too much belief in
In 1 Samuel, David is the most unlikely hero because he is a child with little experience in war and because he defeats a terrifying warrior; these traits are commendable because his size and physical strength have nothing to do with his performance in battle. When David became aware of the situation, he went down to the army. When David volunteered to fight Goliath Saul responded: “Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth” (1 Samuel 17:33). Saul says this because even the strongest men of his army are afraid to fight him, and he does not believe David can do it. Saul also says this because he knows that David has no military experience. When David is given armor to protect himself, he refuses it and “he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook and put them in a shepherd’s bag which he had, even in a script; and his …show more content…
This shows David’s little experience because he refuses obvious protection. Also, he cannot even hold up the armor because he is too weak, which prove his inability to defeat a giant. When David approached Goliath, he said: “Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field” (1 Samuel 17:44). Goliath feels confident when he threatens David because his physical state is beyond compare to David’s. He also feels unthreatened because David carries no armor, and his weapon is a slingshot. When David shoots Goliath with the slingshot, he “prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him” (1 Samuel 17:50). This makes David an unlikely hero because his belief in himself proves to be successful in battle. However, sometimes too much belief in